Speech Pathologist - Casual
- Provide speech pathology services to adults and children with communication and swallowing difficulties across rural health settings.
- Deliver individual, group, telehealth and consultative care as part of a multidisciplinary team, including paediatric feeding and adult dysphagia management.
- Support communication needs using AAC and provide education to residential care staff on dysphagia management and IDDSI standards.
- Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Yorke and Northern Region, Various Locations
- Salary - multi-classed AHP1 / AHP2
- $36.40 - $44.44 per hour + 25% casual loading - AHP1
- $46.91 - $54.35 per hour + 25% casual loading - AHP2
- Casual Contracts available up to 15 January 2027
- Eligibility Open to Everyone
About the Role
We invite you to join our supportive and dynamic multi-disciplinary team within Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN), as a Rehabilitation Speech Pathologist.
Speech pathologists at YNLHN are rural generalists providing clinical services to adults and children with swallowing and communication difficulties. We provide services through a variety of therapy modes including 1:1, groups, telehealth, and consultative services.
As part of the Rehabilitation Speech team, you will work predominantly using a multi-disciplinary model delivering client centred care. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in communication including speech, language, and fluency, as well as supporting clients to access AAC to meet their communication needs. Paediatric feeding is also a key focus area, working as part of a multi-disciplinary feeding team. We service children aged 0 to 4 years, prior to school entry, and address the health and medical needs of children aged 0 to 18 years.
Working with adults, you will have the opportunity to develop your dysphagia management and adult communication (speech, language, and voice) skills. We work with adults in hospitals, nursing homes and in the community, including palliative care support. We also provide education and training for staff within nursing homes and residential facilities around dysphagia management and IDDSI standards.
INCENTIVES & SUPPORT
The successful candidate will have the benefit of the following (subject to availability and eligibility):
- Up to $13,000 reimbursement for relocation costs (e.g. for travel, removalists)
- 3 months free accommodation and subsidised rental accommodation for short term contracts (up to 1 year)
- Professional supervision within your discipline to support professional and clinical development
- Support in developing your career journey - whether you are an early career clinician or experienced leader, we will help
- Minimum of $2000 per year for professional development and training (can include registrations, travel and accommodation where required)
- A Transition to Professional Practice Program to support allied health professionals new to rural and remote practice in their first year of practice in a rural setting
- A thorough orientation and buddy system to support relocation and transition
- Regional Incentives may apply, subject to the terms in the Enterprise Agreement.
About Us
The Yorke and Northern Local Health Network encompasses the Yorke Peninsula, significant areas of the Mid North and Spencer Gulf, Southern Flinders Ranges and the Clare Valley. Its major urban centres are Port Pirie, Clare, Burra, Peterborough, Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo.
The largest health service for this region is based in Wallaroo, with outreach provided to the Copper coast and Southern Yorke Peninsula including Moonta, Kadina, Maitland, Point Pearce, Minlaton and Yorketown (max 1.5hr drive from Wallaroo).
A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
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Important Information
In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here. For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.
Applicant Information
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
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Application Closing Date
15th January 2027 - 11.55PM
Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.
Attachments
****** - Role Description AHP1 Speech Pathologist.pdf
****** - AHP2 Speech Pathology_Casual Role Description.pdf
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