This
is an appointment for initial 0.5 FTE from
17/8/26-31/8/26 and then 1.0 FTE or 76 hours per fortnight
effective 1/9/26, with the possibility of extension and/or
permanency.
Come join
us!
Are you an experienced and
passionate Speech Pathologist ready to take on a senior leadership
role across a major metropolitan health service with this initial
development of Mount Lawley Hospital Speech Pathology
Department?
We are seeking a dynamic
Manager Speech Pathology to lead and shape services across Mount
Lawley Hospital as part of Royal Perth Bentley Mount Lawley Group
(RPBMG).
This is an exciting opportunity to influence service
delivery, drive innovation and make a meaningful impact on patient
care across acute, rehabilitation and community
settings.
About
the Opportunity
In this role,
you will provide strategic leadership and operational management of
Speech Pathology services across RPBMG, ensuring delivery of
high-quality, safe, and patient-centred care.
You
will:
Develop, lead, manage,
and evaluate Speech Pathology services based at Mount Lawley
Hospital.
Oversee workforce
planning, recruitment, supervision, and performance
management.
Provide advanced
clinical leadership and consultancy for complex communication
and swallowing disorders including Flexible Endoscopic
Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and Videofluoroscopic swallow
study (VFSS).
Lead service
improvement, innovation, and policy development
initiatives.
Work collaboratively
with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient
outcomes.
Support research,
education, and evidence-based practice.
Suitability
Criteria
Demonstrated leadership
experience managing Speech Pathology services within a complex,
multi-site healthcare environment.
Demonstrate advanced
clinical expertise in clinically complex or rehabilitation
Speech Pathology environments including expertise in Flexible
Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and
Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS).
Proven ability to lead
service improvement initiatives, clinical governance
activities, and policy development.
Highly
developed communication and interpersonal skills with the
ability to influence, lead, support and coordinate staff to
deliver safe and timely services.
Demonstrated ability to
lead and deliver complex projects and manage competing
priorities in an operational environment.
Experience in
supervision, mentoring and training of clinical staff to
support service development and a collaborative
culture.
Eligible
for full membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
Commitment to
patient-centred care and continuous quality
improvement.
Area
Profile: Mount Lawley Hospital is part of the Royal
Perth Bentley Mount Lawley Group and is located just minutes from




the Perth CBD offering a range of services including Outpatient
clinics, general medical, rehabilitation and geriatric services,
surgical, day procedures, mental health and endoscopy.
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more information about our hospitals, or check out the video below
to hear more from our staff and #comejoinus
Employee
Benefits: Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which
may include (in line with operational requirements):
Career development
Opportunities and Study leave/assistance.
Versatile
working arrangements.
Flexible
leave arrangements.
Other
professional and location-based allowances.
12%
employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
For information on superannuation
click here.
Fitness
Passport - discounted access to select gyms, pools, and fitness
centres across Australia.
Discounted Smart Rider
for travel to work.
Free
Parking.
How to
apply
Application
Instructions: Applicants are requested
to apply online ()
and provide suitable Referees, it is preferable for your referee to
be a current supervisor or manager.
Satisfactory references are an
essential part of East Metropolitan Health Service's (EMHS)
recruitment.
Set yourself up to succeed in your application by
providing suitable, contactable referees.
Applicants are advised to
write a statement addressing the suitability criteria in no more
than 2-3 pages and provide a detailed curriculum vitae which
summarises your experience and how you are able to meet the
position requirements.
These documents should be complete and
ready to attach prior to applying online.
Please ensure you allow
sufficient time to complete the online application process as you
will be required to answer various questions and attach your
documentation.
For further job-related
Information we encourage you to contact Gemma Pattison, Head of
Department - RPBMG Speech Pathology on **************.
EMHS is committed to
ensuring that our services are delivered by people who are
representative of the diverse communities we
assist.
We wholly embrace diversity
and inclusion and encourage people to work with us from all ages,
races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, family
responsibilities or other characteristics, including Aboriginal
people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, individuals
with a diverse sexuality or gender or bodily diversity,



and people
with disability.
WA Health is committed to
growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health's
Aboriginal Workforce Policy.
As a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Prospect Act **** applies to this
position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to
apply.
Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights.
This includes visa holders.
Permanent appointments may be made to
individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas
that enable ongoing employment in Australia.
We are committed to building
a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion.
We
actively promote applications from people with disability.
Reasonable adjustments will be provided to support you through the
recruitment process.
Please contact ******
to let us know if you require any adjustments to take part in the
application or selection process.
Other
Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust
and responsibility.
WA Health policies require applicants to
undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as
part of the appointment process.
As well as undertaking a criminal
record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required
to undertake a working with children check (if required for the
role) and a pre-employment health assessment.
We may ask referees
to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With
Children (WWC) Check.
For further information please refer to the
WWC website at:

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be
considered for other 'similar' vacancies within EMHS and/or the
wider WA public sector.
In addition to this, should the successful
applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next
most suitable applicant may also be selected from this
process.
Both options remain valid for a period of twelve (12)
months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
Job Share arrangements may
be considered.
Help in submitting your
application: If you experience technical difficulties while
applying online, please contact Employee Services on ******** for
immediate assistance during business hours.
Lodgement is system
generated.
Any submissions on, or after 4:00pm Monday 27/07/2026
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
CRVCID ******

📌 Manager Speech Pathology (Perth)
🏢 Department of Health (WA Health)
📍 Perth