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About the Role:
Join our team as a paediatric Grade 2 Speech Pathologist on a part-time, fixed term (0.20 EFT / 15.2 hours per fortnight) basis until November 2025. Based at our Monash Children’s Hospital, occurring weekly on Tuesday's or Wednesday’s.
This position will provide clinical services to the Developmental Paediatrics clinic - a multidisciplinary diagnostic clinic comprising of paediatricians, psychologists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists. This outpatient role includes comprehensive communication assessments for children who present with neurodevelopmental challenges.
Forming part of a dynamic, evidence-based team you will be involved in service development and quality improvement projects to support high quality clinical care. There are opportunities for peer teaching and involvement in research in this fast paced role in a hospital setting where speech pathology is highly valued. Supporting and taking speech pathology students is a key aspect of this role.
You will be well supported by a large, dynamic team, including direct clinical supervision with a Grade 3 or 4 Speech Pathologist. As well as being offered training, professional development and opportunities to participate in quality and research activities.
About Us:
Monash Children’s Hospital is one of Australia’s leading providers of integrated children’s health services, with more than 30 specialist services and programs. We have Victoria’s largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provide leading paediatric services in many areas including Rehabilitation & Oncology. Allied Health at Monash Children’s Hospital provides specialised services to paediatric patients across the continuum including inpatients, outpatients and via Hospital in the Home.
About You:
To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:
- A speech pathology qualification
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in paediatrics
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in the paediatric setting
- Demonstrated ability to administer formal language and pragmatic assessments
- Desirable – ADOS trained
In Return
- This is a great opportunity to expand your paediatric skills and experience.
- This position is well supported by a large, dynamic, team with supervision by a Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist. The position offers training, professional development, and the opportunity to undertake quality and research activities.
- This role is classified as a Grade 2 and is paid according to award rates with post graduate qualification allowance as applicable.
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Annelies Tuohy on 0407 028 035.
Position Description documents can be found here and here.
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 28 February 2025