Allied Health Assistant

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Victorian Government Full time $69,312 per year
Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Grade not specified

Occupation: Health and allied health

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 3832

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  • Multi-disciplinary AHA role, based in Austin Health's program
  • Part-time (22.8 hours plus) or full-time, ongoing roles available
  • $33.28/ hour, salary packaging, 5 weeks annual leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
  • Access to robust supervision and a supportive leadership team
  • Join a department that values employee development and offers great career opportunities

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About

The service is an initiative that aims to deliver more healthcare within the patient's home, the program facilitates homebased interdisciplinary service 7 days a week, that is goal-focused and time-limited. Patients are admitted to the program from any of the three Austin Health sites. The program has a senior allied health team lead as well as a multidisciplinary team comprising nursing, medical and allied health professionals.

About the role

The Allied Health Assistant (AHA) works closely with the Allied Health teams to provide a flexible and responsive service that meets each patient's identified therapeutic goals. The AHA will perform duties as delegated by the Allied Health Professional.

Duties may include assisting in a client's therapy program, maintaining equipment and resources and other administrative tasks, which assists with client management and will contribute to patient flow. This position can be based at any of our three sites (Austin, Talbot and Repatriation hospitals) and is expected to rotate through different service areas.

About you

You will be someone who enjoys working in a team. You will have an interest to grow your skills in other clinical and non-clinical areas. You can work flexibly and autonomously in the ever-evolving health setting, and you have a passion for being the best you can be.

You'll further have:

  • Strong teamwork skills
  • A "can do" attitude and flexible approach to work
  • Great communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Have a drive for self-improvement
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Want to contribute to best patient care

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

  • Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
  • A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
  • Mentoring and career development opportunities
  • Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Brynn Lewin, OT Department Manager,

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 31 August 2025

Applications close Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

19 August 2025

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