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.

Speech Pathologist (Grade 2) –St Albans Community Mental Health Team

• Located at St Albans site – Level 2, 147 Furlong Road, St Albans
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Part-time (0.4EFT)
• Fixed-term until 17/06/2026

About the Role

This is a part-time (0.4EFT), fixed-term role till 17/06/2026 for a Speech Pathologist within the St Albans Community Mental Health Team. Thursdays and Fridays are preferred working days for the successful candidate. 

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will be providing high quality speech pathology assessments, consultation and intervention to infants and children 0 to 11 years old, and their families, who are consumers of RCH Mental Health.  You will also be providing specialist input into the multidisciplinary assessment and management of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Furthermore, you will be providing consultation to teams and services within the hospital, and external organizations and service providers to promote collaboration and build capacity.

Classification for this position will range from:

Grade 2 Speech Pathologist (YB47-YB50) ($88,030.80 - $101,197.20 pro rata)

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in the provision of child and adolescent mental health care as it relates to speech pathology assessment and intervention.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly developed inter-personal skills.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to personal mastery, good communication and integrity.
• Ability to seek help when required and to utilise supervisory mechanisms.

Your skills and experience:

• Hold a degree in Speech Pathology from an accredited university
• Be eligible for membership of Speech Pathology Australia and meet the requirements of the SPA professional self-regulation.
• Uphold the SPA Code of Ethics
• Demonstrated clinical skills in the provision of speech pathology services to children and adolescents.
• Qualification, experience or demonstrated interest in child and adolescent mental health.
• Demonstrated commitment to work and contribute as part of a team

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

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 three multidisciplinary community teams which are based in Travancore, St Albans and Hoppers Crossing.  This position will be primarily based in the location listed above however you may be required to work across sites should the needs of the service require this.

Our Community Mental Health Programs are undergoing an exciting transformation and expansion as we implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The transformation will allow the RCH Mental Health Service to help more infants, children, and their families, and implement contemporary models of care that best meet the needs of the families we serve and support them to use their collective strengths for recovery and hope. As part of this transformation, there will be opportunities for further training, supervision, and development. 

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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 Rachel Ross, Senior Speech Pathologist at 03 9345 4877 or Rachel.Ross@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, 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 12 December 2025