Speech Pathologist

Job description

Our client is looking for an experience Speech Pathologist to join the rural allied health community team on a locum contract for 3 months (with potential to extend).

Start date: ASAP for 3 months.

• Working with the frail aged and people with a disability to maximise independence at home.
• Working with clients, carers and families to provide practical solutions to promote independence and safety at home
• Developing goals and care plans to assist clients to remain at home and active in their local community
• Collaborating with other clinicians in the RAHT team to offer holistic care to clients referred
• Working with a diverse range of clients and health conditions.
• Working across funding streams such as HACC PYP, CHSP & possibly the NDIS (minimal, if any)
• Opportunity to work with Allied Health Assistants to undertake client care programs and equipment trials.
• Primarily home based work with some opportunity for clinic appts

Skills required:

• Adult dysphagia management
• Videofluroscopies
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
• Community experience
• Experience with range of health conditions incl. progressive neurological disorders

Please reach out to [email protected] for more info.