Allied Health Assistant, Community Health Care

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time (until 30/06/2027)
**Position Classification**: Allied Health Assistants Level 1-3

**Location**: St Clair Community Health Centre
**Remuneration**: $30.63 - $34.63 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ579422

**Applications Close**: 01/07/2025
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

The Primary Care and Community Health Unit consists of 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers. Our services range from health promotion, prevention and early detection through to assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people’s homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).

Are you an Allied Health Assistant looking for your next career move? We have on offer an opportunity to join our Community Health Care Team on a full time temporary basis up until June 2027. This position is based out of St Clair Community Health Centre.

In your role as Allied Health Assistant, you will provide assistance to the Allied Health Professional (AHP) in provision of quality intervention to clients being aware of background diagnosis and precautions. You will support the provision of quality care to clients in their homes and in Community Health Centres, working under the guidance of the delegating Allied Health Professionals.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Accrued Day Off (ADO)
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here **Child Safe Standards**.

**What you will bring to the role**
- Certificate III or IV in allied health assistance or other equivalent and relevant qualification and/or a minimum of 12 months relevant full time equivalent experience as an allied health assistant
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated experience and skills in manual handling of clients and equipment
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and organise a busy workload
- Demonstrated ability to independently undertake tasks, and clinical duties with clients once delegated and operate with mínimal direct supervision
- Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel. This may include driving long distances across NBM LHD

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