Subacute Team Leader / Senior Speech Pathologist (Lvl 3) - Perm FT
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- Speech Pathologist
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- REQ571851 Requisition #
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- 10 hours ago Post Date
Location: Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3
Remuneration: $112,396.00 - $116,038.00 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ571851
Application Close Date: 11/05/2025
Interview Date Range: 14/05/2025 – 21/05/2025
Contact Details: Sandra Norris – 0438 421 568 | Sandra.Norris@health.nsw.gov.au or Alison Brennan – 0488 233 552 | Alison.Brennan@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
This is an exciting new position and opportunity for an experienced speech pathologist to join a supportive team, leading and developing high quality services to adult sub-acute inpatients and outpatients based at Camden Hospital as part of the wider Campbelltown/Camden Hospitals Speech Pathology team.
As a team leader and senior clinician, this position will be responsible for the inpatient/outpatient subacute rehabilitation and community palliative care streams based at Camden Hospital managing communication and swallowing disorders, including instrumental swallow assessments e.g. VFSS and/or FEES.
This position will lead service development, provide supervision and training to staff and students, engage collaboratively with specialist multidisciplinary teams and work on quality improvement projects.
The successful applicant will be well supported and have access to supervision and professional development. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact to find out more about this position.
What You'll be Doing
Under the guidance of the Head of Department, this team leader position will be responsible for developing, leading, and managing the delivery of speech pathology services at Camden Hospital including subacute inpatient rehabilitation, adult outpatients, and community palliative care services.
As a specialist senior clinician, the speech pathologist will require a high level of clinical expertise to provide supportive clinical supervision to staff and students to ensure best possible outcomes for inpatient subacute rehabilitation, adult outpatient and palliative care caseloads.
Flexibility to work across a range of subacute and acute inpatient and outpatient clinical streams and across sites to meet the needs of both the acute and subacute caseload is required.
Where You'll Be Working
Be a part of a healthcare provider which is responsive to the needs of its consumers and shape the future of the community in which you live!
Campbelltown Hospital is one of NSW’s newest most progressive hospitals which services the community in which you live. This is an incredible opportunity to become part of the team which is dedicated to providing the best possible patient care to the Macarthur community and beyond. With state of the art facilities, the hospital is an exciting hub of diverse presentations and clinical experiences.
The management team focus on being approachable, innovative and being responsive to the feedback provided by the staff who make our hospital thrive. The team are forward thinkers who are looking to drive a sociable, friendly and vibrant environment where patient experience is at the forefront of every interaction.
We recognise value and are looking to ensure the highest quality team!
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Speech Pathology (or equivalent) which provides eligibility for full practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
- Advanced clinical knowledge and postgraduate experience and skills in adult subacute inpatient and outpatient dysphagia and communication management (including rehabilitation and palliative care populations)
- Demonstrated leadership in the planning, implementation and evaluation of local service delivery incorporating quality improvement process.
- Demonstrated ability to both lead a team and work independently. Demonstrated experience supervising staff and/or students.
- Demonstrated commitment to EBP and experience implementing EBP into service planning and evaluation of service changes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, computer literacy and time management.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience conducting adult VFSS and/or FEES.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Additional Information
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Transforming Your Experience
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To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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