Speech Pathologist

Posted: 01/05/2024

Closing Date: 29/05/2024

Job Type: Temporary

Location: Melbourne - Northern Region

Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor, delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services. 

Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.

Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact. Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.

Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.

That’s the DPV Health Way . For a full list of our benefits and more on great careers at DPV Health, please see our website .

Greatness starts here

You will contribute to the success of DPV Health by operating as a Speech Pathologist within our Pathway to Good Health program.

DPV Health, in collaboration with the Department of Health and DFFH, is expanding the existing Pathway to Good Health program (currently operating from the Broadmeadows and Mill Park sites) to provide targeted health services for vulnerable children and young people in Out of Home Care across Northern Metropolitan Melbourne LGA’s.

You will work within a Client Centred Framework and be responsible for providing timely, comprehensive speech pathology assessments, formulating health management plans and recommendations for children and young people residing in Out of Home Care.

The Pathway to Good Health program operates as a multidisciplinary team consisting of a Paediatrician, Paediatric Nurses, Speech Pathologist, Child & Adolescent Psychologist, and a Clinical Lead clinician.

In this role, you will:

•Conduct comprehensive speech pathology assessments using relevant assessment tools and the production of detailed Health Management Plans for children and young people living in Out of Home Care. 

•Work in partnership and collaborate with the professionals who are supporting the child/family, to provide a timely and developmentally appropriate service and support. This may include internal and external health professionals and other community team members (e.g. education providers).

•Provide opportunistic education and capacity building with clients and carers to promote speech and language skill development.

•Ensure the standards of the Speech Pathology service provided is based on current best practice in accordance with relevant evidence-based Speech Pathology research and the Speech Pathology Australia - Code of Ethics

Providing client-centred care with a high standard of clinical services and expertise to, children and adolescents and their carers, your day-to-day responsibilities with our Pathway to Good Health program will include:

• A sound understanding of the effects of childhood trauma and adversity and demonstrated ability to provide trauma informed, trauma responsive and inclusive care.
• Recommending appropriate speech pathology evidence-based interventions or strategies for managing concerns identified through assessments and discussions with clients, carers, and relevant stakeholders.
• Working effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment with an aim of improved client outcomes .

Bring your great, everyday

To be successful in this role you will bring demonstrated experience working within a multi-disciplinary team and have a proven understanding of the effects of childhood trauma and cumulative harm and a demonstrated ability to provide trauma informed, trauma responsive and inclusive recommendations and care.

You will have substantial experience in a similar role within the community health services sector with evidence of successful team development and growth. You will also come with:

• A practising member of Speech Pathology Australia with Certified Practising Speech Pathologist status (CPSP).
• Qualifications and/or Knowledge or Experience in Speech Pathology assessments, and interventions for infants, preschoolers, and school-aged children with developmental delays/disabilities.

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable), hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Clearance.
• Full driver license and travel between sites required.
• Closing date for applications will be 29/05/2024.

Our Talent Experience

We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to Kate Brownlee, detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

For further information, please contact Kate Brownlee Clinical Lead on kate.brownlee@dpvhealth.org.au . We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don’t delay. 

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.

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We will not be accepting applications from agencies for this position.