Senior Speech Pathologist Grade 3 – Rehabilitation

Speech Pathologist Grade 3

Fixed-term full-time contract - Maternity Leave cover until November 2026

Elsternwick location

Cabrini offers

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free annually, plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment

• Attractive hourly rates + 12% superannuation + 17.5% leave loading

• Flexible working options including purchased leave to support work-life balance

• Discounted staff parking and convenient public transport access at our Malvern location (subject to availability)

• Collaborative and supportive team culture with ongoing training and development

About the role
Are you looking to take the next step in your career & move into a leadership role?

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Speech Pathologist to join the Cabrini Speech Pathology team in this Grade 3 leadership position.  We also strongly encourage senior Grade 2 clinicians who may be ready to move into a Grade 3 role in rehabilitation to apply for this position & we will work with the successful applicant to support this.

The Grade 3 Speech Pathologist will work in our rehabilitation team across Outpatient Neurology, our Parkinson's disease program & neuro-oncology homecare service and management of the Cabrini home-based palliative care service. This role will also provide clinical support and guidance for staff working at Brighton in the inpatient rehabilitation caseload.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist current clinical knowledge & skills in the area of rehabilitation.

• Ensures the provision of clinical services is responsive to the needs of Cabrini patients.

• Leads goal setting & team objectives for relevant clinical services, as a senior member of the Allied Health team.

• Maintenance of ongoing personal professional development/continuing education.

• Initiates, implements and evaluates research and encourages staff to participate in research and quality projects.

About you

Along with your passion for speech pathology, you will have experience working with patients with communication & swallowing deficits of neurological origin;  and experience working with patients who present with Parkinson's disease.  Experience working with palliative care patients is advantageous. Videofluoroscopy competency & LSVT certification is desirable.

You will have:

• Membership of Speech Pathology Australia.

• Strong leadership skills to lead the speech pathology rehabilitation team, and an ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

• Well consolidated and broad post-graduate experience in a hospital setting, ideally with experience in an outpatient setting.

• Experience in the assessment and management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders (including competency in videofluroscopy) for a range of aetiologies.

• Well-developed interpersonal skills, which include excellent communication skills.

To view the full position description please click here.

Enquiries should be directed to: Head Speech Pathology & Dietetics Nadine Lawson on

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne's southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.