Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathologist, Kurri Kurri and Cooks Hill. $100,000 to $110,000 total remuneration, full-time or part-time. Ninety minutes of protected mentoring every week, scheduled in advance. An hour built around our structured clinical education curriculum, plus a 30-minute one-to-one. About the role You will be based at our Kurri Kurri clinic in the Hunter Valley, with at least one day each week at Cooks Hill in Newcastle. You will work with paediatric and adult clients in clinic and community settings. Enough variety to build real skill, with enough structure that you always know your next step. The Cooks Hill day is one of the best parts of this role. You work alongside every member of our team, build relationships across both clinics, and learn from clinicians with a real range of strengths. Kurri Kurri is around 40 minutes from Newcastle and a short drive from Maitland, Cessnock and Lake Macquarie. Full-time or part-time, and we will build it around you. Tell us what suits, and we will do our best to make it work. What your first year looks like One hour of clinical mentoring each week, built around our structured clinical education curriculum, so your development follows a plan rather than whatever came up that week. A 30-minute one-to-one check-in each week. Time to step back and make sure you are focusing on the right skills and the right qualities, not simply getting through the diary. Seven experienced clinicians alongside you. Whether you want a second opinion on a clinical decision, a creative idea for a session, a resource suggestion, or someone to help you script and rehearse a difficult conversation with a family before you have it, there is always someone to ask. Scheduled administration time. Your notes, reports and planning are in the calendar. They are part of your week, not something you take home. A caseload set against where you are in your career, and reviewed as you grow. A professional development budget, plus up to five days of PD leave each year. Funded time to learn, and the leave to use it. What else we offer A Director who still sees clients. Alison has been practising for 32 years and still holds her own caseload. Your supervisor understands exactly what your week involves, because she is living it alongside you. Systems and service models built over 14 years. Assessment templates, report frameworks and clear service models, all ready for you to use, learn from and help improve. A team that notices good work. Questions are welcome here. So is telling someone when they have done something well. Above award remuneration, stated upfront and reviewed as you grow. What our team says Working across paeds and adults has stretched me more than I expected. I've taken on clients I wouldn't have felt ready for a few years ago, and there's always been someone alongside me while I worked it out. Bec, Speech Pathologist at NSP for 12 years Qualifications A Bachelor of Speech Pathology, or an equivalent qualification recognised by Speech Pathology Australia Eligibility for Speech Pathology Australia membership A current Working with Children Check and National Police Check A current driver licence Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills Confidence to work independently, and the judgement to seek support when you need it About 1 to 2 years of clinical experience is ideal. If you are close to that and this sounds like the right fit, we would still be glad to hear from you. About Newcastle Speech Pathology We have been supporting Hunter families since 2012. More than 2,600 clients. NDIS registered since 2013. Winner, Newcastle's Best Speech Pathologist, Australian Quality Business Awards 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. We are led by Alison and Ashley McDonald, across two clinics: Cooks Hill in Newcastle, and Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Valley. Everyone deserves to be heard. That includes the people who work here. #J-18808-Ljbffr