Employment Type: Temporary Full Time or Part Time, up to 38 hours per week until December 2026
Location: Bankstown and Narellan Community Health centres
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Level 4
Remuneration: $63.81- $65.35 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ623267
Application Close Date: 30/11/2025
Interview Date Range: 03/12/2025 -10/12/2025
Contact Details: Katrina Tosi – (02) 4633 0500| Katrina.Tosi@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Are you hard working and enthusiastic?
Are you passionate about clinical education of speech pathology staff and students?
Are you committed to providing high quality, evidence based speech pathology services to clients and their families?
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Primary and Community Health Speech Pathology as Clinical Educator ‐ Paediatrics.
This senior position will be responsible for direct supervision of speech pathology students and provide support, resources and education to staff in the department who are supervising students.
Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.
What You'll be Doing:
The clinical educator is responsible for the coordination of all speech pathology placements and liaising with relevant universities. The position involves direct supervision of speech pathology students as well as providing support, resources and education to staff in the department who are supervising students. The Clinical Educator also carries a clinical caseload in paediatric speech pathology.
They will also contribute to senior departmental duties including clinical supervision, leading of quality improvement activities, participation in service development and other administrative responsibilities as required.
Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Primary & Community Health provides a comprehensive range of community-based services designed to improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities across South Western Sydney.
These services include prevention, early intervention, assessment, acute and post-acute treatment, health maintenance, and continuing care. The team supports diverse populations, offering specialised programs for children, young people, older adults, and at-risk communities.
With over 800 dedicated staff, including Aboriginal Health Workers, nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, the service ensures high-quality care close to where people live.
The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Primary & Community Health an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for qualified growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Must hold a bachelor or post graduate degree in speech pathology which is accredited as eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience demonstrating advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the provision of speech pathology services to paediatric clients with complex and diverse needs, preferably in a community setting, including working with vulnerable and/or at risk communities ensuring the provision of client/family centred care.
- Demonstrated experience providing supervision and education to students and staff including demonstrated application of adult learning principles.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to use multidisciplinary teamwork and to collaborate with other services/organisations relevant to case management and service delivery and demonstrated experience in providing clinical leadership.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Additional Information
Salary Packaging
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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.
Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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