Speech Pathologist - Paediatric Feeding

Welcome to St John of God Health Care St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

Your role at St John of God****Midland Hospital We are seeking a passionate Speech Pathologist to join our Allied Health Team and work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide Paediatric Feeding Speech Pathology services to patients and families using evidence based clinical practice skills.

The Speech Pathologist will be working with neonatal and paediatric feeding in acute and outpatient settings and will ensure practice is in accordance with Professional Standards for Speech Pathology Australia and SJGHC policies and guidelines.

Experience in the assessment and management of Paediatric Feeding Disorders and paediatric dysphagia is an essential skill, with experience working within an acute setting with complex feeding cases desirable. This is a permanent part time position, working 15.2 hours a fortnight.

The Position

• Assess patients with Paediatric Feeding Disorder, paediatric dysphagia.
• Develop individual treatment and therapy programs (with long and short term goals).
• Complete clinical documentation and undertake administrative tasks as required. This may include communication of assessment results and therapy outcomes to the referring party and other parties involved in the patient's management.
• Actively prioritise own caseload including participation in relevant clinical review meetings and case conferences as appropriate.
• Support and liaise with patients, carers, colleagues, medical, nursing, allied health, support staff, external agencies and the private sector, to provide coordinated multidisciplinary care.
• Educate patients/carers in assessment, treatment and post discharge management and organises discharge summaries/referrals to other services, as appropriate.
• Promote professional values and ethics in clinical practice and participate in ongoing evaluation of clinical practice.
• Participate in evidence based clinical research activities where required.
• As relevant, supervise and support Allied Health Assistants and students to deliver effective services as per the Speech Pathology Australia recommendations.
• Attend relevant training sessions offered by SJGHC. Completion of all annual mandatory and unit based competencies as required.
• Accept responsibility for maintaining and strengthening own professional knowledge and expertise. Maintenance of own continuing professional development portfolio as required.
• All other reasonable duties as directed by the relevant Manager/Supervisor

Position Requirements You will hold a tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and current full membership to Speech Pathology Australia with post graduate training and experience in assessment and management of a range of Paediatric Feeding Disorders and dysphagia. You will have knowledge and skills in assessment, treatment and evaluation within Speech Pathology practice.

To succeed you will have the ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary training team environment, time management and organisational skills and ability to coordinate an assigned case load. Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $85,508 to $120,255 pro rata, plus 12% superannuation
• Permanent part time position working 15.2 hours per fortnight
• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance
• Salary packaging up to$18,550on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• Free on-site parking
• Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• A welcoming and supportive culture
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

For enquiries contact Simone Dempster, Speech Pathology Manager, on (08) 9462 4323.

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date