[Urgent] Speech Pathologist

SA Health
Job reference: 918164
Location: 5112 - ELIZABETH VALE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin & Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale & Modbury

- Salary: $71,217 - $86,938 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP1

- Temporary Part-Time – working 26.25 hours per week, up to 15 January 2027

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Speech Pathologist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

About the Role

As a graduate Speech Pathologist, you will be supported and mentored in transitioning from student to professional, rotating though a series of clinical services and participate in the NALHN Allied Health Transition to Professional Practise Program.

In this role, you will:

- assess and treat patients with communication and swallowing disorders

- collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centred care

- develop treatment plans and provide family education

- participate in professional development opportunities

- contribute to quality improvement initiatives

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of Speech Pathology Australia.

About You

To excel in this role as a recent Speech Pathology graduate, you will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and professional growth and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Take the first step in your speech pathology career with NALHN, where your skills will be valued and your professional growth supported.

About Us

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Benefits of working at NALHN

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

You will have access to professional development opportunities during work hours, plus ability to apply for the Allied Health Professionals + Professional Development Reimbursement Program for financial reimbursement of professional development activity up to a capped amount per financial year.

Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025.

Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Speech Pathologist in NALHN include:

- professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations

- opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research

- regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)

- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 918164

Enquiries:

Allied Health Facilitator

Phone: (08) 8182 9133

E-mail: Health.AlliedHealthFacilitator@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

7 November 2025 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

918164 - Speech Pathologist - Entry Level - AHP1 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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