Brighter Beginnings Senior Speech Pathologist

Employment Type: 2 x Permanent Part Time Positions 
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist - Level 4 
Remuneration: $126,524.00 – $129,591.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable) 
Hours Per Week: Up to 36 hours  
Requisition ID: REQ658685
Vaccination Category: A 
Location: Wagga Wagga District Office 

Are you a talented Speech Pathologist looking to make a significant impact within regional communities? 
 
 

About the Roles: 

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) is seeking experienced Speech Pathologists (Level 4) to join the Healthy Children and Families stream, supporting some of the region's most vulnerable children and families at a critical stage of development. 

Position 1 – Sustaining NSW Families Speech Pathologist is a permanent part-time role of 8 hours per week, embedded within the Sustaining NSW Families program to provide targeted, ongoing consultative support to nurses providing a home visiting program to families navigating complex social and developmental challenges. 
Position 2 – Preschool Health and Development Check Speech Pathologist is a permanent part-time role of 28 hours per week, focused on the Brighter Beginnings Preschool Health and Development Check program, supporting proactive screening and early intervention speech pathology services to preschool-aged children across the district.  
 

Both positions are based within the Murrumbidgee Local Health District and require travel across multiple sites. They are senior clinical roles offering the opportunity to work with meaningful programs that shape early childhood outcomes across regional NSW. 

 

Key Deliverables: 

• Deliver specialist Speech Pathology services across a complex caseload, exercising independent clinical judgement and advanced clinical reasoning with minimal direct supervision.
• Provide clinical supervision, consultation and support to Allied Health clinicians and the broader network of staff working with children and families across MLHD, promoting consistent, safe and patient-centred care.
• Lead and actively contribute to planning, implementation, evaluation and quality improvement of clinical services, including participation in clinical research opportunities. 
• Deliver in-service education, training and profession-specific resources to staff, students, clients and key stakeholders to build capacity across the team and community. 
• Engage with government and non-government service providers, GPs and specialists to coordinate referrals and client care, ensuring the ongoing effectiveness of the Brighter Beginnings and Sustaining NSW Families programs across MLHD.  
  
   

Our Ideal Candidate will: 

• Hold a Bachelor or Postgraduate Degree in Speech Pathology with eligibility for Speech Pathology Australia membership, AHPRA registration, and experience at the NSW Health Professionals Award Level 4 — ideally with a paediatric speciality.
• Bring extensive clinical experience across a range of service delivery models including one-on-one consultation, group therapy, telehealth and community education, with a demonstrated ability to manage a complex and varied caseload.
• Be a confident and compassionate communicator who can engage, negotiate and collaborate effectively with families experiencing complex needs — including trauma, domestic violence or child protection concerns — as well as with clinicians, management and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong leadership capability, including clinical supervision experience, a commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based practice, and the ability to drive team performance within an organisational governance framework.
• Be self-directed, adaptable and resilient, with well-developed time management skills to manage workload across multiple sites and competing priorities, and holds an unrestricted NSW driver's licence to support travel across the district. 
  
   

What MLHD offer: 

• Relocation Support - Assistance for interstate applicants to help you transition smoothly into our community
•  Flexible work arrangements 
•  Generous Salary Packaging – Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing. 
• Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs Fitness Passport and initiatives to support both physical and mental health. 
  
   

Need more information? 
 1) Click here for the Position Description 
 2) Find out more about applying for this position 

For role related queries or questions contact Jodie Bruce on Jodie.Bruce@health.nsw.gov.au 

 Applications Close: 28 May 2026 
 

MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. 
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.  
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander,  you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative. 
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.