Allied Health Assistant, Paediatric Rehabilitation

**Date**:9 Oct 2024

**Location**: 50 Flemington Rd, AU

**Company**:theroyalch

**The Hospital**:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

**About the Role**:
This is a Permanent Part Time position at 0.8 EFT per fortnight within the rehabilitation department at Royal Children’s Hospital.

You will be responsible for providing clinical care under the delegation and supervision of allied health professionals to children requiring specialised rehabilitation following illness, injury or elective procedures. You will work alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists and with other allied health assistants in our close-knit and friendly team.

The position involves an incredibly interesting and varied caseload with children requiring goal focused innovative care including those with acquired brain injury and/or spinal cord injury and children with cerebral palsy. Our interdisciplinary team assists both inpatients and outpatients in individual or group sessions.

Other duties include maintaining therapy equipment and administrative duties to support the allied health rehabilitation team.

Classification for this position is IN30 (base salary $65,75 per annum pro rata, plus superannuation)

**What You’ll Achieve**:

- Provide clinical care to children and adolescents requiring rehabilitation under the supervision of physiotherapists, occupational therapists or speech pathologists
- Give feedback to the allied health professional and team on the patient’s progress
- Be part of an interdisciplinary paediatric rehabilitation team

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent
- Experience in working as an Allied Health Assistant
- Experience working with children or in rehabilitation

If this sounds like you, click **here** to view the position description.

**About the Department**:
The Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS) is a state-wide specialist service which caters for the complex rehabilitation needs of children and adolescents recovering from major injury, illness and elective procedures aimed at functional maximisation. The VPRS at The Royal Children’s Hospital has rehabilitation beds located in the main hospital, and a large community-based service.

The interdisciplinary rehabilitation team includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, social workers, psychologists, music therapists, rehabilitation consultants, technical advisors and nursing. The team work together to provide specialist rehabilitation in partnership with children and their families who require interdisciplinary, goal-focused, innovative care.

**What we Offer**:

- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Parkville location and close to public transport

**Other Requirements**:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

**Application Process**:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

**Why work at the RCH?**

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical except