Senior Speech Pathologist Salary $107,751
- $119,351 + super & incentives Staff Speech Pathology and Allied Health Assistants Location Nhulunbuy with remote travel Primary Purpose: The Senior Speech Pathologist is responsible for overseeing and delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive and effective speech pathology services (diagnostics, intervention, consultancy) with a particular focus on a paediatric caseload; some adult clinical casework may also feature. Overview of Working Environement: Melaleuca Therapies Pty. Ltd. provides Allied Health services across the Gove Peninsula and the wider East Arnhem Land region. Melaleuca Therapies prioritises working closely with local service providers to the benefit of their clients and is affiliated with the East Arnhem Kids Hub. Melaleuca Therapies places value on professional upskilling, supervision and mentoring, and ensuring our employees are the right fit for the team and clients. Our Values: Integrity, Collaboration, Respect. The Senior Speech Pathologist will be required to have a high degree of self-direction and motivation, as they will often be required to work off-site or independently when undertaking visits to remote communities. Primary

Responsibilities:
1. Provide high-quality, culturally sensitive and effective speech pathology services with a particular focus on a paediatric caseload; some adult clinical casework may also feature. 2. Prepare professional reports promptly for a range of other service providers, e.g. schools, allied health and medical practitioners, families, NDIS, etc. 3. Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to speech pathologists and students, including supporting clinical reasoning, reviewing documentation, ensuring adherence to evidence-based practice, and contributing to the development of clinical capability across the team. 4. Ensure clinical accountability through the appropriate use of information systems and by keeping accurate data and documentation. 5.



Maintain professional knowledge and skills through active participation in supervision with the Director and other available professional development. 6. Foster a positive workplace culture through appropriate and collaborative workplace behaviour. 7. Adhere to all work, health and safety practices and Melaleuca Therapies policies and procedures. Essential Selection Criteria 1. Registered with Speech Pathology Australia or equivalent as a practising Speech Pathologist. 2. Demonstrated relevant clinical experience and/ or strong interest working with paediatrics 0-18 years across child development, speech, language, including augmentative and alternative communication, and mealtime management. 3. Proven ability to plan, prioritise and deliver high volume complex Speech Pathology workload in a regularly changing work environment. 4. Demonstrated flexibility, high-level problem solving and resilience with the ability to work effectively in remote communities and live in a small community. 5. Demonstrated high-level interpersonal, exceptional communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills with a strong commitment to qualified growth and development. 6. Demonstrated ability working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, including First Nations people. 7. Willingness to travel to remote communities by light plane or four-wheel drive vehicle and, where required, stay on community for short periods of time. Desirable Selection Criteria: 1. Post-graduate qualifications in speech pathology, or similar 2. Experience working in remote communities and culturally diverse contexts 3. Experience working with people with disabilities 4. Interest in transdisciplinary work 5. Demonstrated knowledge of neurodiversity affirming therapy models 6. Knowledge of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Appointment Factors: Willing to undergo a Criminal History Check Ability to obtain a Working with Children’s Clearance Willing to obtain professional indemnity and public liability insurances Completion of NDIS Worker Screening Current SPA membership Current driver’s license Willing to obtain an annual Dhimurru access permit Presentation of COVID 19 vaccination certificate (for access to Aged Care facilities)

📌 Speech Pathologist (Nhulunbuy)
🏢 Melaleuca Therapies
📍 Nhulunbuy