Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

Senior Speech Pathologist - Adult Acute Services (Grade 3)

Ballarat Campus

Permanent Full Time - 80 hours fortnight (including monthly ADO)

Ready to progress your career in a dynamic team & supportive environment?

Are you a Grade 3 Clinician looking for a change, or a Grade 2 looking to take the next step in your career? Grampians Health is looking for passionate and highly skilled Senior Speech Pathologist to join our dynamic and progressive team in Ballarat. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a full-time permanent position in regional and rural public health as a Grade 3 Senior Clinician.

As the Grade 3 Senior Speech Pathologist in acute speech pathology services, you will work with the MDT in the management of complex communication and swallowing disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings. You will have the opportunity to teach and lead VFSS, FEES, tracheostomy and laryngectomy competencies. Individualised support in these extended and advanced practice areas of work will be provided by a Grade 4 Clinical Lead Speech Pathologist.

Why Grampians Health?

• Opportunity for extended and advanced practice skills: Develop your clinical skills in complex dysphagia and upper airway management. Build your skills in VFSS, FEES, tracheostomy and laryngectomy management with Grade 4 Clinical Lead support.

• Be a leader in regional and rural healthcare: Join the Speech Pathology leadership team as we collaborate across the 5 sites of GH and pave the way for leading regional and regional speech pathology services.

• Supportive environment: You will have clinical supervision and build your capabilities with our Grade 4 Clinical Lead Speech Pathologist. You will benefit from a friendly and collaborative MDT team, along with large cross campus Allied Health discipline teams that includes fellow discipline specific senior clinicians, experienced in quality improvement and research, supervision and clinical education.

• Positive Culture: Be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team with a strong emphasis on a positive workplace culture.

• Lifestyle: Enjoy more affordable living; unique relaxing lifestyle Discover the Grampians region - Grampians Health; and a life balance with flexible work arrangements, salary packaging, and a focus on staff wellbeing with 24/7 support through the Grampians Health Employee Assistance Scheme.

Key Selection Criteria

Qualifications

• Certified Practicing Membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Current drivers licence

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

• A minimum of seven years' experience, including significant experience in working with adults in the acute care setting and preferably a post-graduate qualification in the relevant clinical area of practice
• Advanced knowledge of assessment treatment and management options for adult clients with swallowing and communication difficulties and a demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to identify, implement and review quality improvement activities, and positively influence change as required

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Interested:

If you're eager to thrive in a role that values growth, teamwork and impactful work, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact Acushla Thompson - Deputy Manager Speech Pathology East on 0419 334 763 or Courtney Mellor- Manager of Speech Pathology & Audiology on 0484 525 466 with any queries. We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

Apply now and continue your journey with Grampians Health and make a real difference in our community!

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state's fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia's most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia's most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.