Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Position

Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (603793)

Salary: $109,543 – $123,772 (Plus 12% Super) 

Location: North Canberra Hospital

Section: Speech Pathology

Closing Date: 4th November 2025

Job Description

Senior Speech Pathologist – Health Professional Level 3 (HP3)

We’re looking for a Senior Speech Pathologist (HP3) who brings clinical expertise and a genuine commitment to compassionate care. If you’re someone who leads with kindness, collaborates with respect, and strives for progressive, reliable practice, we’d love to hear from you.

What can we offer you: 

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. 
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions. 
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

As a Speech Pathologist within the Acute Allied Health Services team at North Canberra Hospital, you’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to inpatients with communication, swallowing, and feeding difficulties. This includes working across acute wards and providing outreach services to Clare Holland House.

In this dynamic and supportive environment, you will:

• Provide evidence-based assessment and intervention for patients with complex needs, including stroke, critical care, general medicine, neonatal feeding, aged and palliative care.
• Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic, patient-centred care.
• Contribute to clinical education, quality improvement, and service development initiatives.
• Support and mentor junior clinicians and students, helping to foster a strong learning culture.

This role may include participation in a rotating roster with weekend and on-call shifts, depending on operational requirements.

Whether you're stepping into leadership or bringing years of experience, this is an opportunity to grow your impact in a small, but forward-thinking team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in care.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply: 

Please submit a copy of your CV along with a written pitch.

These documents are required and must be submitted to be considered for the role.

Your CV should include two professional referees, one of whom should be a recent supervisor.

The written pitch must be a maximum of two A4 pages, formatted using Arial or Calibri font (size 11), with standard margins (2.54 cm on all sides). Text should be single-spaced or 1.15 spaced for readability. A header or footer must include the author’s full name.

Your pitch should communicate your interest in the role and demonstrate your suitability through real-world examples.

Rather than listing each selection criterion individually, we ask you to share two to three clinical or professional experiences that reflect your strengths. Each example should naturally incorporate multiple selection criteria. By the end of your pitch, all criteria should be addressed.

Your pitch should include:

• A short introduction explaining your motivation and interest in the role
• Two to three examples that:
• Describe the context
• Explain your actions and decisions
• Highlight the outcomes or impact
• Reflect on what you learned or how it shaped your practice

We value authenticity, insight, and relevance. Strong submissions will demonstrate how your experiences align with the expectations of the role.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website. 

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together 

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Rowena Day rowena.day@act.gov.au.

A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.