Clinical Educator Speech Pathology

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Clinical Educator - Speech Pathology (Mental Health)

• Part-time, ongoing 0.4EFT - 30.4hrs per fortnight
• Based at our Travancore site and expected to travel to our sites in Parkville, Tarneit, Sunshine and St Albans

About The Role:

This Clinical Educator position for Speech Pathology will be responsible for providing clinical education to Grade 1 Speech Pathology clinicians who are part of our graduate program. These new graduates will be employed in speciality Speech Pathology roles and will provide speech pathology assessment and brief intervention to consumers aged 0-11 year old who are receiving care coordination, planning and therapy in one of the service’s three tertiary level community mental health teams or at the Brimbank/Melton Local. The position will also more broadly contribute to training and development to our Mental Health Department.

Classification for this position:

Grade 4 Clinical Educator (YB55).

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated clinical skills and significant experience in the provision of effective and efficient child and adolescent mental health care  
• Demonstrated capability in designing and delivering clinical education  
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key internal stakeholders to maximise outcomes 
• Demonstrated ability to practice autonomously as well as work within a team 
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and inter-personal skills 
• A commitment and evidence of evidence-based practice and continuing professional development including an ability to find and apply evidence in decision-making 
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and inter-personal skills
• Publication experience in peer reviewed journals and at relevant conferences
• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of legal obligations when working in a specialist mental health context in Victoria 

If you would like more information, please click here for the position description. 

Your Skills and Experience:

• Tertiary Qualification in Speech Pathology 

• Meets the requirements of Professional Self-Regulation program 

• Upholds the SPA Code of Ethics   

• Eligibility for membership with Speech Pathology Australia  

• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and behaviours in successfully delivering clinical education   

• Considerable experience in a senior clinician role or above  

About the Department:

RCH Mental Health is a Level 5 tertiary Infant, Child and Family Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and comprises community and hospital-based services. This includes an Intake and Assessment Team, Adolescent Inpatient Unit and various specialist teams based at Parkville and three interdisciplinary outpatient teams located at Travancore, St Albans and Tarneit. We also service the Brimbank/Melton Children's Health and Wellbeing Local presently based in Sunshine.  

Watch our Mental Health careers video here 

For more information about our Mental Health career pathway click here 

What we offer: 

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!  

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities 

Other requirements: 

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain 

• Valid Working with Children Check 

• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure 

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. 

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!  

For more information about this position please contact Dave Reid via phone: 03 9345 5545 or email: dave.reid@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 10 February, 2026.