• Opportunity to progress your career in a supportive and professional team
• Work in an industry leading, person-centred community health organisation
• Ongoing professional development for your growth and career progression

Your Future Starts Here

DPV Health are seeking Speech Pathology graduates with a range of skills, backgrounds and experiences to join our team in their first professional role. We will help you learn and grow with mentors, peer networks and on the job training. Yes, we’re interested in your academic achievements and clinical placement feedback, but we are more interested in who you are as a person and your career aspirations.

We are keen to hear from individuals who are creative, curious, have a drive to learn and live our shared values of Collaboration, Inclusion, Integrity, Excellence, and Innovation. Our organisation’s strength is in the diversity of backgrounds and lived experience and our graduates reflect the community we serve.

We recognise lockdowns may have impacted on your ability to finalise clinical placements, so we offer a flexible program commencement starting in late January, February, or even early March.

As a Grade 1 Speech Pathologist you will participate in three team/service rotations over the twelve-month program, including:

• Adult Speech Pathology Team.
• Paediatric Child Health Team.
• Early Childhood Intervention Team.  

As a graduate, you will

• Have a diverse role, with access to work across several departments.
• Contribute to the better health outcomes for the community. You’ll do real work at a leading healthcare provider.
• Commence in a salary of more than $65,000 plus super with access to salary packaging to boost your take home pay, as well as a lucrative bonus offer.

We want to help you to build a meaningful career and will both challenge and support you to succeed.

A little about the role

At DPV Health, we provide Speech Pathology services for all ages!

You will work within a Family and Client Centred Framework to provide a comprehensive centre and home-based consultative Speech Pathology service to children and adults. 

The position is responsible for providing quality Speech Pathology intervention and expertise by working closely with the client, family, and other team members to best meet their needs and priorities. 

Our Speech Pathologists work across several teams and specialise in providing a broad range of services to our community including: 

• Early childhood intervention supports and services for babies and young children with a disability or development delays.
• The delivery of evidence-based interventions within a transdisciplinary and/or multidisciplinary team of allied health and education professionals.
• Assessment and support of clients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• Supporting children, up to school entry age, who are experiencing difficulty with their speech and/or language development.
• Creating a Speech Pathology Care Plan to help the client achieve the plans’ agreed goals.
• Assessment and provision of high-quality reports.
• Delivering a range of therapy programs which may consist of one or more options, including short term goal focused group therapy, individual sessions, blocks of therapy, a home program, monitoring and review. 

About You

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be completing a tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology (Bachelor or Masters coursework) in 2021, leading to knowledge or experience in Speech Pathology assessment and intervention and developmental delays/disabilities, or have recently graduated.
• Possess an interest in working as a Speech Pathologist within a diverse community setting.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrate early career experience in providing Speech Pathology assessment, planning, treatment, education, and management.
• Exhibit the ability to work independently and respond to a changing work environment.
• Demonstrate independence, initiative, and agility.
• Demonstrate innovation and integrity in excellent service delivery.

THE DPV HEALTH WAY

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All perks are curated with care, allowing you to thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

AS A GRADUATE - WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Your growth and development: A structured learning and development program that incorporates training in general and specialised areas, mentoring from leaders and executives, and assistance towards gaining professional accreditation. A $500 learning allowance is available per annum, pro-rata for part time colleagues, meaning your continual professional development is always top of our priority list. You will also have priority access to future career opportunities within our service.
• Your network and affiliations: We provide the opportunity to build networks with like-minded graduates in other disciplines, as well as across partnering organisations.
• Work-life balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
• Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the communities we serve. We provide discounted fitness and health insurance memberships free, on-site vaccinations, and confidential counselling services, just to name a few.
• Sign on bonus: $2,000.00 at sign on and $2,000.00 at retention upon completion of graduate year.
• Salary Packaging: Part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!

JOIN US

If you want to launch your career in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a progressive and growing Community Health organisation, we would love to hear from you.

To submit your application click Apply Now.

A position description is attached.

In order for us to move efficiently through the recruitment process, please ensure you upload a covering letter, your current CV including completed placement details and referee contacts (two clinical referees required) along with a copy of your academic transcript. 

Your covering letter should highlight your achievements - academically, professionally and in extracurricular activities. Tell us what you are good at and what you are proud of – how have you distinguished yourself? Include any voluntary work or activities, as these are a great reflection of who you are as a person and what you believe in. This is your chance to tell us why you would make a great addition to the DPV Health family. Keep in mind that your statement should be relevant to and demonstrate your commitment and interest in the DPV Health Graduate Program. 

Please note:

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid Working With Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• You will hold or are in the process of applying to be a practising member of Speech Pathology Australia with Certified Practising Speech Pathologist status (CPSP).   
• COVID-19 Vaccination.
• Full driver’s license and travel between sites is required.
• This is an initial fixed term 12-month program with the opportunity for ongoing employment for the right candidate.

DPV Health is a leading healthcare services provider operating out of Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. Our clinicians deliver a wide variety of community health and wellbeing services. At DPV Health, we pride ourselves on being inclusive, actively embracing and celebrating the diversity of our community. We are passionate about supporting people to lead happy, healthy and meaningful lives.  

We are committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. We are dedicated to working with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people living with a disability and people from migrant or refugee backgrounds.   

DPV Health is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation; dedicated to the continued support for our LGBTIQ+ community. 

We're proud to be Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to respond to every applicant.