Allied Health Assistant Grade 2/3

Job Requisition ID: 3464
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Cheltenham, VIC, AU, 3192
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Posting Date: 31 Jan 2025

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**About the Role**:
Join our team as an Allied Health Assistant Grade 2 or 3 (dependent upon experience) on a full-time basis at the Kingston Centre with travel across Monash Health sites as required.

This exciting role will see you joining the high performing subacute Physiotherapy Allied Health Assistant team that offers support and promotes growth. You will be responsible for the provision of assistance to Physiotherapists and other Allied Health professionals.

Performing work of a general nature under the delegation and supervision of allied health professionals including, but not limited to, the following:

- Work with direct supervision to implement therapeutic and related activities, in individual and group settings
- Provide clinical assistance to Allied Health professionals implementing therapy programs in consultation with the Allied Health Professionals
- Provide non-clinical assistance to Allied Health professionals including but not limited to administrative and cleaning duties
- Participate in/lead programs, processes and quality improvement activities
- On occasion represent the Kingston team at AHA group meetings

**About Us**:
Monash Health Allied Health share the vision of One Team; Making a Difference Together. The vision is underpinned by the following principles:

- We provide quality care focused on the person in the context of their life
- We are interdisciplinary and innovative with a can-do attitude
- We view change and challenge as great opportunities

Monash Health Allied Health provide an integrated and inter-professional service providing the highest quality patient centred care across the continuum and our Allied Health Assistant workforce is a vital part of this.

**About You**:
To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

- Highly developed interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary
- Your proactive and team player attitude
- Demonstrated excellence in initiative and program implementation and a commitment to ongoing evaluation and best practice

Mandatory requirements of the role:

- Certificate III or Certificate IV (preferred) in Allied Health Assistance
- If Grade 3 AHA, minimum 3 years’ experience (full time equivalent) and Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance are required
- Relevant experience working as an AHA in a health care setting preferred
- A current Australian Drivers Licence

**In Return**

You’ll be joining Victoria’s largest healthcare network and be a part of:

- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- Avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills
- Mentorship & career guidance
- Support to attend relevant forums & conferences
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
- In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to onsite subsidised staff car parking and gym, uniform and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further,** please call Jackie Turner on 0499 719 126.**

**Position Description documetns can be found below**:

- **Allied Health Assistant Grade 2**here** and**here**.**:

- **Allied Health Assistant Grade 3**here** and**here**.**

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

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