- Part time, permanent, 19 hours/ week (0.5 FTE)
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Excellent benefits including salary packaging
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology or equivalent
- Eligibility for Speech Pathology Australia membership
- Minimum of four (4) years post-graduate experience in a relevant field of rehabilitation and or community based service
- A demonstrated sound knowledge and application of speech pathology practice and principles in the area of rehabilitation
- Demonstrated highly developed clinical management skills
- Experience in management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders of neurological origin
- Understand and support the principles of HIP continuum of care for clients, particularly in relation to individualized, time-limited, goal-centred episodes of care that aim to improve health outcomes
- Highly developed organization, planning and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- Highly developed leadership and interpersonal skills that incorporate excellent communication
- Evidence of ongoing education/professional development relevant to Speech Pathology practice.
- Commitment to the values and health care philosophy of St. Vincent's
- Current Victorian driver's licence
- A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
- Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
- A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay
- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
- Culture of continuous improvement
Speech Pathologist - Melbourne, Australia - St Vincent's Hospital
Description
Speech Pathologist – Grade 2 - Community Rehabilitation
About the Role
An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Grade 2 Speech Pathologist to join the community rehabilitation team on a part time, permanent basis. The Speech Pathologist will deliver high quality person-centred, goal-orientated home and centre-based care within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
Classifications for this position will range from VW1 - VW4 ($88,467 - $101,691 per annum), pro rata for part time).
Your Contribution
What we offer
About the Department
This position is part of the Health Independence Programs (HIP). The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centred care planning.
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) HIP consists of integrated hub sites across several locations including in Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Fairfield.
HIP at SVHM is delivered in partnership with North Richmond Community Health (NRCH).
This position is part of the HIP Community Rehabilitation team. Community rehabilitation is currently provided from our centres at Kew and Fairfield.
The key aim of Community Rehabilitation is to help people who are recovering from traumatic injury or illness, are frail or chronically ill to regain optimal function and to allow people to maximise their independence.
The programs offer a supportive and dynamic team environment, which focusses on patient-centred care.
Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
If you have any difficulties accessing the Position Description for this role, please contact the Talent Team at ) who will gladly forward you a copy.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.