Allied Health Assistant

4 weeks ago

South Brisbane, Australia Mater Group Full time

**Job no**: 497864

**Work type**: Fixed Term

**Location**: South Brisbane

**Categories**: Allied Health

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education, and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people.

**About the role**

Mater currently requires an experienced **Allied Health Assistant** to join our Mater at Home team located in the Greater Brisbane region, on a **part time basis** for a maximum term 12-month contract, with the view to full time basis in the coming months.

As an Allied Health Assistant, you will deliver clinical and non-clinical services in client’s home or community centres across a variety of discipline areas, with the focus of this position involving clinical duties and supporting the multi-disciplinary team. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a leader in healthcare and a proudly values led organisation.

You will be supplied with a company laptop, mobile phone and access to a fleet vehicle. There may be opportunity to work from home.

**Salary range: $29.79 - $31.12 (Operational Officer Level 3) per hour plus Superannuation + Salary Packaging access up to $15,900**

**What you’ll be doing**

The purpose of the role is to deliver competent and professional assistance to clients, families, clinicians and care providers. Key tasks will include:

- Booking appointments and assisting with initial Home Risk Assessments
- Assisting with completing an individual or group program with clients in their home or at a community-based centre
- Liaising with the treating therapist to ensure an understanding of program requirements and feeding back outcomes of visits
- Review of equipment prescribed to the client, ensuring it is working correctly and the client can use it safely
- Assistance in delivery of services across the multidisciplinary allied health team. This will mainly focus on Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology however may include Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Speech Pathology and Social Work.

**About you**

Essential
- A certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
- Possession of a valid open driver’s licence
- Current, or ability to obtain, NDIS Worker Screening Check (yellow card)

Desirable
- Demonstrated experience working within a community, aged care and/or disability environment
- Advanced communication skills, including the ability to communicate with clients, carers and service providers and respond to competing demands
- Ability to actively participate in a team
- Highly competent organisation and time management skills

**Why join us?**

Joining a 10,000+ strong workforce, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education, Research and Foundation and work with a team who make a real difference to the lives of our patients, consumers, and community. You will be a part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy.
- Increase take-home pay via Salary Packaging
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses
- Access to leading education through Mater Education
- Flexible working arrangements & work from home options for suitable roles
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care team
- Discounts at local and national businesses on dining, retail, travel, and accommodation
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverages at various campus cafés and coffee venues
- To enable efficient and quality community care you will be provided with a work laptop and mobile phone.

For further information specific to the role, please contact **Cassandra Atkins, Physiotherapy Clinical Lead, Mater at Home** - Mater at Home on** 07 3163 1760.**

**Advertised**: 06 Mar 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 20 Mar 2023 E. Australia Standard Time

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