Description:
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Veterans Hospital Glenside – Jamie Larcombe Centre
- Salary $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHA2| 18.75 hours per wk. – Permanent contract available
Make a Difference in Veterans' Lives: Allied Health Assistant Role at SALHN
Join our dedicated team at SALHN and make a profound impact on the lives of veterans in need. As an Allied Health Assistant (AHA), you'll provide crucial support to the team of Allied Health Professionals (AHP), ensuring exceptional care for our patients. Embrace this rewarding opportunity to grow your career while making a meaningful difference.
About the role:
Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) and working under the supervision and delegation of the AHP team, some of your duties for the role will include:
- Supporting AHP’s with facilitation of the Therapeutic Activity Program
- Supporting AHP’s with administrative tasks which enhance the AHP program
- Safely delivering patient care as per AHP delegations, instructions and defined scope of practice
- Providing feedback and outcomes of tasks to delegating (or supervising) AHP’s
- Assisting in the maintenance of clinical and patient equipment and associated records
- Accurately maintaining therapy related databases and patient documentation under the explicit direction of the supervising AHP
- Providing escort and support for patient attendance at therapy interventions
- Actively participating in own development, including education, training and supervision
About you:
- Have a collaborative approach and the ability to work well with a multi-disciplinary team
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills – able to demonstrate the ability to work with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- Ability to work in a physically demanding environment to assist patient therapy and / or handling of patient related equipment and devices
- Experience working in a health-care setting
- Proven experience in basic computing skills, including email and word processing
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Louise Hellon, Nurse Unit Manager, (08) 7087 1***, *************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Monday 14th July 2025
Attachments:
- 908122 Allied Health Assistant - Role Description
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 908122