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We are seeking a highly skilled Speech Pathologist to join our team at Perth Healthcare & Support Services Enterprise. As a Speech Pathologist, you will be responsible for providing high-quality, effective, and efficient services to participants in the NDIS framework. You will work as part of a growing Allied Health Team, providing person-centred, holistic, and goal-directed care that promotes participants' wellness and active participation in decisions about their care.

• Manage a caseload of participants in their natural settings who may present with increasing complexity, multiple comorbidities, and functional limitations across multiple areas of their life.
• Conduct assessments and provide recommendations on the functional impact of disability on positioning, eating, and swallowing.
• Assessment, recommendation, and development of mealtime management plans in consultation with Speech Pathologists from mainstream medical services, medical specialists, and other allied health disciplines.
• Assessment, prescription, and recommendation of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) systems under the NDIS and other external funding agencies, including the preparation of funding applications.
• Utilize a strengths-based, client-centred approach to support a participant to identify their goals and utilize a capacity building approach towards achievement and long-term sustainability of these goals.
• Reporting outcomes and recommendations, written and verbal, in a timely manner.
• Provide recommendations and quotes for assistive technology to the NDIS for approval.
• Develop training packages and training to participants, carers, support workers, and other communication partners on AAC, meal-time management, and optimizing function for eating, swallowing, and drinking.
• Promoting health and wellness solutions and support optimal mental and physical outcomes for participants referred to us.
• Liaising with participants, families, referrers, doctors, employers, and other allied health professions to achieve coordinated outcomes to meet participants' goals from a capacity building and enabling perspective.
• Participate in integrated health care meetings as required and provide advice and consultation to relevant workers when necessary.
• Ensure that client files are maintained and managed in accordance with PHASE's policy and procedures.
• Active participation in the training, mentoring, and development of support workers.
• Provide health education and prevention advice to participants, carers, and other health professionals as appropriate.
• Maintain professional development through access to current literature, education programs, supervision programs, and special interest groups.
• Provide direct client-related activities under the supervision of the delegating Allied Health Professional and in accordance with NDIS Competency framework, including conducting home and community visits to participants.
• Scheduling of customer appointments when required.
• Utilize our CRM (MYP) for relevant training, reporting, and invoicing of hours.
• Completion of data-entry, information management, reporting, and maintenance of database systems.
• Manage client case ratios effectively to ensure that caseloads are met.
• Monitor client hours of service against agreed Participant Service Agreements.
• Perform other job-related tasks requested by management and as necessitated by the development of this role and the development of the business.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings.
• Attend any relevant training or stakeholder meetings.
• Liaise with and provide therapy and progress reports to the NDIS, Support Coordination, external organizations, and other referrers/funding bodies as required.
• Work with other Allied Health Professionals internally/externally within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in quality improvement and allied health service delivery projects and team meetings as directed by the Clinical Service Manager.
• Develop and maintain an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of NDIS legislation, rules, and regulations and how this applies to the delivery of community-based allied health services and other capacity building supports under the NDIS.
• Work with the Clinical Service Manager, therapy team, and community engagement and marketing team to identify and participate in community events that increase PHASE's health presence and identity as an NDIS service provider of choice.
• Participate in NDIS audit.

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology.
• Membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Attained previous experience in the relevant industry to undertake the range of activities required.
• Appropriate on-the-job training and relevant experience.

• Working knowledge and understanding of the NDIS.
• Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in integrated health, allied health, and primary care with the ability to work collaboratively in an integrated team to achieve outputs and agreed deliverables.
• Knowledge and experience in AAC, assessing function for positioning, eating, and swallowing, and mealtime management.
• Ability to organize and proactively self-manage workload to meet annual performance targets and service initiatives as directed.
• Proven ability to make rational and sound decisions and judgments with a strong commitment to delivering high levels of customer service.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards people with disabilities.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate across all levels with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working with children and adults with disabilities/mental health and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team.
• Previous experience in an Allied Health, Aged Care, Therapy, or/and Disability setting.
• Working knowledge and demonstrated experience using databases, software, and MS Office suite.
• Efficiently and effectively completes agreed job tasks.
• Shows awareness of safety and preventative actions required.
• Follows routines and/or timetables and completes tasks on time.
• Complies with disability services standards and organizational policies and procedures relevant to the role.
• Adheres to reporting, documentation, and administrative requirements as directed by PHASE.

Performance reviews will be conducted using the organization's Performance Management Process.