Job Description

Grade 3 Acute Speech Pathologist

We’re building for the better!

By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

About Allied Health Services

Allied Health at Cabrini is a rapidly expanding and highly integrated service comprising twelve professional disciplines. The department plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the organisation.

Cabrini Allied Health offers a wide range of opportunities, including senior consultant and leadership roles, clinical stream positions, junior staff rotation and support programs, professional development and teaching opportunities, and the cultivation of strong external and university partnerships.

The Role

Ready to take the next step into leadership?

We are seeking an experienced Speech Pathologist to join our Acute team at Cabrini Malvern in a permanent 0.8 FTE (4 days per week) Grade 3 role.

This position combines advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, including coordinating student placements and the weekend service, mentoring Grade 1 and Grade 2 clinicians, and working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care. We also encourage experienced Grade 2 Speech Pathologists ready to transition into a Grade 3 role to apply. Support will be provided to ensure a successful transition.

Key responsibilities

• Assess and manage adults with communication and swallowing disorders in the acute setting

• Provide clinical leadership, mentoring and supervision

• Coordinate student placements and the Speech Pathology weekend service

• Promote evidence-based practice, quality improvement and research

• Work collaboratively to deliver exceptional patient outcomes

About you

Along with your passion for speech pathology, you will have experience working with patients with communication & swallowing deficits in an acute hospital setting. Videofluoroscopy competency is highly desirable and experience with tracheostomy management.

You will bring:

• ​Current membership with Speech Pathology Australia and Medicare Provider eligibility

• At least five years' postgraduate hospital experience

• Experience managing communication and swallowing disorders in acute care

• Videofluoroscopy Swallow Study (VFSS) competency and a minimum of two years' experience (highly desirable)

• Experience with tracheostomy management (desirable)

• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills

• A commitment to professional development, research and high-quality patient care

Why Join Cabrini?

• Leadership opportunity within a supportive Allied Health team

• Support for experienced Grade 2 clinicians transitioning to Grade 3

• Ongoing professional development and mentoring

• Collaborative multidisciplinary environment

• Opportunity to influence service improvement and clinical education

What we offer:

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits

• Convenience Vibrant Malvern location, close to local shops, cafes and public transport

• Travel Perks Myki Commuter discounted fares

• A commitment to health and well-being initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport

• Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services

Interested? For further information view the full position description here ORcontact: Nadine Lawson, Head Speech Pathology & Dietetics on 0411 122 330

Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate – so don’t wait to get your application in.

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.