Classification: Health Professional Level 3
Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation
Position No: LP7090, Several-02RMM
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 02 September 2026
Contact Officer: Jessica Caruso on [email protected] or (02) 5124 2230
What can we offer you:
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions
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Access to Employee Assistance Program.
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Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
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Access to onsite cafes.
About the Role:
Canberra Health Services is seeking an experienced and motivated Speech Pathologist to join our team as a Senior Speech Pathologist (HP3), providing comprehensive acute services to adults with communication and swallowing disorders across North Canberra Hospital and Clare Holland House.
In this role, you will deliver advanced assessment and intervention for patients with complex clinical presentations, applying evidence-based practice, high-level clinical reasoning, and independent professional judgement. You will manage complex and high-risk cases, contribute to multidisciplinary care, and build effective partnerships with consumers, carers, and key stakeholders to support safe, coordinated, and high-quality healthcare delivery.
As a senior clinician, you will provide clinical leadership through staff supervision, mentoring, and student education, while contributing to service development, quality improvement, research, and strategic initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and strengthen workforce capability.
This position offers an excellent opportunity for a skilled clinician who is committed to professional excellence, continuous improvement, and delivering person-centred care within a dynamic public health environment.
If you are looking for a rewarding career opportunity where you can contribute to service innovation and support the development of future clinicians, we encourage you to apply.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act2011 is required.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
Note: This is a full-time temporary position available for a period of six to 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
Appointment to the position may be made based on written application only.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a full-time temporary position available for a period of six to 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
