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Make your next career move with Cairns Hospital's Speech Pathology team, where several exciting opportunities are available to deliver specialist care across acute, rehabilitation and outpatient services. In this senior role, you'll work with complex and diverse caseloads, provide clinical leadership and mentoring, and contribute to high-quality care for patients with communication and swallowing disorders. Enjoy a rewarding role in a supportive and collaborative environment.

COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

About us:

The Speech Pathology Department at Cairns Hospital is a dynamic and highly skilled team delivering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services across a wide range of adult and paediatric specialties. Based within the largest hospital in Far North Queensland, our team of Speech Pathologists, Clinical Assistants and support staff provide evidence-based assessment and intervention for communication and swallowing disorders, including specialised instrumental assessments such as VFSS, FEES and EEV. With services extending across acute, rehabilitation, community and outreach settings throughout Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, we are committed to innovation, clinical excellence and patient-centred care.

Our collaborative multidisciplinary workplace offers exciting opportunities to work with diverse caseloads while contributing to improved health outcomes for communities across the region. About your opportunity: In this position you will....

- Deliver high level speech pathology clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management within various multidisciplinary teams, within a hospital and outpatient setting, with infrequent need for direct clinical practice supervision.




- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the continuum of care and apply professional judgement to a complex varied caseload, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, adapting routine clinical practice based on valid and reliable evidence, to establish and deliver efficient and effective services.
- Contribute to strategic planning and the development of Speech Pathology Department and Cairns Hospital clinical practices and procedures using the principles of evidence-based practice.
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision and education to students, allied health assistants and speech pathologists, supporting professional development, clinical excellence and the delivery of high-quality patient care.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

- CAH696751 Role Description (PDF)

CHHHS Application Kit (PDF)

CHHHS Information for applicants (PDF)

📌 Speech Pathologist - Senior, Speech Pathology and Audiology Department - Cairns
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Cairns