What your day could look like
As a Senior Speech Pathologist Hearing, you'll play a critical role in helping children achieve their communication, feeding and developmental goals. Through advanced clinical care and strong partnerships with families, communities and health professionals, you'll contribute to meaningful outcomes that improve health, wellbeing and participation.
Every day, you'll contribute by: * Delivering expert assessment and intervention that helps children achieve stronger communication and feeding outcomes. * Partnering with families, community organisations and multidisciplinary teams to create lasting and culturally responsive outcomes. * Leading service improvements that enhance access, quality and effectiveness of care across the region. * Building workforce capability through mentoring, coaching and sharing clinical expertise. Let's talk about you!
You're an experienced Speech Pathologist who combines clinical excellence with genuine compassion. You build trust quickly, lead with integrity and are motivated by creating positive change for children and families. Whether supporting a child to reach an important milestone, strengthening community partnerships or guiding colleagues through complex challenges, you take pride in delivering care that makes a real difference. You're committed to great clinical outcomes and passionate about improving lives and helping services evolve.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role: * Eligibility for practising membership with Speech Pathology Australia. * Strong experience delivering paediatric speech pathology services, including complex clinical presentations. * Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with families, communities and multidisciplinary teams. * A commitment to leadership, evidence-based practice and continuous improvement. You'll stand out if you have experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and/or leading service improvement initiatives,



projects or workforce capability programs. Above all, you'll bring compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage to every interaction, helping deliver better outcomes for children, families and communities.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless. Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services. Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards: * Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements * Enjoy versatile work arrangements that support balance and variety * Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways * Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration. * Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport. For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here. Where are you? If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Speech Pathologist Senior Hearing (Toowoomba Regional)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Toowoomba Regional