About the position
The Allied Health Assistant is responsible for assisting with exercise programs in groups and individual programs, under the supervision of allied health professionals, intake processes which include initial needs identification and assessments, stores ordering, group session support and other tasks as directed.
An opportunity exists for a suitably qualified Allied Health Assistant to join the Ambulatory Care Centre at Seymour Health on a Fixed-term Part-time basis, 2.5 days per week (20 hours) until April 2027.
The Position involves multi-disciplinary care and support for clients accessing Physiotherapy, Occupation Therapy, Dietician, Diabetes Education, HARP, Social Work and HIP program.
For further information on the role, please refer to the Position Description attached.
Ideally you will possess:
* A Certificate III or IV in Allied Health Assistance
* A special interest in chronic disease
* Be flexible in the role
* Good interpersonal, documentation and communication skills
* Satisfactory police check and working with children’s check
In return, Seymour Health offers:
* Salary Packaging
* Free on-site parking
* Employee Assistance Program
* Annual Scholarship program
About Seymour Health
Seymour Health is a leading small rural health service. At our site in central Seymour, over 350 staff deliver health and allied services.
Our services include a 30-bed public hospital that provides public and private Acute medical and surgical, renal dialysis and day procedures. Seymour Health’s breadth of services extends to post-acute care, palliative care, sub-acute ambulatory service, oral health services, district nursing and community services. Barrabill House is a 40-bed residential aged care service that provides highly rated residential aged care.
Seymour Health is conveniently located an hour north of Melbourne via the M31 Hume Freeway and V/Line train service.
Employment Screening
All employment with Seymour Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Worker Screening Checks, which include: a Police Records Check and Statutory Declaration; Victorian Employee Working with Children Check; and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must comply with the Health Service's Vaccination requirements and Victorian Government and Department of Health immunisation directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated and provided evidence of vaccination for various diseases, such as Influenza.
Diversity and Inclusion
Applications are encouraged from women, people from LGBTIQA+ communities, people with disability, young people, older people, and regional Victorians from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.