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:

Speech Pathologist - Grade 2 Adult Acute at Grampians Health

Permanent Full Time 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO (Part Time/job share applicants welcome to apply)

• $90,235 - $103,724 per annum ($44.77 to $51.46 per hour) dependant on classification
• Access to generous salary packaging + super on top of hourly rate
• 5 weeks annual leave, monthly ADOs & 7 paid professional development leave days
• Potential higher qualification allowance available for eligible applicants

Ready to progress your career in a dynamic and supportive environment?

About the Role

Grampians Health Ballarat is looking for passionate experienced or early career Speech Pathologist keen to join our dynamic and innovative team. This is a rare opportunity to obtain a Permanent Full Time Grade 2 role in the acute setting with opportunities to work across a variety of programs in acute inpatients, specialist outpatient clinics and other programs. As a Grade 2 Speech Pathologist you will have the opportunity to lead quality improvement activities, supervise junior staff and students and develop your leadership and management skills

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and implement interventions across acute, sub-acute, outpatient, community, and aged care caseloads while prioritising based on clinical need and eligibility.

• Deliver services in line with clinical care models, evidence based practice, and lead quality improvement activities, spending 70% of time on client care.
• Provide concise handovers, lead group programs and presentations, and involve clients and carers in care planning while liaising with services for holistic care.
• Align practice with health promotion principles, GH values, and comply with policies and codes of conduct, ensuring accurate documentation.
• Supervise students, engage in professional development, and contribute to policy review, while managing time, risk, and maintaining mandatory training and certification.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology and Certification with Speech Pathology Australia (full or provisional)

• Current driver's licence
• Strong experience in assessment, treatment, and management of adults with various diagnoses, including a commitment to evidence-based care
• Experience with instrumental assessments (VFSS, FEES) desirable

• Proven ability to lead quality improvement activities and drive positive change
• Strong skills in supervision, mentoring, and empowering others through training and development

Why Grampians Health?

• Opportunity to specialise: Seize the chance to work across adult streams, pursue your areas of interest and find what areas excite you. Have the opportunity to build specialist knowledge and skills in VFSS, FEES, tracheostomy and laryngectomy management
• Supportive environment: Benefit from a friendly and collaborative team of 28 Speech Pathologists and AHAs across multi campus teams, including senior SPs, experienced in quality improvement and research, supervision and clinical education.
• Career Growth: Enjoy tailored career development pathways and regular supervision customised to meet your individual needs and supporting you to grow your clinical, clinical support and leadership and management skills.
• Professional Development: Enjoy strong support for regular internal and external professional development with paid leave
• Positive Culture: Be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team with a strong emphasis on a positive workplace culture. Engage in social and extracurricular activities including SP and allied health events
• 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

If you're eager to thrive in a role that values growth, teamwork and impactful work, we'd love to hear from you. To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here

Please contact Acushla Thompson - Deputy Manager Speech Pathology (East) on 0419 334 763 or Ellie Orr, Senior Speech Pathologist on (03) 5320 4222 with any queries.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.

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.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

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+.