Description
- Salary Packaging: Up to $15,900 salary packaging per financial year
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- Extra Leave: 4 weeks annual leave + additional 5 days leave
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Relocation: Assistance in relocating if required
About us...
Royal Rehab LifeWorks is part of the Royal Rehab Group, Australia's leading provider of disability and rehabilitation services.
Representing a broad range of professions, our people are united by our values of honesty, respect, working together and innovative thinking. We are inspired by a commitment to clinical excellence and personalised care.
Royal Rehab LifeWorks provides rehabilitation services to people experiencing illness, injury or disability to improve their overall wellbeing through individually tailored programs and world-leading technology. Our approach is informed by world-leading best practice and ultimately guided by the customer– their needs, their goals, their aspirations.
A career with Royal Rehab LifeWorks is an opportunity to collaborate, grow and make a difference with an iconic organisation recognised as a leader in rehabilitation and disability support.
This role is based at St Albans our Melbourne hub and part of a growing multidisciplinary team service.
About the role..
An exciting role exists for a highly motivated Senior Speech Pathologist to join our LifeWorks service in St Albans, Melbourne This is a newly created role to drive and establish our Speech pathology offering in North West Melbourne as part of a multidisciplinary team. Supported by your local team leader and as part of a small national speech team we are looking for a passionate, motivated individual who wants to drive growth, high quality services and supervise junior staff.
Join our dynamic, multidisciplinary team who are committed to empowering and enhancing the lives of our clients. You will have the opportunity to be a part of a growing service, with opportunities for professional development.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring clients receive tailored Speech Therapy services that are individualised, person-centred and strength based in line with the values of our service delivery model.
- Manages sensitive enquiries, specialist services and complex customers within the speech therapy service.
- Support new client acquisition and meet billable hours targets and supports others in the team.
- Record accurate and timely notes and billing relating to activities and outcomes for clients
- Working with a varied caseload of adult clients aged 16 years and over
- Develop and implement new resources and information for the Speech Therapy service to enhance client experiences and outcomes.
- Builds and utilises collaborative partnerships to promote and enhance the LifeWorks and the Speech Therapy service.
- Support and develop less experienced team members in the service through casebook management, planning and clinical supervision.
- Works actively with the Allied Health Manager and other senior clinical team members to support our allied health strategy and drive service growth and pillars.
- Actively promote all of our group service offerings and in particular the Speech Therapy service. This includes developing and maintaining networks with community services and specialised agencies.
- Participate in ongoing professional development and staying up to date with latest research and treatment techniques
About you..
We are looking for a passionate Senior Speech Pathologist who is looking for a new challenge to support clients with their rehabilitation and independence goals . This is an opportunity for you to make a positive impact in our client lives and would suit someone who is client focussed and enthusiastic about making a difference.
Essential Criteria:
- Registration with Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).
- Tertiary level qualifications in Speech Therapy
- Demonstrated knowledge and experiences in the development and implementation of Speech assessment and intervention strategies in a disability context.
- Experience working with clients who may have a range of complex and challenging support requirements.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Strong commitment and professionalism to customer centred care
- Highly motivated and a positive attitude
- Working with children check (or willing to obtain)
- Criminal history checks (3mths since applying)
- Current driver’s license
- NDIS Worker Screen (or willing to obtain one is essential)
What we offer...
- Salary Packaging: Up to $15,900 salary packaging per financial year
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Supervision: Internal & external supervision
- Targets: Below market KPI’s
- Leadership: Supportive and experienced leadership team
- Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment
We are proud of our diverse and skilled team of passionate healthcare and support professionals committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. A career at Royal Rehab is the opportunity to make a difference with a progressive and innovative organisation, built on a rich history of community care since 1899.
We also have more exciting opportunities within our Royal Rehab LifeWorks allied health team across the following locations:
- Penrith, Sydney
- Brisbane
- Townsville
- Cairns
What’s next…
Address the essential criteria in your cover letter and CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW.
Please note, only applicants that address this criteria will be considered.
Visit our Royal Rehab careers page for the position description - www.royalrehab.com.au/about-us/careers.
The successful applicant may be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a current criminal record check working with children check, employment history and referee checks.
*All final applicants for this position will be requested to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination immunisation record or medical exemption certificate as part of the recruitment process* We do not provide sponsorship and no agencies please.
We know diversity makes Royal Rehab a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
