Employment Type: Permanent Part TimeLocation: Site Negotiable within SNSWLHDPosition Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 4Remuneration: $59.28 - $60.72 per hourHours Per Week: 8Requisition ID: REQ499312Applications Close: 7 July 2024Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closingImagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We Are Southern What we offer: • Flexible work arrangements• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing• Corporate Health and Fitness program• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income• Annual Leave Loading What you'll be doing The Sustaining NSW Families (SNF) program is a Nurse-led, structured sustained health home visiting program for children and families from pregnancy to 2 years of age. The Senior Allied Health Clinician will be responsible for providing support through consultation, and education to the nurse home visitor team, to promote optimal health, wellbeing, growth, and development of the child and the health and wellbeing of the parents. Selection Criteria Hold a relevant tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, or Dietetics; and be AHPRA registered or have eligibility for membership to the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia, Physiotherapy Board of Australia, Speech Pathology Australia, or Dieticians Association of Australia. Demonstrated high level advanced therapeutic skills in providing clinical care to vulnerable families, including perinatally and birth to age 2. Demonstrated high level ability to utilise problem solving skills and a multidisciplinary team approach in planning, design, delivery and coordination of patient care. Extensive demonstrated post graduate experience in providing paediatric occupational therapy, physiotherapy or speech pathology to babies and children 0-2 years whilst dieticians must have demonstrated knowledge of paediatric experience and extensive experience of providing therapeutic intervention during pregnancy. Demonstrated experience in providing clinical consultation and facilitating case reviews, in the contact of family centred casework within a community based multidisciplinary team. Extensive demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining co-operative professional relationships, with other health teams, government and non government organisations through the use of well-developed interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills with high level time management, organisational skills and computer literacy. Evidence of current unrestricted drivers licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays. At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases This is a Category 'A' position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs. Australian Work RightsPlease note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description 2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Rosa Maidment on 02 6298 9233 or ******
