We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Speech Pathologist to join our team to work as part of our weekend roster. About Austin Health: Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Speech Pathology Department: We have over 30 speech pathologists working across all three sites of Austin Health, in acute care, sub-acute care, rehabilitation and community programs. We function as one department and work in clinical teams in a supportive, friendly environment. Our work includes clinical services, research, quality and improvement, staff and student education.
About the role: This position is based at the Austin Hospital acute site and will work as part of the weekend roster. This is a very autonomous position as we roster only one staff member from our pool on Saturdays, Sundays and every public holiday except Christmas Day.
We have a very flexible approach whereby you can nominate for whatever number of shifts that work for you. Phone support during your allocated shift is available for urgent situations by contacting the Speech Pathology Manager or Grade 4 Acute and Ambulatory Stream Leader. Our weekend staff usually work for a period of around 6 hours and perform communication and swallowing assessments for patients in all areas of the acute hospital. Once you are part of our casual pool there may be other opportunities to undertake casual work with us during periods of backfill and leave.
About you: You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You'll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packagingA suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing programMentoring and career development opportunitiesOnsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclistsWork with us! We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Joanne Sweeney, ******
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. Job type:Casual
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