Speech Pathologist

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – SALISBURY DOWNS SA 5108 and GILLES PLAINS SA 5086
• Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2
• Temporary Full-Time, up to 29 January 2028

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Paediatric Speech Pathologist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is looking for a Speech Pathologist to join the Children and Families Service, delivering community-based early intervention across Adelaide's northern suburbs. This is a full-time, short-term contract opportunity through to 29 January 2028, offering meaningful clinical work within one of South Australia's largest public health networks.

Embedded within the NALHN Children and Families Service, you will provide evidence-based speech pathology services to children with developmental delays across community settings in the northern Adelaide metro area. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Conducting comprehensive assessments and delivering targeted intervention for communication and developmental delays 
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary primary health care teams to support integrated, person-centred care
• Maintaining accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health standards and professional guidelines
• Contributing to service improvement initiatives within the Modern Primary Health Care model

• Demonstrated clinical experience in assessment and management of communication presentations
• Ability to work independently across community settings with a diverse, often complex caseload
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience with clinical reporting
• Understanding of, or experience working within, a primary health care or community health framework in the SA public health system
• Current driver's licence suitable for travel across the northern Adelaide metro region

To be eligible for this position, you must have an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of Speech Pathology Australia.

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide. 

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services – including C&F Salisbury and GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 954527

Office of Allied Health Division

Phone: (08) 8182 9379

E-mail: Health.AlliedHealthFacilitator@sa.gov.au 

27 November 2026 – 11.55PM

 954527 - Speech Pathologist, Children and Families - Allied Health - AHP2 - Role Description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

Advertised: 13 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 27 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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