Head of Speech Pathology

**Head of Profession - Speech Pathology | The Wesley Hospital**

**Employment Term**:Permanent Full Time**Location: A**uchenflower, just 5 mins from Toowong Shopping Village and 10 mins from Brisbane City**Remuneration**: $67.52 - $71.63/ hr + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Employee Benefits**Make a meaningful difference with The Wesley Hospital**
- We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.- An integral part of our team at The Wesley Hospital as the Head of Profession for Speech Pathology, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.- Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.**What makes a difference for you?**
- The Wesley Hospital is one of Australia’s iconic and largest private not-for-profit hospitals, caring for you for life. From the heart of Brisbane more than 800 Visiting Medical Practitioners and 2,000 staff deliver personalised care through life’s journey for generations of Queenslanders.- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
- Subsidised On-Site Parking
- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
- Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

**Your part in The Wesley Hospital team**
- This position provides effective strategic, operational and professional leadership / management of a medium sized team of Speech Pathologists 50% of the time across Uniting Care’s tertiary hospitals.- This role is a critical member of the Allied Health Leadership Team and aims to ensure patient-focused, evidence based, effective and efficient Speech Pathology services. This position also provides high level clinical care 50% of the time at The Wesley Hospital.- Whilst the role reports directly to the Allied Health Manager at The Wesley Hospital, it also works closely and in collaboration with the Allied Health Manager, at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, where members of the Speech Pathology team also provide a clinical service.**What makes a difference for us?**
- A Bachelor or Masters degree in Speech Pathology
- Current Certified Practicing Speech Pathology status with Speech Pathology Australia
- A postgraduate tertiary qualification in a clinical or health management field is highly desirable
- Demonstrated, relevant clinical experience in a comparable (acute hospital or ambulatory service) setting
- Competency in Tracheostomy
- Demonstrated high level ability to lead and manage a medium business unit that is focussed on providing services within a performance management and outcome driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability in innovative planning for future delivery of patient centred Speech Pathology services
- Demonstrated well developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills at a senior management level with clients, strategic partners and key stakeholders.
- Ability to provide authoritative counsel to relevant managerial and executive level stakeholders, both internally and externally, on complex service issues relevant to speech pathology services

**The Wesley Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.**
- At the Wesley Hospital, we offer comprehensive care across a wide range of acute tertiary-level medical and surgical services with a particular focus on cancer care, cardiac care, women’s and children’s care, and complex surgical care. This includes the busiest robotic surgery program and the first Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accredited in Australia.- Joining the Wesley Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St S