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• Women’s and Children’s Health Network, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary – AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3, $112,139 to $120,284 + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.4 FTE) – Permanent Ongoing (Working days - Wednesday and Thursday)

About WCHN
Join the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), South Australia’s leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We’re shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites).
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.

About the role

The Senior Speech Pathologist works as part of the Cocoon Clinic to deliver expert speech pathology services with a strong focus on Paediatric feeding, infant development, relationship‑based practice and trauma‑informed care. The Women’s & Children’s Cocoon Clinic is a multidisciplinary service that provides comprehensive, collaborative care to vulnerable infants up to the age of 24 months, with medical/developmental complexities and psychosocial vulnerability.

Key duties of the role

• Provision of specialist speech pathology services to infants, children and their families/carers.
• Provision of consultancy services in the area of speech pathology management.
• Advice on service delivery development, practice and redesign of the Cocoon Clinic.
• Support and actively participate in a positive culture and safe work environment.
• Contributes and supports research initiatives as appropriate.

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles eligibility to use the title Certified Practising Speech Pathologist as a certified practising member of Australia’s peak national body for speech pathologists, Speech Pathology Australia.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience providing paediatric speech pathology services, including feeding and early communication.
• Demonstrated expertise in paediatric feeding, infant development, and relationship-based, trauma-informed care.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary and family-centred care environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of service development, quality improvement, and evaluation processes.

Enquiries can be directed to

WCHN CPS Admin Manager

CPS Admin Manager

8161 7248

Health.CPSAdminManager@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

• AHP3 - Senior Speech Pathologist Cocoon - 944562.pdf
• Immunisation Requirements Checklist
• Applicant Documents Checklist

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date - Thursday 06 August 2026 11:55PM