Senior Speech Pathology Lvl 3

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time, 16 hours per week until June 2028

Location: Bankstown Community Health Centre

Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 3

Remuneration: $ $58.52 per hour

Requisition ID: REQ618349

Application Close Date: 16/11/2025

Interview Date Range: 19/11/2025 – 26/11/2025

Contact Details: Rebecca Bedding |

About the Opportunity

Join a Groundbreaking first of its kind Equity Model of Care – Supporting Families through a Midwifery Group Practice and Child and Family Health model. We're seeking passionate clinicians to join an innovative, equity-driven model of care designed to reach and support vulnerable families across the first 2000 days of life. This whole-of-family approach centres on continuity of care, connection, and proactive care in trusted, community-based settings.

In these roles, you will:

• Build trusted relationships through early, supported engagement and ongoing continuity of care.
• Partner with families alongside a known midwife and child and family health nurse, delivering coordinated, evidence-based care from pregnancy through early childhood.
• Empower families with seamless service navigation, while ensuring the right support is delivered at the right time.
• Use digital tools like Watch Me Grow – E to enhance communication, promote developmental milestones, and keep families engaged and informed.
• Early career midwifery and nursing staff encouraged as part of this innovative model.

Be part of a team reimagining maternal and early childhood care to reduce barriers, foster trust, and achieve better outcomes for women, children and families.

Where You'll Be Working

SWSLHD Primary & Community Health provides a comprehensive range of community-based services designed to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities across South Western Sydney.

These services include prevention, early intervention, assessment, acute and post-acute treatment, health maintenance, and continuing care. The team supports diverse populations, offering specialised programs for children, young people, older adults, and at-risk communities.

With over 800 dedicated staff, including Aboriginal Health Workers, nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, the service ensures high-quality care close to where people live.

The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Primary & Community Health an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.

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 is accredited as eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Advanced clinical knowledge and postgraduate experience and skills in assessing and managing paediatric clients (0-5 years) with a variety of communication disorders in a community health setting.
• Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable and/or at risk complex communities/ families.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to use multidisciplinary teamwork, and to collaborate with other services/organisations relevant to the care of the child.
• Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who 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

Salary Packaging

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees are able to enjoy the benefits of salary packing. Visit Smart Salary for more details.

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.

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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