About the Role:
A rewarding opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Speech Pathologist to join the SA Intellectual Disability Health Service (SAIDHS) within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact by supporting adults with intellectual disabilities and enhancing their communication, participation and overall quality of life.
As a Senior Speech Pathologist, you will deliver specialist assessment, intervention and consultancy services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to high‑quality, person‑centred care and the ongoing development of best practice within intellectual disability health services.
Key responsibilities include:
- conducting comprehensive communication assessments
- developing and implementing individualised, evidence‑based intervention programs
- providing expert advice and consultation to families, carers, support staff and external agencies
- leading clinical initiatives and providing supervision, mentoring and guidance to less experienced staff
- collaborating with medical, allied health and disability support professionals to ensure coordinated care
- contributing to service development, research activities and continuous quality improvement
To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
About You:
You will bring a high level of clinical expertise, leadership capability and a commitment to improving outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities. Your strengths include extensive knowledge and advanced skills in speech pathology assessment and intervention across diverse clinical presentations; strong interpersonal abilities, including negotiation, consultation and conflict‑resolution skills; proven capacity to build effective partnerships with clients, families, culturally diverse communities and service providers; excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate, timely clinical documentation and reports; demonstrated leadership experience, including staff supervision, mentoring and supporting team development; experience in acute or complex clinical settings, including program evaluation, service development and implementation of evidence‑based practice; and proven ability to develop, implement and evaluate departmental policies and procedures within a healthcare context.
If you are passionate about delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care and contributing to a progressive, dedicated team, we encourage you to apply.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Incremental wage increases in-line with the incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025
Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Speech Pathologist in NALHN include:
- professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
- opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
- regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
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.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
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: 928754
Enquiries:
Stephanie Searle
SAIDHS Snr Service Manager
Ph: 8257 7300 or Email: stephanie.searle@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
20 February 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
928754 - Senior Speech Pathologist - SA Intellectual Disability Health Service (SAIDHS) - AHP3 - role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
