Allied Health Assistant

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell Mc Ewin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale Salary: $61,057 - $65,680 p.a.
plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHA2 Temporary Full-Time, up to 31 March 2026 (Multiple Positions) Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit Allied Health Assistants to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.
About the Role: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
As part of our Relief Pool, you'll provide flexible support across various allied health disciplines, gaining diverse experience whilst delivering quality patient care.
Key responsibilities include: supporting allied health professionals in delivering evidence-based patient care assisting with therapeutic programs and rehabilitation services maintaining accurate patient records and documentation In this role you will be deployed to clinical service areas in response to short term vacancies on a day to day basis relative to need.
To be eligible for this position, you must possess or be undertaking a Certificate 3 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.
About You: To thrive in this role you will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, an ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and a commitment to patient-centred care and safety.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Us: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care.
Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further.
The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability.
Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
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." Benefits of working at NALHN: From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work.
The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Allied Health Assistant in NALHN include: professional development opportunities.
We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations opportunities to participate in research.
NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s): DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – 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.
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Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct Application Closing Date: 26 September 2025 – 11.55 PM Role Description and Further Information: - Allied Health Assistant - Relief Pool (Multiple Positions) - AHA2 - role description.pdf * Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

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