Speech Pathologist Level 3 - Brighter Beginnings

🧒 Support preschoolers' speech from the very start

🤝 Work across health and education in one role

🌟 Lead innovation in early childhood services

 Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3
Remuneration: $112,396 - $116,038 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Blacktown & Merrylands

Opportunity to join a growing new service in Western Sydney Local Health District. Work with us to provide 4-year-old health and development checks in Early Education settings.

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) offers extensive healthcare services across Western Sydney. Join a team dedicated to:

• Providing primary and secondary care to Auburn, Blacktown, and surrounding LGAs.
• Delivering tertiary care to the Greater Western Region.
• Committed to "better health services" for all.
• Upholding values of collaboration, respect, and empowerment.
• Embracing a vision of innovation and quality in healthcare.

What you'll be doing
Brighter Beginnings is a joint NSW Health and Education initiative supporting early childhood development through screening and intervention in western Sydney preschools.

• Deliver screening, assessment, and therapy to preschoolers
• Provide expert clinical care in speech, language & fluency
• Mentor junior staff and supervise student placements
• Work in a multidisciplinary team across health & education
• Lead service development, training, and quality initiatives

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements:

• Qualification: In accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award
• Registration: Speech Pathology Australia

Selection Criteria:

1. Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
2. Extensive post graduate clinical experience in managing paediatric clients with communication and developmental difficulties and managing screening, assessment and early intervention in paediatric speech pathology in a community health setting.
3. 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
4. Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, education and support to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff
5. 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
6. Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes
7. Demonstrated experience participating in the planning, implementation and evaluation of local service delivery incorporating the quality improvement process and evidence-based practice.
8. A valid NSW Drivers Licence and willingness to travel to fulfil requirements of role.

Requisition ID: REQ580699
Applications Close: 10^th July 2025

Need more information?

• Discover more about the application process.
• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.  
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
• For inquiries about the role, contact Brendan Bennett on 0439 139 473 or Brendan.Bennett@health.nsw.gov.au