Senior Speech Pathologist Level 3 - Rehabilitation Coordinator - Southern Area Brain Injury Service - Goulburn
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time
Location: Goulburn
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3
Remuneration: $57.77 - $56.54 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ538564
Applications Close: 7 December 2024
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
What you'll be doing
Facilitate interventions to develop a client's physical and independent living skills to optimum functioning. This will be based on client goals and in collaboration with the SABIS team and any relevant third parties.
The Level 3 Speech Pathologist will provide services to adult clients of SABIS via community outreach and inreach to clients of the Transitional Living Unit. Telehealth is also used to support patients as required in the wider SNSWLHD community. The speech pathologist will provide assessment, intervention and consultation for paediatric clients based on service demand.
What we offer:
· Flexible work arrangements
· Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
· Corporate Health and Fitness program
· 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
· Annual Leave Loading
Where you will be working
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We Are Southern
Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology with eligibility for practicing membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
- Extensive experience in rehabilitation with a well-developed knowledge of brain injury services and ability to work with minimal supervision as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including collaborative stakeholder consultation.
- Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills in an environment of competing clinical/administrative demands, with an ability to independently problem-solve, and set priorities in complex situations.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes with other staff.
- Ability to provide case management for people with complex needs in community setting.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (convenor) should you require assistance.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: Stepping up
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Levi Hick on 02 4825 4911 or Levi.Hick@health.nsw.gov.au
