• Vacancy Number: V0387
• Location: Parkdale and Offsite
• FTE: 0.8

Better Health Network understands the impact speech pathology can have on people.

Located predominantly in Parkdale, we are seeking Paediatric Speech Pathologists (Grade 1 or Grade 2) to join our experienced and remarkable multi-disciplinary team. We strive to create a supportive, nurturing atmosphere across all BHN clinic that benefits both clients and clinicians. Become part of a dynamic and positive team that includes Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Dietitians, Physiotherapists and Allied Health Assistants to provide children and their families with services under the community health and NDIS funding stream.

In addition to regular team meetings and multidiscipline case consulting services, we encourage peer support learning and professional development opportunities, including clinical and operational supervision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Speech Pathology services to children aged 0-12 years, including formal and informal assessment, care planning, therapy delivery, reporting, and discharge while using a Family-Centered approach.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary team, and with the wider organization, to best meet a family’s needs and priorities.
• Foster best practice pediatric speech pathology within the service, ensuring that the standard of care is maintained at the highest possible level.
• Plan and facilitate group therapy sessions for children and their families, providing services across clinical areas including speech, language, fluency, and pragmatics.
• Actively participate and contribute to the ongoing development of effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders as part of an integrated health services team.

Caseload

• 50/50 spilt NDIS and Community clients
• 50/50 spilt Parkdale clinic, community visits (mostly childcare, schools - some home visits but minimal)

About You

• Professionally Qualified Speech Pathologist
• Passion for working with children, young people and their parents/carers
• Understanding of and interest in the NDIS
• Demonstrated ability to deliver Speech Pathology specific assessments and interventions.
• A desire to be part of a supportive team, eager to contribute and learn together.
• Autism assessment skills and treatment planning experience (not essential but desirable).

BHN Benefits

• NFP tax- free salary packaging amount up to $18,550 per annum to use tax free towards mortgage, rent, credit card, school fees and groceries.
• Supportive and positive Team Culture.
• Work life balance friendly leave– parental leave, purchased leave & leave loading.
• Working with in a multidisciplinary community health.
• Clinical supervision (for Grade 1).
• Professional development opportunities.
• Easy and free all day street parking.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Networking opportunities across our network and expanding network.
• Employee Assistance Program - support and assistance for you and your partner at those times in life when you need it most.

What makes BHN Tick?

Better Health Network (BHN) encompasses more than 22 locations and has over 800 staff work in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver health and disability outcomes. BHN is a responsive and agile community health service, providing a wide range of healthcare, social support, disability, and welfare services for all members of the community.

BHN provides services spanning all periods of life including specialist childhood, youth, and aged care services. In achieving its vision of health and wellbeing for all, BHN is guided by our distinct service principles which include working with people and communities to achieve their health goals, understanding the context in which people live their lives, providing friendly, affordable, and holistic service.

If this role is the one you’ve been looking for click Apply now. Interviews will be held immediately on shortlisting.

For information about the role and position description, please contact Kimberley Brown, Program Manager Child, Adult and Family Therapies at [email protected] using the subject line: Paediatric Speech Pathologist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please note that prior to any commencement of employment, pre-employment checks must be complete. These will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check, proof of vaccinations and a working with children check. Better Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, and LGBTI+ communities.

A position description is attached.