Speech Pathologist

🩺 Now Pooling: Speech Pathologists Take your speech pathology career to Australia. We are pooling experienced Speech Pathologists for roles across hospitals, schools, private practice, community health, aged care, and NDIS-funded services.

🧰 About the Role As a Speech Pathologist you will assess and treat communication and swallowing difficulties across the lifespan. You will build individualised therapy plans, coach families and carers, and work within a multidisciplinary team to improve function and quality of life.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities: ➤ Assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, voice, fluency, and social communication disorders ➤ Assess and manage swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) across paediatric and adult caseloads

➤ Develop individualised therapy plans and deliver intervention in clinic, home, school, or ward settings ➤ Implement augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems and train users and carers ➤ Conduct instrumental swallowing assessment where credentialled and supported

➤ Train families, carers, teaching staff, and nursing teams in communication and mealtime strategies ➤ Prepare assessment reports for NDIS, education, and other funding bodies ➤ Contribute to multidisciplinary team planning, case review, and discharge planning

✅ To Qualify, You Must Have:

➤ Bachelor or Master degree in Speech Pathology, Speech and Language Therapy, or equivalent ➤ Minimum 2 years of post-qualification clinical experience ➤ Eligibility for Certified Practising Speech Pathologist membership with Speech Pathology Australia, including overseas qualification assessment or recognition under a mutual recognition arrangement where applicable

➤ Experience in paediatric language, adult dysphagia, or both ➤ Current registration or licence to practise in your home jurisdiction, in good standing ➤ English language proficiency meeting the relevant board and Department of Home Affairs requirements

➤ Ability to provide passport, police clearances, employment references, academic transcripts, and professional registration evidence for the skills assessment and visa process 🌏 Why Choose Australia? ➤ Practise in a well-resourced, highly regulated health system with strong clinical governance

➤ Competitive salary packages with superannuation, plus salary packaging in many public and not-for-profit services ➤ Structured professional development, clinical supervision, and clear progression to senior and advanced practice roles ➤ 4 weeks of annual leave plus paid personal and carer's leave under Australian workplace entitlements

➤ Employer sponsorship under the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visa, with potential permanent residency pathways subject to eligibility ➤ Roles available across major cities and regional centres, with relocation and registration support provided throughout