Speech Pathologist

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.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity is available for a highly skilled and motivated Grade 3 Speech Pathologist to join our team. This is a 0.7 FTE role working primarily within and ambulatory care model based in the Hospital in the Home service (Wallaby Ward). You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team to manage infants, children, and adolescents at home with feeding, swallowing, and communication disorders. You will be part of the broader RCH speech pathology team at the RCH and have regular and close contact speech pathology colleagues and the speech pathology manager.  Part of this role includes teaching, supervision, service improvement and development. Although this role is primarly based in the Hospital in the Home Service, caseload flexibility and cover is required by all staff in the speech pathology team according to service demands.       

Internally, this position will be referred to and known as: Speech Pathologist Grade 3.

Classification for this position will range from VW6-VW9 Grade 3 Year 1 to Grade 3 Year 4 (FTE base salary per annum $104,135- $118,981, pro rata for part-time, plus superannuation). There is an additional allowance for relevant post-graduate degrees (i.e., completed in addition to your speech pathology degree) and five weeks' paid annual leave.  

What you’ll achieve:

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based speech pathology services to infants, children, and adolescents
• Provide clinical and professional leadership within the Speech Pathology team in collaboration with the department clinical leads and manager
• Lead and complete clinical improvement projects
• Promote a culture of evidence-based practise and show a strong understanding of research principles and practise
• Work effectively and flexibly within teams demonstrating highly developed communication and collaboration skills
• Always act in a professional and ethical manner

Your skills and experience:

• Bachelor of Speech Pathology or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia
• Extensive experience in the provision of speech pathology services to children with communication and swallowing disorders
• Experience in supervision, service development and leadership
• Research and evaluation skills

If this sounds like you, or if you would like more information, please click here to view the position description.

About the Speech Pathology Department:

We provide services to both inpatient and outpatient paediatric populations in the areas of eating, drinking and swallowing, speech, language, voice, cleft palate, and tracheostomy. We cover all inpatient wards with our highest inpatient referrals coming from Neonatology, Cardiac Services, General Medicine, Neurology, Neuroncology, Respiratory, and ENT. We also do a large amount of tertiary-related outpatient assessment and consultation with in multidisciplinary and speech path/allied health led clinics. The role is busy but varied and sits within a supportive and experienced team of speech pathologists.  

About the Hospital in the Home Service (Wallaby Ward):

The Hospital in the Home (Wallaby Ward) service provides multidisciplinary care for children able to complete their admission at home. This includes assessment and management of feeding, swallowing, and communication difficulties across a range of clinical areas such as respiratory, oncology, complex care, and post-surgical rehabilitation. 

What we offer:

• Work at leading Children's Hospital in Australia
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay
• Parkville location and close to public transport
• 5 weeks annual leave per year

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 brief cover letter (max 2 pages).  

We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position, please contact Bronwyn Carrigg, Speech Pathology Manager, via ph: 03 9345 4437, OR email: bronwyn.carrigg@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 staff benefits such as 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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close: 02 July 2026.