Allied Health Assistant, Community Aged Care and Rehabilitation Service

Join our team as a multidisciplinary allied health assistant and make a meaningful impact in community and outpatient aged care.

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants

Remuneration: $ $32.26 per hour

Hours Per Week: 23

Requisition ID: REQ603063

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working

Community Aged Care and Rehabilitation Service (CAReS) Ryde Hospital

Ryde Hospital is having an incredible $479 million complete hospital redevelopment that will transform the delivery of healthcare for the Ryde local community.

The Ryde Hospital Redevelopment will result in new health facilities and enhanced services including emergency, ICU/critical care, inpatient units, outpatient/ambulatory care services and much more.

Construction commenced in early 2023, and will provide you with a wonderful and exciting opportunity to be part of the Ryde team to change the future health services for the Ryde Community completely.

What you'll be doing

As an AHA in the team you will support a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social workers, Dietitians and Speech pathologists in delivering services to the aged community of Ryde and Hunters Hill LGAs. You will assist in providing both group and individual treatment programs empowering aged clients to maintain independence and improve quality of life.

Job share will be considered for suitable applicants.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• A minimum of a Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance or willingness to undertake this training or other qualification deemed equivalent by NSLHD.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of an Allied Health Assistant within a large organisation. Ability to work independently under the delegation of an AHP and the ability to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated computer literacy skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office and email applications.
• Identify skills and knowledge in the provision of assistant's activities to provide support for, AHPs, clients, families and carers as required.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage workload demands and complete activities (including ability to work within scope of practice and seek assistance when required) as delegated by supervising AHP.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Currently hold a Class C Drivers Licence.

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This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

Applications Close: 9 September 2025