Description

The Organisation

About Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics

Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics (MTHC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Melbourne and provides world class clinical training opportunities for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences students. It also provides patient access to high quality health care for members of the Victorian community, within a private practice setting. There are six clinical areas that are central to this service, and they include general medical practice, dentistry, optometry, audiology, speech pathology and psychology. 

Because there is a clinical education component to our service, the MTHC clinics are generally very affordable while at the same time contributing to the strong future of our health and medical system in developing the next generation of our doctors, dentists, optometrists, audiologists, Speech Pathologists and psychologists. They are also strongly patient focused ensuring the level of care is of the high standard expected in both our community and the university.

MTHC places a high level of importance on providing an environment for our staff, patients and students that reflect the values of our organisation. These values have been verified by our staff as being fundamental to the way we operate with each other, our people and our patients. To be ethical, accountable, collaborative and compassionate are values we aspire to live and deliver at all levels of our interactions in our workplace.

As part of the way we see our organisation now and into the future we have a Mission ‘To provide sustainable, high quality, comprehensive patient care and clinical education for the University of Melbourne and the wider community.’ Our Vision is ‘A centre of excellence for collaborative practice, clinical education and patient-centred care.’

About Melbourne Speech Pathology Clinic

The Melbourne Speech Pathology Clinic (MSPC) engages with the postgraduate students from the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the School of Health Sciences to provide student speech services under the supervision of leading speech practitioners in Melbourne. 

The Speech Pathology Clinic offers a broad range of Speech Pathology services for both children and adults. This is a service where we are training the next generation of professionals. Speech Pathology students are directly involved in patient care and are supervised by highly trained Speech Pathologists.

Located in Carlton, on Swanston Street and a short tram ride from the Melbourne CBD, the Melbourne Speech Pathology Clinic is a progressive and client centred clinic that provides high quality care and an outstanding learning environment.

Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics Values

We foster a values-based culture of innovation and creativity to enhance the teaching performance of the Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics and to achieve excellence in patient and student outcomes.

We invest in developing the careers and wellbeing of our people and students and expect all our staff to live our values of:

• Be ethical
• Be accountable
• Be collaborative
• Be compassionate

We recognise the importance of role modelling behaviours in our workplace that reflect our values, and we strive to ensure our decision making and actions are aligned with these values in everything we do.

About the Role

An opportunity exists for an experienced level 2 Speech Pathologist who enjoys delivering high quality client-focused care to a paediatric caseload. You will be joining a small and passionate team of Speech Pathologists that work together to deliver high quality, comprehensive services to Speech Pathology clients and clinical supervision to Speech Pathology students in a private practice setting. This position will involve working closely with the Clinic Director and Speech Pathology team to support and align service provision to deliver key business outcomes to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of clinical excellence and clinical education.

* This role is for 4 days per week (0.8 FTE)

Requirements

About you

Essential Selection Criteria 

• Bachelor or postgraduate degree in Speech Pathology or equivalent, with eligibility for membership to Speech Pathology Australia.
• Relevant clinical experience in a private practice or public health setting with demonstrated ability to manage a busy caseload.
• Demonstrated clinical problem-solving skills in the management of paediatric speech, language and swallowing disorders. 
• Delivery of a comprehensive Speech Pathology service to children to meet the needs of the child and family in a manner which respects their rights and confidentiality.
• Display flexibility and the ability to respond to the demands of the workplace whilst maintaining a high level of integrity and professionalism.
• Capacity for constructive self-reflection and learning from actions and feedback.
• Willingness to participate in and contribute to a learning environment and to work as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational, verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate and comply with a range of internal and external stakeholders, so as to maintain and develop effective working relationships and promote optimal client outcomes.

Desirable

• Experience in clinical teaching and supervision of Speech Pathology students
• A sound understanding of trends and issues in Speech Pathology clinical education in Australia
• Demonstrated knowledge of COMPASS® and Competency-Based Occupational Standards (CBOS)

Benefits of joining the organisation

• Supportive and experienced team
• State of the art facilities
• Career growth potential and continuous professional development support
• Opportunity to engage in clinical education and expand supervision skills
• CBD location – close to public transport
• Flexible working hours
• Working environment that will value contributions to improve patient health outcomes, services, or delivery.

To Apply

As part of your application, please submit your CV and Cover Letter with reference to the Key Selection Criteria listed in this advertisement.

Please submit your application through the APPLY FOR THIS JOB button next to the advertisement on the SEEK website.

At MTHC, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities or culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

For inquiries, please contact Anna Gomez (General Manager – Allied Health & Operations) on +61 403 178 632 or alternatively via email anna.gomez@unimelb.edu.au (please do not send applications to this email)

Applications close: Friday, 16th June 2023