Grade 3 Speech Pathologist-Acute and Outpatient Swallow Services
Part Time / Permanent position (32 hours per week or negotiable)
Fitzroy location
Friendly and supportive team environment
About the Role
Join our experienced Speech Pathology team as a Grade 3 Senior Speech Pathologist (in a permanent capacity 4 days per week) and provide advanced clinical care across our acute and outpatient swallow services.
This senior role encompasses a diverse caseload including specialist Outpatient Swallow Clinic, delivering expert assessment and management of adults with complex swallowing disorders.
You will provide advanced dysphagia assessment and management, including the use of instrumental swallowing assessments such as Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Studies (VFSS) and Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), alongside comprehensive care of adults in acute services at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.
As a senior clinician, you will provide clinical leadership through mentoring and supervision, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based, person-centred care. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Speech Pathologist looking to influence clinical practice, support workforce development, and improve outcomes for adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
Classifications for this position will range from classification range VW6 - VW9 ($104,135.20 - $118,981.20) per annum, pro rata for part time).
Your Contribution
Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology), or Bachelor of Speech Pathology or equivalent
Eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia and commitment to Speech Pathology Australia’s Code of Ethics
At least 7 years’ experience in adult Speech Pathology
Extensive experience in Speech Pathology management of patients with disorders of communication and swallowing in a hospital setting
Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
What we Offer
• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Kew or Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement
About Speech Pathology
We strive to provide excellent and responsive care through shared expertise, compassion and reflective practice. We work collaboratively and transparently to create strong connection and meaningful outcomes for all.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve. Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Contact
Helen Leousis
Chief Speech Pathologist and Manager of Speech Pathology
0431 451 696
17 August 2026 11:59pm
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. 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.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
