Lead, Innovate and Deliver Advanced Speech Pathology Care

Join the Speech Pathology team at Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook as an Advanced Clinical Leader (Speech Pathologist – Acute) in this temporary full-time 17-month opportunity, delivering advanced clinical services and providing leadership across adult inpatient speech pathology services within Metro South Health.

Job details

Your new role:

As the Speech Pathologist (Acute) – Advanced, you will deliver advanced clinical care and leadership across the adult inpatient speech pathology service. In this role you will contribute by:

• Delivering advanced speech pathology assessment and management for adult acute inpatients across areas such as Emergency, Medical, Surgical and Intensive Care
• Providing clinical leadership, mentoring and supervision to speech pathologists and allied health assistants
• Supporting complex swallowing and communication management, including tracheostomy care and instrumental swallow assessments (FEES and VFSS highly regarded)
• Coordinating clinical service delivery including workload allocation, workforce support and operational activities
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, patient-centred and evidence-based care

About you:

You are an experienced speech pathologist with strong clinical expertise and leadership capability who is passionate about delivering high-quality acute care and supporting team development. You will demonstrate your suitability with:

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibility for practising membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Advanced clinical experience in adult acute speech pathology, particularly dysphagia and complex communication disorders
• Experience or interest in instrumental swallowing assessments such as FEES and VFSS and tracheostomy management (highly regarded)
• Strong leadership, communication and supervision skills within multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Ability to support service improvement, workforce development and evidence-based clinical practice

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What we can offer you:

• Strong professional development opportunities including education, research and leadership pathways
• A supportive leadership environment focused on innovation and service improvement
• Flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance
• 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:

Logan Hospital:

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.

Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.

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.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS03677711_Role Description (PDF)