Speech Pathologist General Outpatients and Weekend Acute Wards
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- Speech Pathologist
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ617494 Requisition #
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until July 2026
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3
Remuneration: $56.69 - $58.52 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ617494
Applications Close: Sunday, 23 November 2025
The welcoming and supportive team at Prince of Wales is seeking an experience and enthusiastic Speech Pathologist to join us in a 12-month maternity leave relief role. You will be providing an inpatient service on weekends, which attracts penalty rates, and an outpatient service on one weekday. This role is an exciting opportunity to develop increased autonomy by working more independently across the acute care wards at the weekend. Job share opportunities and flexible working arrangements will be considered for suitable applicants.
Benefits:
- A workplace culture with a foundation that promotes person centred care approaches and staff wellbeing
- Orientation and supported transition into your new role
- Targeted clinical stream education programs affiliated with university partners
- Development pathways that are aimed at career progression
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave
- Salary Packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing
- Corporate health and fitness program, discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
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The Role
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
In this role, you will plan, coordinate, and implement swallowing and communication assessment and management across diverse range of acute caseloads, demonstrating extensive generalist clinical knowledge. You will deliver high quality Speech Pathology care to both in and outpatients at Prince of Wales Hospital, consistent with NSW Health and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.
Where You'll be Working
Prince of Wales is situated in the heart of the Eastern Suburbs, close to many of Sydney's iconic beaches with excellent bus and light rail connections to the city. The hospital recently opened its newly developed Acute Service Building where you will provide the majority of your ward-based care. The speech pathology team at Prince of Wales has experienced and dedicated clinicians who highly value the role of the weekend clinician. You will be welcomed as part of the team and offered clinical supervision and mentoring to ensure you continue to develop your clinical skills and progress your career.
Selection Criteria
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible.
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and eligibility for membership for Speech Pathology Australia
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in speech pathology in the management of swallow and communication disorders in an acute adult caseload.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels
- Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to other staff
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning
- Demonstrated commitment to a positive workplace culture.
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For role related queries or questions contact Emma Stradling on Emma.Stradling@invalidemail.com
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-POWH-SSEH@invalidemail.com and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for Applicants:
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@invalidemail.com) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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