Speech Pathologist Level 3
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (until June 2025)
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3
Remuneration: $54.77 - $56.54 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: Part Time - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday (0.6 FTE) and Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (0.6 FTE)
Requisition ID: REQ530749
Applications Close: Sunday, 8 December 2024
Speech Pathologist Level 3 - Prince of Wales Hospital
Position Tagline
An exciting opportunity exists to join the experience speech pathology team at Prince of Wales. We are currently looking for clinicians to provide acute care services across a range of different wards, from Sunday to Friday on a temporary, part-time basis until June 2025.
Where you'll be working
Based in the brand new, recently opened acute services building, you will be part of a friendly and supportive team that values wellbeing and professional development. The role will provide an opportunity to gain diverse experience as you deliver speech pathology services to a variety of different clinical areas, including aged care, respiratory, CTICU, oncology and surgical.
What you'll be doing
You will plan, coordinate, and implement high quality Speech Pathology assessment and management to acute wards across the hospital based on clinical demand, and will be well supported by a team of experienced speech pathology clinicians. Your service delivery will be consistent with NSW Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- 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.
- Inner city location with direct access to eastern suburbs beaches, restaurants and transport links that are right at the front door
Selection Criteria:
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and an ability to demonstrate eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in the assessment and management of adult dysphagia and communication disorders within an acute hospital setting, including competency in conducting and interpreting video fluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSS) /modified barium swallow studies (MBS).
- 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.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Emma Stradling on Emma.Stradling@health.nsw.gov.au
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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-POWH-SSEH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Information for applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- 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 Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
