Speech Pathologist Grade 2

Job Requisition ID: 6015

Legal Entity: Monash Health

Location:
Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168

Employment Type: Part Time Fixed Term (Parental Leave)

Posting Date: 7 Oct 2025

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About the Role:

Join our team as a Grade 2 Speech Pathologist on a part-time fixed term basis (0.42 EFT / 32 hours per fortnight) parental leave cover until November 2026. Based across Kingston Centre (Heatherton) and Cranbourne sites.

Are you a passionate Speech Pathologist looking to make a real impact in community care? We're seeking an enthusiastic clinician to join our innovative team, helping patients receive high-quality, person-centred care from the comfort of their own homes.

In this role, you'll provide best-practice, evidence-based care through face-to-face and/or Telehealth assessments and interventions for patients admitted to the service. You'll work collaboratively with a supportive multidisciplinary team to ensure effective and compassionate care aligned with Monash Health's Strategic Guiding Principles.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Providing high standard assessment, intervention, and coordination of services, aids, and equipment to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care
• Contributing to the planning, development, and evaluation of evidence-based Speech Pathology services
• Working collaboratively within an interprofessional team to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Building strong partnerships across Monash Health and with external stakeholders, alongside the Senior Clinician Speech Pathologist, Allied Health and Psychology Manager, Nurse Manager, Clinical Coordinators and other team members
• Taking responsibility for relevant administrative portfolios as directed
• Providing clinical supervision and support to students and/or Allied Health Assistants

You'll enjoy the support of a dynamic and experienced allied health team, working within business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm).

This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your clinical skills in a collaborative, innovative environment where speech pathology is highly valued.

About Us:

Monash at Home - Aged and Rehabilitation Care (ARC) is a dynamic service that delivers care to patients within their own home. The team consists of Medical, Nursing, Allied Health, Pharmacy, Psychology and Administration staff. We provide an alternative to inpatient care, providing safe and high quality home based services for individuals with complex medical, functional and cognitive issues, who require comprehensive, medically led multidisciplinary assessment and intervention within the comfort of their own home. We are a 40 bed services that covers the Monash Health catchment. Operating out of two sites, Kingston Centre (Heatherton) and Cranbourne, and staff are required to work flexibly across both sites to meet patient needs.

Patients within the service receive daily nursing visits. Medical, allied health, neuropsychology, and pharmacy teams also provide face-to-face or Telehealth consultations, depending on individual needs. In addition, patients have access to 24-hour telephone support.

Our service is dedicated to delivering short-term, high-quality, and compassionate care that's safe, effective, and centred around each patient's needs within the primary Monash Health catchment.

About You:

To thrive in this role, you will bring the following:

• A genuine passion and interest in working with patients within a home environment, combined with proven experience and effective assessment and intervention skills
• Experience working within a healthcare setting
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively and readily build strong working relationships with key stakeholders in the delivery of client centred care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Mandatory requirements of the role:

• A recognised degree in Speech Pathology (Bachelor or Master level), including overseas qualifications assessed by Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) within the past two years
• Eligible for membership as a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) with SPA
• Demonstrated recent experience as a Speech Pathologist with at least 4 years of clinical experience
• Valid Australian Driver's licence

In Return:

As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you'll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and career progression, including:

• Salary packaging – increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options
• Professional development – access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth
• Supportive team environment – work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence
• Employee wellbeing – benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance
• Career mobility – opportunities to work across Victoria's largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways
• Diverse and inclusive workplace – join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging

At Monash Health, you'll be making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities while advancing your career in a leading healthcare organisation.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jacinta Sadler, Allied Health and Psychology Manager (ARC), Monash at Home on

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We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply:

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close: 3 November, 2025