Description
Location: Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, Cairns
Remuneration: Comprising salary between $128,169.00 - $137,918.00 per annum employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%)
Senior Speech Pathologist | Permanent Full-Time Role | Cape York Allied Health Outreach (Based in Cairns)
Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn? Emily Witten (0474 700 417) is ready to hear your story and answer any questions you have about joining this incredible outreach team!
Tell me more... This isn't your average clinic job! As a Senior Speech Pathologist, you'll fly out of Cairns via light aircraft most weeks to provide vital care to the remote communities of Aurukun, Kowanyama, Pormpuraaw, Coen, and Lockhart River. You'll deliver generalist clinical care across the lifespan, working in a multidisciplinary team to create culturally responsive, holistic care plans. Whether it's face-to-face in the community or via virtual care, you'll be making a massive impact where it's needed most.
Why You'll Love the Outreach Life
Based in Cairns but working across the Cape, you get the best of both worlds: a tropical city base and a front-row seat to the most stunning landscapes in Australia.
Impact: Provide life-changing care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Adventure: Your "commute" involves charter flights over coral reefs and rainforests!
Growth: Benefit from world-class professional development and a supportive skill-sharing framework.
Diversity: Work alongside dietitians, physios, social workers, and podiatrists in a true multidisciplinary model.
Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
The Perks & Pay
We reward your expertise and dedication to remote health:
Base Salary: $128,169 - $137,918 p.a. Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
Superannuation: Generous employer contribution of 12.75% Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
Leave: Great entitlements + 17.5% annual leave loading
Professional Development: Access to training recognized as some of the best in the world!
Location: Enjoy the Cairns lifestyle—great coffee, reef access, and no big-city traffic.
Discover more by reading the role description
How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.
Enquiries: Emily Witten, 0474 700 417
Job Ad Reference: QLD-TC673883
Application Details: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TC673883
Closing Date: 23 February 2026
Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
