• Excellent benefits including Salary Packaging + Novated Car Leasing + Employee Assistance Program
• Great work location - only 1 1/2 hrs from Melbourne and 20 mins to fantastic beaches
• Short-term accommodation options may be available to assist with relocation at a reduced cost
• Allied Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2021-26: Speech Pathologist Grade 1 Year 3 (YP5 classification)
• Successful candidates who are newly qualified may be eligible to apply for funding through the Victorian Government Speech Pathology Student Grant Program. More information can be found here Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy Student Grant Program | vic.gov.au

About Us
Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) is a major provider of healthcare in the South Gippsland Shire. GSHS offers a broad range of services that meet the needs of a diverse and sparsely populated area. With two main acute facilities based at Leongatha and Korumburra, GSHS offers a broad range of specialist, general, acute, subacute, ambulatory, residential aged care and community services.

About the Role

GSHS is seeking a suitably experienced Speech Pathologist to join our friendly and expanding Allied Health team on a permanent part-time basis (48 hours per fortnight). The position offers a breadth of opportunity which may include hospital inpatients, outpatients, home visits and services to residential care facilities; together with education activities for both consumers and staff at Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS).

This role will involve a significant caseload of predominantly paediatric clients, with a small component of an adult caseload. We also provide services to NDIS clients. Experience or interest in these areas will be highly regarded.

As a Speech Pathologist at GSHS you will:

• Have appropriate qualification in Speech Pathology approved by Speech Pathology Australia and be eligible for membership to SPA.
• Provide exceptional and evidence based service delivery in the Speech Pathology department.
• Have the capacity to further develop your clinical and supervisory skills.
• Partake in quality improvement and research activities.
• Enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Like the challenge of a varied caseload, and display good organisation and time management skills.
• Depending on grading - providing clinical supervision and leadership to new graduates.

Staff have access to supportive staff mentoring, education and development programs. Salary Packaging is available for all staff. All applicants will be required to provide a current satisfactory police check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check.

The position description provides further details on duties and responsibilities and essential criteria which suitable applicants will be shortlisted. GSHS may appoint to the position prior to the closing date, please apply as soon as possible.

Equity and Accessibility Commitment
GSHS embraces and welcomes applications from people from all walks of life, and we are committed to making it easy for you to come and work with us. We encourage you to apply regardless of age, gender, race, religion, ability, sexuality, family status, or gender identity. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply to join us. We are here for you if your need support throughout our recruitment process.

For more information please contact Alexandra Monacella at 03 5667 5540 or [email protected]

Applications close 1 April 2025. GSHS may appoint to the position prior to the closing date, please apply as soon as possible.