Flexible clinic, community & hybrid working
Northcote clinic base on vibrant High Street
Mentor clinicians while growing your own career
At Avina, we're a national allied health and behaviour support organisation supporting communities across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.
With a team of 400+ clinicians, we deliver Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Dietetics and Positive Behaviour Support across the lifespan – and we're continuing to grow our multidisciplinary teams across Melbourne.
Our values guide how we work every day:
Progressive | Curious | Respectful | Collaborative | Informed | Purposeful
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced
Senior Speech Pathologist
to join our Northeast Melbourne team, with access to our
Northcote clinic on High Street
as your local team base.
This is a flexible role combining
clinic, community and hybrid working
, giving you the opportunity to shape your week around your caseload and where you work best.
You can utilise our Northcote clinic for appointments, team connection and focused work, while also supporting participants in their homes, schools and communities across Melbourne's northeast.
Your community caseload can be built with your location in mind, helping to keep travel practical and manageable.
Depending on your caseload, you may support participants across areas such as
Northcote, Thornbury, Preston, Coburg, Brunswick, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe and surrounding north-eastern suburbs
.
As a Senior Speech Pathologist, you'll continue doing the clinical work you enjoy while also having the opportunity to
mentor, supervise and support developing clinicians
.




You'll be surrounded by a multidisciplinary team across Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Behaviour Support and other allied health disciplines, giving you plenty of opportunity for collaboration and shared learning.
What You'll Be Doing
Deliver person-centred Speech Pathology services across our Northcote clinic, participants' homes, schools and community settings
Manage a varied and more complex caseload across communication and/or mealtime and dysphagia presentations
Complete assessments, intervention planning and ongoing therapy
Provide mentoring, clinical supervision and support to less experienced clinicians
Work collaboratively with families, carers, educators and multidisciplinary colleagues
Contribute your clinical experience and ideas to the broader team
Participate in professional development, peer learning and clinical collaboration
Why Join Avina?
A Northcote clinic base on High Street
– giving you a genuine space for appointments, collaboration and focused work
Flexibility in how you work
– with a combination of clinic, community and hybrid options
Community work built around you
– with consideration given to where you live when developing your caseload
Genuine senior opportunities




– mentor and support other clinicians while continuing to maintain your own clinical practice
Multidisciplinary support
– work alongside clinicians from a range of allied health disciplines
Achievable KPIs
designed to support sustainable clinical practice and work-life balance
Ongoing professional development
and opportunities to continue growing your clinical and leadership skills
National opportunities with local connection
– the resources and career opportunities of a larger organisation, with the support of your local Melbourne team
Systems, resources and clinical support designed to help you spend more time focusing on your clients
What You'll Bring
Bachelor or Master of Speech Pathology
Current Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) membership, with CPSP preferred
Strong clinical experience across communication and/or mealtime/dysphagia presentations
Experience mentoring, supervising or supporting less experienced clinicians
Strong communication, collaboration and organisational skills
NDIS Worker Screening Check and Working With Children Check, or willingness to obtain
Driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle, as some community-based work forms part of the role
Interested?
If you're an experienced Speech Pathologist looking for your next step, but still want to stay connected to clinical practice, this could be a great chance to do both.
You'll have the flexibility of community and hybrid work, a clinic base in the heart of Northcote, a multidisciplinary team around you and genuine opportunities to mentor and influence the clinicians coming through behind you.
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📌 Senior Speech Pathologist (Victoria)
🏢 Avina
📍 Victoria