Speech Pathologist - Grade 1

• Part Time, Permanent Contract
• 72 hours per fortnight (9 day fortnight)
• Caseload rotation

Join our team!

Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is a growing sub-regional health service which provides best-practice clinical care to the Central Hume region. NHW offers exciting clinical diversity with an extensive range of acute, sub-acute, aged care and community services. We have recently undergone a redevelopment with an expanded emergency department, medical ward, new ICU and redeveloped paediatric, special care nursery and maternity wards.

The Role:

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic and solution focused speech pathologist to join our team in a caseload rotation position. This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician wanting to commence their career or expand their knowledge and skills through a diverse caseload within an innovative speech pathology team. The successful applicant will initially hold an inpatient clinical portfolio in the acute setting where they will be well supported. They will be required to deliver high quality, evidence based speech pathology assessment and intervention and may have opportunities in VFSS and Paediatric Feeding.

Our Team:

The NHW speech pathology team consists of ten skilled and motivated Grade 1, 2 and 3 speech pathologists working across the admitted and community settings. We work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and support one another to provide client centred care and drive service advancement through quality improvement activities. We are committed to lifelong learning and offer clinical supervision and access to internal and external professional development. Our team share a wide range of adult & paediatric clinical skillsets and support one another with opportunities for clinical and professional growth. 

Our Region:

• Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around 100 000 throughout the northeast.
• An easy 2 ½ hours drive on the Hume freeway from Melbourne and less than an hour to Albury airport with direct flights to most of the large Australian cities.
• We have over 11 schools including private Catholic and Anglican schooling options for pre-year 12.
• Our region is a popular destination year-round. It boasts multiple national parks, picturesque small towns, award winning restaurants, wineries and breweries. 
• Whether you want to hike, mountain bike and ski in the mountains, paddle the rivers or cruise on the rail trails there is something for everyone in the northeast.
• https://www.visitwangaratta.com.au/Home
• https://www.victoriashighcountry.com.au/snow/

The successful applicant will benefit from:

• Competitive remuneration, full salary packaging benefits and novated leasing.
• Full time employees have the option to be able to purchase additional leave if they wish.
• Option to be able to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
• Employee Assistant Programs (EAP)
• Well being programs and discounted corporate gym membership
• Social Club Benefits

Applying for the role:

• Please contact Sarah Coles to discuss your application 03 5722 5566
• Confirmation of full Covid-19 and Influenza Vaccination or an approved medical exemption is required upon application
• A PD for this role can be downloaded below or at www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• Applications must address the key selection criteria from the PD
• Employment Statutory Declaration form must be submitted with your application
• To apply for this position hit Apply Now/Join Now or head over to our careers page at www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• All additional documents can be uploaded within the application after filling in the key selection criteria
• Applications close Sunday, 26th of May 2024

NHW do not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment companies