Allied Health Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 64910

**Our Journey**

Monash Health has created a strong and dynamic Allied Health Assistant (AHA) workforce that provides clinical supervision for AHAs to allow growth and development of clinical and non-clinical skills. AHAs are also supported to attend ongoing formal professional development that aligns with career goals. The Kingston Centre Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology department value the contributions of our AHA team to support clinical demand and optimise patient centred outcomes. This position is based on a home ward to allow the opportunity to build relationships with peers and colleagues as well as patients on the ward.

The AHA team is required to be flexible and work across different clinical areas to ensure the equitability of clinical service, which allows the opportunity to build skills across a variety of areas and clinical specialties.

**A Day in the Life**

The role of the Allied Health Assistant in the Physiotherapy/EP team has a strong clinical focus and includes the following tasks:

- Reviewing and discussing delegations from AHPs
- Provide clinical intervention to patients in subacute rehabilitation as delegated by AHP
- Conducting joint sessions with AHPs for patients with complex needs
- Working with AHPs to facilitate group sessions including upper limb group
- Working closely with AHPs to facilitate aquatic physiotherapy sessions
- The role also includes administrative and non-clinical duties:

- Assisting AHPs with ward based & Aquatic therapy timetabling
- Completing equipment audits
- Supporting AHPs to maintain a safe and clean working environment
- Providing supervision to AHA students
- Membership of Cross site AHA Working Parties

**About You**

**What You Need**:

- Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience working as an AHA in a health care setting for Grade 3 role
- A current Australian Drivers Licence
- Australian working rights

**In Return**

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. We are excited to offer Grade 2 or 3 Allied Health Assistants the opportunity to join the Physiotherapy /Exercise Physiology Allied Health Assistant team. This is a great opportunity to join a high performing department. As part of the Allied Health team you will be expected to work across sites as required.

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Based at Kingston Centre, you have the option of car parking or access to public transport within walking distance. There are childcare facilities that are affiliated with Monash Health. There are also employment benefits such as:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free flu vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing more than 22,000 people who work across 40 locations delivering healthcare services through our five hospitals and our extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and ICare values.

**How to Apply