Allied Health opportunity in a collaborative hospital team

Join QEII Jubilee Hospital as a Speech Pathologist (HP3) with permanent part-time (38 hrs/fortnight) and temporary part-time (53.2 hrs/fortnight, Feb 2026–Feb 2027) opportunities. You’ll deliver evidence-based speech pathology care to adults with communication and swallowing disorders across inpatient, outpatient and hospital-in-the-home settings, supported by a collaborative Allied Health team.

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Your new role:

In this role, you will provide high-quality speech pathology assessment, intervention and management for adult patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders. You'll work within an interprofessional team, apply increasingly independent clinical judgement under supervision, contribute to discharge planning, and support service quality through education, data collection and improvement activities.

You will:

• Deliver assessment, intervention and evaluation for adult speech and swallowing disorders
• Manage an allocated caseload using effective prioritisation and time management
• Apply evidence-based practice and ethical standards under clinical supervision
• Contribute to discharge planning across inpatient and community pathways
• Participate in interprofessional meetings, case conferences and team activities

About you:

You are a motivated speech pathologist with strong communication skills and a commitment to patient-centred, evidence-based care. You work well within teams, manage competing priorities effectively, and are keen to grow your clinical capability.

You will bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology with SPA eligibility
• Skills in adult communication and dysphagia assessment and management
• Ability to apply clinical judgement with increasing independence
• Strong written and verbal communication within interprofessional teams

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

QEII Hospital, a place of opportunity to make a difference and grow your career!

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• MS01672113 RD (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)