Allied Health Assistant

**Job no**: 501435
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Allied Health

**About the role**

**Mater Hospital South Brisbane, Rehabilitation Unit **is currently seeking an experienced **Allied Health Assistant** to join their team on a **permanent part-time basis** working 28.5 hours a week.

The Physiotherapy department at Mater Health provides a broad range of public and private acute health services with adults, women’s health, neonatology, children and adolescent services. The Rehabilitation Physiotherapy team provides specialist services to inpatients and outpatients in a primarily private setting. The team encompasses Physiotherapists and assistants who are passionate about delivering evidence based, high level physiotherapy clinical care across a 7 days per week service in a multidisciplinary environment. Physiotherapy employees may be required to work across facilities, service and/or sites as required.

**Salary range: $33.19 - $34.67 (OO3) **per hour plus superannuation and **access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** + **access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

As an active member of the multidisciplinary team, Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) support the delivery of direct and non-direct clinical activities. In accordance with strategic priorities, AHAs also participate in allied health activities and the development of innovative models of care to benefit patients and their carers/families.
- Manage patient caseload and provide clinical assessments and treatments as delegated by an allied health practitioner
- Document session outcomes and changes in patient status, providing feedback to the delegating practitioner
- Assist with patient care, including programs, education, equipment ordering, documentation, personal care, and transportation
- Coordinate with delegated practitioner when additional input is needed
- Supervise, train, and support allied health assistant students and volunteers
- Set up and maintain therapy rooms, equipment, resources, and assistive devices
- Support patients and practitioners with telehealth setup and troubleshooting
- Develop and maintain clinical resources and patient education materials
- Manage stock and order clinical equipment, supplies, and consumables
- Contribute to quality improvement activities for enhanced clinical services and patient outcomes
- Collaborate with professional and multidisciplinary teams and liaise with patients and external agencies for patient-centered care
- Participate in training and development activities to enhance clinical knowledge and skills
- Participate in the allied health assistant rotation program (if applicable)

**About you**
- Certificate IV or Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance preferred
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role with clinical practice in allied health
- Ability to work autonomously in a complex and demanding work environment
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with professional and multidisciplinary teams, patients, and carers
- Excellent organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in computer and digital literacy
- Experience in a hospital, sub-acute, disability, or community health setting preferred

**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

For more information specific to the role, please view the PD here - 230719 AHA OO3 Role Description.pdf

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our _Reconciliation webpage_. _

**Advertised**: 03 Sep 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 17 Sep 2024 E. Australia Standard Time