Key Details
- Employment Type: Casual, up to 38 hours per week
- Location: Campbelltown & Camden Hospitals
- Position Classification: Allied Health Assistant Level 1
- Remuneration: $31.86 per hour
- Requisition ID: REQ
- Application Close Date: 16/11/2025
- Interview Date Range: 19/11/2025 – 26/11/2025
- Contact Details: Tanya Thompson – |
About The Opportunity
Camden & Campbelltown Hospitals are seeking dedicated and energetic Allied Health Assistants, ideal for current university students or those looking to gain experience in allied health. This role offers a great opportunity to develop skills in a healthcare setting, providing clinical support under the supervision of an Allied Health Professional.
Key duties include implementing therapy plans under direction of an allied health professional (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy), documenting in clinical files, effective clinical handover, and communicating with cultural sensitivity and confidentiality. The assistant will also participate in departmental meetings, supervision, and ongoing professional development through relevant Continuous Professional Development activities.
Additionally, the allied health assistant will handle clinical administration tasks such as updating data, photocopying, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment. Responsibilities include ensuring administrative tasks are completed promptly and monitoring stores to maintain sufficient supplies. Participation in quality improvement initiatives is also expected.
Responsibilities
- Provide high‑quality clinical service to clients and their families/carers under the supervision of an Allied Health Professional to optimise health outcomes.
- Undertake designated departmental and administrative tasks necessary to support service delivery.
- Implement therapy plans under the direction of a physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
- Document clinical activities accurately in clinical files.
- Conduct effective clinical handovers.
- Communicate with cultural sensitivity and maintain confidentiality.
- Participate in departmental meetings, supervision, and professional development activities.
- Perform clinical administration tasks such as updating data, photocopying, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment.
- Ensure administrative tasks are completed promptly and monitor stores to maintain sufficient supplies.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Relevant experience working within a healthcare setting, including student clinical placements or other healthcare roles.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and complete activities (including ability to work within scope of practice and seek assistance when required) as delegated by supervising Allied Health Skilled.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate across all levels.
- Demonstrated effective organisational skills, ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
Additional Information
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support them. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child‑safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them protected from harm and abuse.
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