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Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
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* Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
* Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Position Overview
Our Community Paediatric Service is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Speech Pathologist to join our Paediatric Allied Health Team. The role operates within a multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively to undertake assessment and to provide coordinated, evidence-based and responsive interventions. The Speech Pathologist will engage effectively with families and carers to provide a family-centred service that meets the needs of each child.
The position works across a range of multidisciplinary clinics or programs and speech pathology specific services with opportunities to participate in Autism Assessments, Feeding Clinics and Community Health outpatients. The role will work collaboratively with other clinicians and personnel in the Paediatric Service to share specialist knowledge and skills and enhance clinical outcomes.
Opportunities to provide clinical supervision and lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives are key features of this role. This Speech Pathology position is based at the Western Health Melton site, but may work across a range of settings as required to provide high-quality evidence-based care to children and families residing in the Brimbank, Melton and Moorabool regions.
Contact Person: Kellie Griffin
Title: Manager - Paediatric Community Services
Email: **************@wh.org.au
Applications close at 11:59pm on 27 November 2024.
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