Speech Pathologist

Who are we?

healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual's needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Why work with us?

Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.

When joining healthAbility's supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.

healthAbility is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.

The opportunity:

We are looking for a Speech Pathologist to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams in a flexible part time capacity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Provision of high-quality Speech Pathology services to all healthAbility clients from various funding sources.
• Understand the business rules for HACC, CHSP, CH, ICD, MBS, HCP and NDIS and achieve targets in all areas. This may include new future funding areas to the organisation.
• Provide relevant assessment and progress reports to the relevant funding partners in a timely manner.
• In collaboration with the internal In-Home Support Team, Support Coordination and Home Care Packages Team, identify, organise, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based services.
• Work closely with Support Coordinators, LAC/NDIA Planners or Care Managers etc to identify and appropriately manage participant needs.
• Actively involve clients and/or carers in setting goals and making decisions about their care.
• Participation in continuous improvement and planning processes.
• Ensure all clinical service delivery records and funding applications meet all requirements for funding bodies.
• Contribute to the development and innovation of integrated multidisciplinary service delivery models.
• Participate in clinical supervision and ongoing professional development.

Our ideal candidate:

• At least 1 year of clinical experience in relevant areas
• Demonstrated ability to provide customers with an exceptional service experience
• Ability to work with a high level of independence and autonomy and accountability and able to escalate to senior staff for support when required
• Ability to develop, maintain effective client centred therapeutic relationships with clients, families and carers
• Demonstrated experience in providing services in both individual and group-based settings
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team and to foster teamwork
• High developed interpersonal skills with sound communication and literacy skills
• Motivated and willing to thrive
• Demonstrated ability to manage workload and meet specified targets
• Victorian Drivers License

Please apply here by submitting a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria with your CV.  Thank you for your time and interest and please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly.

Any enquiries can be made to Rebecca McIntosh at

See the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.