Senior Speech Pathologist

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3

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

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ616204

Applications close: 19 Nov 2025

Commencement Date: 2 March 2026

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REQ SESLHD - Senior Speech Pathologist - Rehabilitation

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Level 3 Speech Pathologist to join our team in a permanent full-time role in the newly purpose-built Rehabilitation Precinct at St George Hospital.

This role is within the Rehabilitation Precinct, which includes the newly established Rehabilitation Cognitive Therapy Unit (RCTU) and is located in the modern Kensington Street Building at St George Hospital that will be opening in March 2026.

This is a unique opportunity to work in the specialist clinical area of neurological rehabilitation. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role within our multidisciplinary team that provides specialised, patient-centred care for individuals with mild to moderate acquired & traumatic brain injuries and conditions affecting cognition, communication, and daily functioning.

The Speech Pathology Department at St George Hospital is a supportive team focused on person-centered, compassionate care. We strive to provide consistent high quality speech pathology services across the campus. Our department consists of 18 speech pathologists and support staff, and we work across a variety of inpatient and outpatient services. Clinically we provide services to aged care, surgical, ICU/trauma, general medicine, neurology, rehabilitation, palliative care, head and neck oncology, and paediatric feeding streams. This role includes responsibilities for supervision, quality improvement initiatives, education delivery to other health care professionals and the teaching of students on clinical placement. We support flexible work practices, protected time for non-clinical tasks (quality improvement, continuing professional education, leadership development) and enjoy a positive and supportive workplace culture.

The Role

Plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Rehabilitation in order to provide high quality Speech Pathology care to patients across the Rehabilitation Precinct at St George Hospital consistent with NSW Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards.

This role includes responsibilities for supervision, quality improvement initiatives, education delivery to other health care professionals and the teaching of students on clinical placement.

Benefits

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Selection Criteria

• Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning.
• Extensive post graduate Speech Pathology clinical experience in a Neurological Rehabilitation caseload.
• Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, education and support to others in providing service excellence.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes.
• Demonstrated active participation in developing, implementing, and reporting on services.

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards

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For role related queries or questions, please contact Tracy Kelly via email at

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment- and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support(SESLHD-) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.

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