Speech Therapist - Healthcarelink
Healthcarelink • Melbourne, VIC, AU
30+ days ago
Job description
About the Role & Clinic
- Setting: Primarily a supportive, multidisciplinary allied health clinic with a focus on peer-learning, evidence-based, and holistic functional therapy.
- Clients: Opportunity to work with paediatric clients and a combination of teenagers, young adults, and some adults. Clients include those with NDIS funding, Medicare, and private funding.
- Flexibility: Flexible hours, with clinical care delivered via face-to-face (clinic-based, with occasional community/school/home visits) and online tele-health. Both individual and group sessions are offered.
Key Responsibilities
- Diagnose, assess, and provide evidence-based intervention for speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders.
- Provide education and create individualised treatment plans for a diverse population.
- Complete detailed documentation: progress notes, assessment/funding reports, referral letters, and goal setting/reviewing.
- Report progress to appropriate parties (e.g., family, teachers, medical professionals) and participate in care-team meetings.
Benefits & Support
- Professional Development: $1000 annual PD budget, weekly/fortnightly peer support or supervision, and a variety of assessment/therapy resources.
- Team Support: Supportive, experienced team, weekly/fortnightly team meetings, and a dedicated admin team for bookings/invoicing.
- Work/Life: Flexible hours, a bonus scheme for exceeding KPIs, a MacBook for work, and access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Well-being: 2 additional "well-being" personal leave days per year for outstanding performance.
- For Graduates: Extra observation, weekly in-house supervision, and additional support from an in-house supervisor and Allied Health Team leader.
About You
- Passionate, energetic professional with a strong work ethic.
- Confident in engaging with a varied client base (infants to adults) and other professionals.
- Reliable, professional, and keen to maintain high standards.
- Qualifications: Valid Australian working rights, Current SPA registration, Working with Children Check, and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Desired: Experience working within the NDIS system.