Allied Health Assistant

**Job no**: 898886
**Work type**: Casual
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Allied and Scientific Health, Support Services
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin & Modbury Hospitals - Elizabeth Vale & Modbury**:

- **Salary**: $30.01 - $32.28 per hour + 25% loading** **plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits** **- AHA2**:

- **Casual, up to 12 months**

**About the Role**:
This is an exciting opportunity to embark on an rewarding career as an Allied Health Assistant within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

As an Allied Health Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting our allied health professionals across our Occupational Therapy department. Your responsibilities will encompass assisting with patient care, treatment sessions, administrative tasks and equipment maintenance, ensuring a seamless delivery of high-quality healthcare services.

To be eligible for this position, you must possess or be undertaking a Certificate 3 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.

**About You**:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Allied Health Assistant looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

To thrive in this role, you should possess exceptional communication skills, a commitment to teamwork and a genuine passion for helping others.

**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.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

**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.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Check(s)**:

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is**-** Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job Ref: 898886**

**Enquiries**:
Allied Health Facilitator

Phone: (08) 8182 9379

**Application Closing Date**:
2 May 2025 **-** 11.55PM

**Role Description and Further Information**:
**Advertised**: 18 Apr 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 02 May 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time