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Transform Lives as Senior Speech Pathologist - Flinders Medical Centre

Join SA Health as an AHP3 Senior Speech Pathologist at Flinders Medical Centre, delivering specialist care for communication and swallowing disorders in a leading healthcare facility. This part-time contract position until May 2026 offers the opportunity to lead clinical excellence while mentoring junior staff within our multidisciplinary teams. Make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes while advancing your career with South Australia's largest and most trusted healthcare provider.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Manager, this role is responsible for the planning, development, co-ordination, implementation and evaluation of acute
adult speech pathology services provided to inpatients who present with disorders of communication and swallowing. The incumbent will provide specialised speech pathology services to complex patient's groups on the general medicine units and may also service the Intensive & Critical Care Unit (ICCU), ENT, emergency units and Noarlunga Hospital Acute programs when required.

Duties for the role will include:

• Apply specialist professional expertise in the provision of complex clinical services, including provision of timely assessment, diagnosis and prognosis, and evidenced-based treatment for referred adult acute patients of SALHN presenting with disorders of communication and/or swallowing,
• Conduct instrumental investigation in the evaluation of swallowing e.g., FEES, videoflouroscopy,
• Operate with professional independence, clinical competence and highly developed reflective practice skills, drawing on professional direction in the review and application of new evidenced based techniques
• Work under limited direction, accepting professional responsibility for delivery of a high standard of complex, specialised or strategically significant work, including providing advice to the Manager of Speech Pathology Acute Services and other stakeholders on the effective allocation of adult acute Speech Pathology resources
• Liaise closely with families, staff of other disciplines and relevant community agencies to provide an integrated approach to client management

About you:

• Appropriate degree in Speech Pathology or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Speech Pathology Association of Australia,
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills across all levels of service provision,
• Demonstrated ability to work in an independent manner with limited supervision,
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workloads, and meet deadlines,
• Demonstrated capacity to foster and participate in multi-disciplinary teamwork,
• Demonstrated capacity to support and promote the values of the Speech Pathology Department, as outlined in the FMC Speech Pathology Team Charter,
• Extensive clinical experience in the acute management of adult communication and swallowing disorders including aged care, post-surgical, ENT and general medical patients, including the use of VFSS and FEES,
• Previous experience in student or staff supervision,
• Experience in clinical protocol/procedure/pathway development,

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Carlie Mathers, Speech Pathology Manager- Acute, 82043007, Carlie.Mathers@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 11 January 2026

Attachments:

• AHP3 Senior Speech Pathologist- Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 925620