Senior Speech Pathologist, Custodial FYMHS Job Description Senior Speech Pathologist, Custodial FYMHS Req ID: 7969 Posting Start Date: 01/10/2026 Advertisement End Date: 29/10/2026 Work Location: PYMHWS Parkville

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

Job Description:

Senior Speech Pathologist (Gd5) - Forensic Youth Mental Health Service

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

Part Time (0.9 FTE) | Permanent | Cherry Creek, VIC (15 minutes from Werribee & 40 mins from Parkville)

Base Salary $133k pa pro rata (Dependent on Qualifications & Experience) + Super & Salary Packaging

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)is Victoria’s newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges.

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled,



and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.

The Opportunity:

Join the Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS) as a Senior Speech Pathologist (Gd5) where you will provide specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for young people presenting with complex communication, language, cognitive and neurodevelopmental needs.

Working alongside a skilled and passionate multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in supporting clinical decision-making, enhancing multidisciplinary care and improving outcomes for some of Victoria's most vulnerable young people.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to service innovation, workforce growth and the delivery of evidence-informed care within one of Australia's most specialised youth mental health services.

Please review position description for further information about the role’s key responsibilities and requirements.

*Applications will be accepted from Gd5 & Gd4 Speech Pathologists and the appropriate PD will be supplied accordingly.

About You:

The Senior Speech Pathologist operates with a high degree of autonomy and clinical responsibility and is recognised as a senior clinical resource within Custodial FYMHS. The role provides discipline-specific leadership, clinical consultation, supervision, mentoring,



and support to speech pathology students, early career clinicians, and multidisciplinary staff. The position contributes to service development, quality improvement activities, research, clinical governance processes, and the ongoing development of specialist neurodevelopmental assessment pathways within Custodial FYMHS.

The role requires demonstrated expertise in working with young people experiencing complex mental health, neurodevelopmental, trauma-related, and forensic presentations. Practice is grounded in evidence-informed approaches, including developmental and attachment theory, trauma-informed care, child and adolescent mental health frameworks, neurodevelopmental assessment principles, ecosystemic practice, recovery-oriented care, and culturally secure and anti-oppressive practice.

The position operates across multiple custodial and as part of transition support, may travel to various community service settings throughout Victoria. Travel between youth justice custodial sites is an inherent requirement of the role and is supported through access to organisational fleet vehicles during working hours.

In response to evolving service needs, funding arrangements, and broader system reform initiatives, the incumbent may be required to work flexibly across programs, sites, and service streams within Custodial FYMHS and PYMHWS to support service delivery, continuity of care, and organisational priorities.

✔️ Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology from a recognised institution, eligible for membership with Speech Pathology Australia.

✔️Eligibility for, or current Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (

📌 Senior Speech Pathologist (Melbourne)
🏢 Melbourne Health
📍 Melbourne