Speech Language Pathologist

About the Role:

The Speech Therapist will be responsible for efficient, evidence-based clinical service delivery to a caseload of clients who are funded by the NDIS, Medicare and other private operators.

The role is community-based and can be performed at various locations from the clinic, school to home-based therapies. The Speech Therapist will work in the Allied Health team and will be required to work autonomously and at a self-directed pace in order to achieve clinical targets.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide speech and language consultation and oversight of programs, to both therapist team and to clients

• Provide speech and language therapy to clients within the program models

• Provide direct speech and language therapy, train and support clients to run goals and interventions, including working collaboratively on client goals with the broader All-Dai Team and support workers

• Administer speech and language assessments, develop and implement therapy plans for any speech and language referrals

• Conduct termly speech and language screeners within the local community

• Monitor, evaluate and review progress and therapy plans

• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic therapy programs

• Comply with all company policies and procedures

• A commitment to meeting client and organisational expectations

• Promote the company and its interests to the local and wider community

• Ensure all communication is completed in a professional and polite manner, to all internal and external stakeholders

Key Skills:

• Ability to maintain and organise patient information

• Exceptional verbal and non-verbal skills

• Definitive clinical reasoning and decision-making skills

• Advanced communication skills

• Exceptional time management, prioritisation, and organisational skills

• Commitment to professional development and implementation of evidence-based practice

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology

• Provisional certification with Speech Pathology Australia

• NDIS work screener completed (or submitted)

• NDIS Orientation module certificate of completion (within the last 12 months)

• NDIS Personal Protective Equipment certificate of completion (within the last 12 months)

• NDIS Infection Control Training certificate of completion (within the last 12 months)

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