Senior Speech Pathologist

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week

Location: Campbelltown and Camden Hospital

Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3

Remuneration: $112,396 - $116,038 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ615156

Application Close Date: 16/11/2025

Interview Date Range: 19/11/ /11/2025

Contact Details: Sandra Norris |

About the Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced speech pathologist to join a supportive team leading and providing high quality services to respiratory and critical care caseloads at Campbelltown Hospital.

As a senior clinician this position will provide services to patients with swallowing and communication impairments on respiratory and critical care caseloads including instrumental swallow assessments (VFSS and/or FEES), tracheostomy and laryngectomy management.

This position will lead service development, provide supervision and training to staff and students, engage collaboratively with specialist multidisciplinary teams including the Trache Resource Team (TRT) and work on quality improvement projects.

Flexibility to work across a range of inpatient and outpatient clinical streams and across sites to meet the needs of both the acute and subacute caseload is required.

The successful applicant will be well supported and have access to supervision and professional development. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact to find out more about this position.

What You'll be Doing

The position is responsible for leading, guiding and managing the delivery of speech pathology services to Respiratory and Critical Care caseloads. As a specialist senior clinician the speech pathologist is responsible for overseeing and providing an efficient and effective service through the application of high level clinical expertise and knowledge in the management of patients with swallowing and communication impairments. In the role as a clinical specialist, the speech pathologist is also responsible for providing district-wide consultative services within their area of clinical expertise. They will also contribute to senior departmental duties including clinical supervision, leading of quality improvement activities, participation in service development and other administrative responsibilities as required.

Where You'll Be Working

Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, work together to provide comprehensive healthcare services to the Macarthur region.

Campbelltown Hospital, a leading tertiary facility, offers a wide range of services including cardiology, maternity, palliative care, respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, and aged-care services. It also features specialised Mental Health and Cancer facilities. Camden Hospital complements these services by specialising in care for older persons with acute or chronic health conditions, including rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, and psychogeriatric care.

The hospitals share a close-knit, community-focused team dedicated to delivering safe, quality, and compassionate care. The ongoing multi-million dollar redevelopment at Campbelltown Hospital will further enhance its capabilities, introducing advanced equipment and amenities.

Together, these sister hospitals ensure that the diverse needs of the community are met with excellence and innovation in healthcare.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Must hold a bachelor or post graduate degree in speech pathology which provides eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Outline relevant clinical expertise in adult dysphagia and communication management across respiratory and critical care caseloads, including experience with VFSS and/or FEES, tracheostomy and laryngectomy management.
• Describe leadership experience in service planning and quality improvement process, including supervision of staff or students and examples of embedding evidence-based practice into team or service development.
• Do you have a current Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2)? if you hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.

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Additional Information

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Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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