Safeguards Speech Pathologist (HP3) - Sydney Metro, Newcastle Justice Health - TPT (16hpw) Maternity leave cover up to 5 April 2026

We are Just the Place to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most!

If you are passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, come and join us at the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network. Be part of a supportive environment where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs and broaden your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes. 

We are a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career. For more information, please see links below:

About Justice Health NSW | NSW Government

Work with Justice Health NSW | NSW Government

The Role

To provide a responsive community based assessment and intervention service for young people with complex mental health needs in contact with the criminal justice system and their families. Providing mental health assessment, intervention, and care coordination by incorporating discipline specific recommendations to the identification and formulation for young people and their families who are experiencing crisis or mental health complexity.
 
The Safeguards Service is a community based team that provide rapid, mobile, intensive, and flexible short term delivery of skilled evidence based interventions to improve outcomes for young people in contact with the criminal justice system.

Essential Requirements:

• Provision of mental health assessment and intervention to a range of behavioural and emotional disorders to prevent or relieve distress or dysfunction through holistic comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, case formulation and treatment across a range of health care settings.
• Bachelor or post graduate degree in Speech Pathology and eligibility for practicing membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Experience in providing assessment and intervention to children and young people with cognitive impairment or neurodevelopmental disorders with communication deficits.
• Demonstrate experience in managing a paediatric communication disorders caseload.
• Recognised consultancy skills and ability to provide education and advice on discipline specific interventions.
• Demonstrated skills in working with children, young people and families as well as liaising with schools regarding care planning and speech therapy interventions.
• Valid unrestricted Driver Licence for use in NSW and Australia.
• Valid NSW Employee Working with Children Check.
• May require extended hours during the week and on weekends and travelling to regional NSW sites to provide in-reach.

Salary and Benefits

Your annual salary plus superannuation is just the beginning. You will also have access to a number of benefits:

·        Salary packaging options.

·        Fitness Passport (if eligible).

·        Genuine career progression and skill-set development.

·        Support from an enthusiastic and invested team of managers and colleagues.

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

*This is also a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-