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Senior Speech Pathologist - Perth Metropolitan, Western Australia, Australia

Senior Speech Pathologist Perth Childrens Hospital

(CRVCID 747214)

This advert's closing date has been extended to 4.00pm, Monday 19th October 2026

Join WA’s only tertiary paediatric centre as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
Access a strong clinical education culture, including structured onboarding, credentialling, and professional development opportunities.
Contribute to research, service innovation, and specialist training.

This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time, Casual appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

Our service may include weekend shifts and or home visiting. Class C drivers’ licence is required.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at a senior practice level in a highly specialised paediatric setting, providing speech pathology services to children and young people with complex medical, neurological, surgical, and developmental needs.

We are seeking Senior Speech Pathologists to join our team at Perth Children’s Hospital and deliver high quality, evidence-based, family centred care for children and young people as part of their medical journey.

As a Senior Speech Pathologist reporting to the Head of Department, you will:

Provide evidence-based assessment, intervention, and evaluation of communication and/or swallowing disorders as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Actively prioritise and coordinate a clinical caseload including participate in clinical review meetings and case conferences as appropriate.
Advise and support staff by coordinating caseloads, facilitating and promoting patient safety while complying with governance and regulatory requirements.
Educate patients and their families / carers in post-discharge management, providing strategies to support their child's feeding and/or speech and language development at home and coordinating discharge summaries and referrals to other services as needed.
Engage in self-study towards completion of certification/recognition in a specialty area as part of continuous professional development and education and supervising junior (P1) speech pathologists towards the same.
Liaise with consumer groups including external agencies to represent CAHS. Provide education and training to internal and external stakeholders, and support referrals to community and NDIS, private providers.

Requirements

A tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and eligible for full membership of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) are requirements for this role.

Individuals with experience from an adult care environment can be supported in transitioning to our paediatric focused environment.

Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au). Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants.  

Your ability to meet the work-related requirements will be assessed throughout the recruitment process.

Your application should contain the following:

A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience along with evidence of your tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibilityfor certified practicing membership of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).
Please provide the name, email, and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide a reference. Referees should include at least one individual who has been or is your direct Line Manager/Supervisor. (We will contact you to seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).