Audiology Assistant

**Job no**: 502435
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: All other

**About the role**

Mater’s Allied Health team are searching for an Audiology Assistant to support the team with a range of clinical and support tasks to contribute to patient care. This opportunity is a Part time permanent role (up to 22.5 hours per week) based at South Brisbane.

The Audiology team provides a broad range of diagnostic audiology services including vestibular testing and suitability for cochlear implantation. There is a private paediatric service as well as an outpatient service providing specialist services for patients with hearing and/or balance disorders with a large adult Cochlear Implant program including an outreach service providing post operative rehabilitation.

**Salary range: $33.96 - $35.41 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

Typical tasks will include:

- Set up and maintain cochlear implant spare parts
- Support the management of Cochlear Implant Program equipment while also assisting with patient troubleshooting and advice
- Assisting with paediatric audiology testing
- Provide education to patients on a defined range of topics
- Assist clinicians with clinical documentation preparation and data entry
- Support clinicians with distribution of assessment reports
- Document in patient records and provide feedback to delegating allied health practitioner
- Provide supervision, training and support to allied health assistant students and volunteers
- Collaboration with clinicians for relevant caseloads,
- Support patients and allied health practitioners with telehealth set up and troubleshooting
- Develop and maintain clinical resources, forms and patient education materials
- Stocktake and order clinical equipment, supplies and consumables

**About you**
- Certificate IV or Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance would be highly regarded
- Proven ability to work autonomously under a defined scope of delegated practice, in a complex and demanding work environment
- Effective communicator who works collaboratively
- Proven organisation, prioritising and resourceful problem solving skills
- Sound computer and digital literacy skills
- Experience working in a similar role in either a hospital, sub acute, disability or community health setting would be highly regarded

**Why join us?**

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. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

**Applications close on 24**th** February 2025.**_Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW_
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 10 Feb 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 24 Feb 2025 E. Australia Standard Time