Speech Pathologist

Employment Type: Fixed term maternity leave cover

Hours: 60.8hrs per fortnight

Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital

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Contact: Kerrie Johns, kjohns@mercy.com.au

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

The position provides care to adults in centre or home-based appointments.

In this role you will have the opportunity to work with a broad range of adults presenting with communication difficulties, cognitive-communication, voice and swallowing impairments.

You will be responsible for speech pathology service provision, including assessment and rehabilitation, providing you with an opportunity to develop strong clinical skills to support the management of people with complex physical and psychosocial care needs.

• Based at Werribee Mercy Hospital
• Maternity leave cover , 4 days a week until  4/3/2027
• Working weekdays - office hours
• Weekends and public holidays off

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Recognised degree or equivalent in Speech Pathology and eligible for membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Demonstrated clinical competency in the management of patients with communication and/ swallowing impairments, such as aphasia, cognitive-communication impairment, dysphonia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech and dysphagia
• Able to work autonomously and flexibly within an interdisciplinary team
• Have clinical skills and experience in sub-acute/ community setting
• Videofluoroscopy competency

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

• Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.