Introduction:
Ready to Lead with Heart? Shape the Future of Speech Pathology at Kudos!
Shape clinical practice through leadership, mentoring, and innovation
Choice of location: Unley, Elizabeth, or Hindmarsh
Full-time fixed-term contract for 12 months
Are you an experienced Speech Pathologist ready to influence practice, mentor others, and drive innovation across a growing multidisciplinary service? At Kudos Services, you'll join an Australian-first, employee-led mutual where your voice matters, your ideas drive change, and you can truly shape your career.
We are seeking an experienced Clinical Lead Speech Pathologist to provide professional leadership, strengthen clinical practice, and support the development of our workforce.
Description:
Why join Kudos?
At Kudos, you'll have the opportunity to:
Influence the future direction of speech pathology practice.
Mentor and develop clinicians across the organisation.
Contribute to strategic decision-making in an employee-owned organisation.
Work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team committed to innovation and collaboration.
Shape services that make a meaningful difference for children, young people, and adults.
We are member-owned and employee-led, meaning our staff have voting rights and actively shape our governance. We support children, young people, and adults with disabilities or developmental delays through a holistic, family-centred approach.
The Role: Impact, Leadership and Clinical Excellence
As a Clinical Lead, you will balance an active, rewarding clinical caseload with high-impact strategic leadership. You will act as the organisational lead for speech pathology, driving transdisciplinary practice and building capability across the service.
Key responsibilities:
Clinical Leadership: Provide expert advice, set clinical standards, and contribute to our Clinical Governance Committee.
Workforce Capability: Coach, mentor, and drive best practice to build confidence and competence across the team.
Transdisciplinary Practice Leadership: Lead the integration of speech pathology approaches across all service streams, supporting collaborative practice.
Student Supervision: Champion tertiary education by overseeing speech pathology student placement programs and strengthening university partnerships.
Service Innovation: Translate contemporary research into practical tools and pioneer new, evidence-based service delivery models.
The capabilities you will bring
A relevant tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and current CPSP membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
Minimum 7 years of clinical experience, with a strong background in paediatric and/or disability contexts.
Proven capability in mentoring clinicians, leading student placements, and championing transdisciplinary models of care.
Exceptional communication skills, a sound understanding of NDIS frameworks, and a knack for driving continuous quality improvement.
A current driver’s licence, Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, and Australian residency/work rights.
Apply Now!
If you are passionate about clinical excellence, developing others, and shaping the future of speech pathology services, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and join a workplace that empowers people to live the life they choose.
