Speech Pathologist - Grade 1 | Graduate Rotation Program | Horsham, Dimboola, Stawell and Edenhope Campuses
2 year Fixed Term, Full Time (80 hrs per fortnight including monthly ADO)
- $74,172 – $85,872 per annum ($36.80 to $42.60 per hour) dependant on classification
- Access to generous salary packaging + super on top of hourly rate
- 5 weeks annual leave, monthly ADOs & 7 paid professional development leave days per year
- Eligible grads can receive $15,000 through the Vic Health OT & Speech Pathology Grant
About the Roles
Grampians Health is calling for passionate recently graduated or early career Speech Pathologists to join our dynamic Speech Pathology team. As a part of our holistic care approach, we’re dedicated to fostering your career development, supporting ongoing professional development and delivering innovative care to our regional communities.
As the Grade 1 Speech Pathologist in our Rotation Program you will be responsible for an adult and paediatric caseload and will work in a variety of rotational programs, including acute inpatients, subacute inpatients, community, aged care, school readiness funding and specialist outpatient clinics. This role involves working predominantly across our Horsham campuses of Grampians Health.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a rotational adult and paediatric caseload across multiple settings
• Provide clinical assessment, treatment, and support
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
• Participate in supervision and professional development
• Contribute to service improvement and quality initiatives
• Engage in community and outreach activities
Key Selection Criteria
Please refer to the key selection criteria within the attached Position Description
Why Grampians Health?
- Diverse Experience: This role offers a unique opportunity to develop diverse clinical experiences across our and paediatric programs in a diverse range of settings. This includes VFSS and paediatric feeding.
- Supportive Environment: Benefit from a friendly and collaborative team of 28 Speech Pathologists and AHAs across multi campus teams, including senior SPs, experienced in quality improvement and research, supervision and clinical education.
- Career Growth: Enjoy tailored career development pathways and regular supervision customised to meet your individual needs and supporting you to grow your clinical, clinical support and leadership and management skills.
- Professional Development: Enjoy strong support for regular internal and external professional development with paid leave
- Positive Culture: Be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team with a strong emphasis on a positive workplace culture. Engage in social and extracurricular activities including SP and allied health events
- Lifestyle: Enjoy more affordable living; unique relaxing lifestyle Discover the Grampians region - Grampians Health; and a life balance with flexible work arrangements, salary packaging, and a focus on staff wellbeing with 24/7 support through the Grampians Health Employee Assistance Scheme
New graduates, applying are encouraged to review the Department of Health Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy Grant program, in which grants totalling $15,000 are available for final year students in speech pathology or occupational therapy who choose to practice in regional or rural Victoria upon completion of their courses. This is a wonderful chance to make a meaningful impact on communities while receiving financial assistance. For more information please see https://www.vic.gov.au/speech-pathology-and-occupational-therapy-student-grant-program.
If you’re eager to thrive in a role that values growth, teamwork and impactful work, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Brooke Pay – Deputy Manager Speech Pathology (West) on 03 5381 9101 for more details.
We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.
If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
