Allied Health Assistant
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Allied Health Assistant (AHA) - Transition Care Program
- Position located at Heidelberg Repatriation hospital, working with clients at our partner Aged Care Facility and in the community.
- Fixed Term 12 month contract
- 3 days a week - no weekend work
- Supervision from supportive Allied Health Professionals
About the Transition and Restorative Care Programs
The Transition and Restorative Care Programs sit within Aged Care Community Services as part of the Continuing Care Division at Austin Health. The programs are committed to providing high quality safe care for patients while helping them achieve their goals. The programs are provided in both residential and community settings.
About the Role:
The AHA will work as part of the multidisciplinary team within the Transition and Restorative Care Programs, providing client-centred care to patients under the delegation of an allied health professional. This role will involve therapy provision to clients in their home and at our residential site, maintenance of equipment, and other essential administrative tasks required to meet the needs of the patients and program. This role will provide you with clinical supervision from an experienced allied health professional, and the variety of tasks that underpin the role will help you to grow and develop as a clinician.
About you:
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to you work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
You'll further have:
- A passion to work with and help clients achieve their goals
- A willingness to work as part of the Allied Health and wider TCP team
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong time management skills
- An ability to problem-solve and think outside the square.
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Lee Alexander, Team Leader at Lee.Alexander@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Friday 18 April 2025
