Casual Allied Health Assistant (Grade 2)
Requisition No : 2389
Executive Division : Operations
Division : Allied Health
Program : AH Physiotherapy & Exercise Physiology
Department : Allied Health Physiotherapy
Enterprise Agreement : Varied Health and Allied Services, Managers and Ad
Job Function : Allied Health Professionals
About the role
We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced Allied Health Assistants to join our Physiotherapy team and work in a Grade 2 AHA casual capacity in 2025. As an AHA at Western Health, you will work with our acute or subacute teams to provide care to patients with a variety of clinical presentations to improve their function, mobility, and quality of life. Our positions are well supported by experienced and dedicated Allied Health Assistants and Physiotherapists and will enable you to work with the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient-centered care. In this role, you will provide individual therapy sessions; assist Physiotherapy staff in co-treatment sessions; and take on other responsibilities which may include the management of equipment or administrative tasks.
To be Successful in this Role you will :
* Have a Certificate IV Allied Health Assistant qualification or other appropriate equivalent qualification. Physiotherapy students with an AHA certificate are welcome to apply.
* Have excellent communication skills.
* Be willing to learn and be committed to providing excellent patient care.
* Be adaptable and flexible.
* Work well within a team environment to assist patients, AHA, and Physiotherapy staff.
* Ensure safe and high-quality patient care is delivered in line with Western Health values and policies, as instructed by Physiotherapy staff.
* Contribute to a culture that values ongoing learning and be part of a positive workplace.
Applications close at 11 : 59pm on 31 December 2024.
About Us
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centered, and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital, and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs, and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services.
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance, and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and pays our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies, and abilities.
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