Speech Pathologist - Level 3
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3
Remuneration: $56.69 - $58.52 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ586893
REQ586893 - Speech Pathologist - Level 3
St George Hospital is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Speech Pathologist to join our team. As a major tertiary hospital, we service complex and diverse caseloads across acute, rehabilitation, and outpatient settings. In this role, you’ll work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership, supporting junior staff, and contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
St George Hospital Speech Pathology department is known for its supportive and collaborative culture, where professional growth, teamwork, and a strong sense of camaraderie are deeply valued. You’ll work alongside a dedicated team of clinicians who are committed to excellence in patient care and innovation in practice.
St George Hospital is centrally located in Kogarah with convenient public transport options and many local cafes and shops all within walking distance.
Join a workplace where collaboration, growth, and meaningful change are part of every day.
Benefits
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and Speech Pathology Australia
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience as a Speech Pathologist working with complex swallowing and communication impairments in hospital-based setting.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Demonstrated commitment to a positive workplace culture.
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For role related queries or questions, please contact Tracy Kelly via email at Tracy.Kelly@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-STG@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Information for applicants
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforcee that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.
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