Allied Health Assistant

Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is a 122-bed contemporary private hospital located in central Victoria providing high quality acute medical and surgical health care services for people in Bendigo and surrounding areas.

Your Role at St John of God Bendigo Hospital

We currently have casual opportunities for Allied Health Assistants to join our team. You will be required to provide clinical and administrative support to physiotherapists, occupational therapists, other therapy and nursing staff as required.

Our Allied Health team support a number of speciality areas, including inpatient & outpatient rehabilitation, orthopaedics, surgical, general medicine, oncology, and ICU.

We are currently hiring for a casual position, and the role requires candidates who are available to work on weekends. Shifts will be rostered Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm and weekend shifts times do vary and will be 4 to 7.6 hours in length.

The Position

• Provide clinical assistance to the physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nursing and other health care professionals as required.
• Actively monitor the environment and implement safe work practices to ensure patient and staff safety.
• Participate in staff education programs as required.
• Involvement with research as appropriate.
• Comply with hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Supervise and assist patients in exercise routines, gait activities and daily living activities as directed by the treating allied health care professional.
• Assist with patient treatment as required.
• Assist with patient transfers, dressing and showering in hydrotherapy (if applicable).
• Identify client circumstances that need additional input from the Allied Health Professional and communicate this in clinical handover.
• Be aware of contraindications, precautions and hazards relating to specific patient management.

You will have Certificate III Allied Health Assistance and possess proven experience in supervising group exercise classes, preferably with experience in the rehabilitation setting. You will demonstrate the ability to follow instructions, policies and procedures. Ideal candidates will have a Certificate IV Allied Health Assistance

To succeed you will have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to relate to others in a sensitive and professional manner.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values

We can offer you

• Hourly rate: $38.89 to $39.74 p/h (inclusive of casual loading), plus 12% superannuation
• Casual opportunities available
• As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, and well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Dynamic multidisciplinary team

For enquiries contact, Berni Thomas, Allied Health Manager on

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.