Allied Health Assistant

**Title**:Allied Health Assistant - Early Stroke Discharge (ESD)**:

- Requisition ID: 2566
- Location: Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC, AU, 3156
- Job Posting Date: 12 Jan 2025

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**Allied Health Assistant - Early Stroke Discharge (ESD)**
- Permanent Part time (38 hours per fortnight) | Experience work-life balance
- Angliss Community Rehabilitation Centre | Café on site | Eastern location
- Be part of this exciting ambulatory clinical service model
- Are you ready to make a positive impact on the lives of patients and be valued in your career?_
- Join us at Eastern Health__

**Eastern Health**

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general health care services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and health care needs.

**About the Role**

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Grade 2 Allied Health Assistant to join the Early Stroke Discharge (ESD) program at Eastern health.

The Early Stroke Discharge (ESD) service provides community based multidisciplinary care to support stroke patients transitioning from bed-based services to their own homes. The ESD service delivers a 6 day a week service under both ambulatory and bed substitution models across 2 Eastern Health sites-Peter James Centre (Burwood East) and Angliss Community Rehabilitation Centre (Upper Ferntree Gully). ESD patients are seen in the home and/or in the center. We are a small team of 14 staff members that service approximately 12-14 patients across the Eastern Health catchment area.

This is a Monday to Friday position primarily based at Angliss Community Rehabilitation Centre in Upper Ferntree Gully but will on occasions provide cover at the Peter James Centre in Burwood.

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide a flexible and responsive client centered service. You will provide therapy support services to individual or groups under the delegation and supervision of an Allied Health Professional. There is also an administrative component to this role.

**About you**
- Completion of Certificate IV (Allied Health Assistant) from a registered training organisation, or recognised equivalent is essential.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with can-do attitude
- A strong commitment to high quality care
- The ability to work as part of a diverse team and take direction from the team
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Deliver a high quality, accessible and coordinated service to our clients both in the client’s home and in the center.
- Be an active and responsive member of the interdisciplinary team

For further information, please contact Lucy Akroyd 0428991571
- Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role._
- Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment._

**What we offer**

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here

Diverse and engaging career opportunities

Friendly & supportive team

Flexible working hours

Salary packaging options

Career progression in our teaching hospitals

**Next Steps**

**Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.

Please

Contact Person: Lucy Akroyd

Contact Number: 0428991571

Job Posting End Date: 13/02/2025

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

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