Bring your advanced clinical expertise to a role where your work genuinely matters. As a Speech Pathologist – Advanced with Darling Downs Health, you'll support adults with complex mental health needs across inpatient and community settings in Toowoomba and the wider Darling Downs. This is a chance to lead, influence practice, and improve lives while being part of a values driven, supportive health service.
What Your Day Could Look Like
As a Speech Pathologist – Advanced, you'll play an important role in supporting adults with complex mental health needs across inpatient and community settings. Your expertise will strengthen recovery‐focused care, guide clinical decision‐making, and help shape how speech pathology contributes to positive outcomes across Darling Downs Health.
Every Day, You'll Contribute By
* Delivering advanced, evidence‐based assessment and intervention that supports communication, participation and recovery
* Providing high‐level clinical advice and consultancy to multidisciplinary teams to improve care planning and continuity
* Leading quality improvement initiatives that enhance service delivery and professional standards
* Supporting workforce capability through supervision, education and mentoring
Let's talk about you!
You're a confident, experienced clinician who thrives in complexity and values the impact your work has on people and services. You bring compassion, sound judgement and curiosity to your practice, and you're motivated by opportunities to lead, influence and continuously improve care. You take pride in supporting recovery, dignity and connection for consumers while strengthening teams around you.
Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role
* Eligibility for Speech Pathology Australia membership with a recognised qualification
* Advanced clinical experience, ideally within mental health or complex practice settings
* Strong communication, leadership and consultancy skills
* A commitment to evidence‐based practice, learning and service improvement
You'll stand out if you bring experience in regional services and/or postgraduate or advanced mental health training.
Above all, you'll embody Darling Downs Health's values of compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage—using your expertise to make a lasting difference.
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 flexible 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.
Click "Apply Now" to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
Find out more about us!
Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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