Position Summary
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- Enjoy a rewarding role within a friendly and supportive team
- Improve your skills with ongoing training and professional development
- Enhance your career at Victoria’s largest regional healthcare service
About the facility
The Speech Pathology department provides services to a wide range of clinical areas to clients with swallowing and communication disorders. Speech Pathology is predominantly inpatient focused with some outpatient services provided in head and neck, voice and paediatrics. A strict criterion exists for outpatient and paediatric services.
Speech Pathology staff are supported in their professional practice, by attendance at professional development opportunities, regular review of evidence based practice, professional supervision and access to training and competency packages.
About the role
In this role you will
- Develop, implement and evaluate the strategic and operational plans for the Acute Speech Pathology service in conjunction with the Manager, Speech Pathology.
- Assume the responsibilities of the Manager, Speech Pathology in his/her absence as delegated.
- Contribute to the management of an appropriate specialist clinical load in the Acute Program.
- Manage portfolios of responsibility as allocated by the Manager, Speech Pathology
About the culture
In 2013, the Speech Pathology service achieved a culture of 'success' in the biannual People Cultural Survey. The culture of 'success' is characterised by staff having a strong sense of success and achievement and being very positive and proactive about tackling problems. There is a ‘Can Do’ mentality.
Barwon Health staff benefits
At Barwon Health we celebrate and harness diversity, and consider it a competitive advantage. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply. Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our consumers including children and appropriate rigorous reference and background checks will be undertaken.
Recruitment agencies should note that Barwon Health does not accept agency resumes. Barwon Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.
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