Mackay Hospital and Health Service provides health services in a range of regional, community and rural settings. Join an expanding Health Service with a culture of collaboration, trust, respect and teamwork.

Our workplace is fast paced, challenging and supportive, where every employee plays a critical role in our success.

The Bowen Hospital is seeking applications for a Senior Speech Pathologist to join their team on a permanent basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

• To work as a member of a multidisciplinary & trans-disciplinary Allied Health team, delivering clinical services to clients in the Mackay Hospital and Health Services Hinterland, covering a range of clinical conditions, complexity, and age groups.
• This rural generalist position operates within a Professional Skill-Sharing and Delegation (PSSD) model of care by providing and participating in supervision and training in the use of skill-shared and delegated clinical tasks and by delivering an expanded scope of clinical practice.
• The position reports operationally to the Director of Nursing/facility Manager Bowen and professionally to the relevant Professional Discipline Director.
• The team provide clinical care in person, via tele-heath and outreach throughout the Mackay Hospital and Health Service Hinterland.
• The Bowen Speech Pathologist participates in the Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway as described at This incorporates completion of formal and work-based training in rural generalist practice and applying learnings to enhance clinical and service outcomes. Where trainee vacancies exist, opportunities to participate in and complete an approved Rural Generalist Education Program may be considered for eligible employees.

About the Team

The Speech Pathologist at Bowen works within the allied health team that provides services to both inpatient and outpatients at Bowen Hospital and Collinsville MPHS. The Allied Health team provides clinical care across the continuum (inpatients, outpatients, residents) to these sites using a range of rural models of care including in person, tele-heath, outreach, and delegation.

There is one Allied Health Assistant at Bowen who supports all Allied Health through delegation practices adhering to Calderdale Framework practices. By delegating safely and effectively, clinicians work to the top of their scope, thereby optimising patient centred care, workforce capacity and service outcomes.

The Bowen Hospital is a 20 rural facility and 9 bed alternatives (6 renal and 3 oncology) 22-bed. Collinsville MPHS is 7 residential beds and 8 acute/subacute inpatient beds.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• Education opportunities, Study and Research

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their online application. Applications remain current for 12 months (permanent roles) or for the duration of the vacancy (temporary roles).

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