Title:  Allied Health Assistant - GEM and Rehab at Home Service

Allied Health Assistant - GEM/REHAB@HOME – Grade 2

• Permanent Part Time - 56hrs per fortnight | Experience work-life balance
• Peter James Centre | Car-parking on site | Friendly team
• Versatile patient loads, regular mentoring and training opportunities  

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the role

The GEM/REHAB @ Home service running under the @HOME program directorate, provides a specialist Geriatrician or Rehab Physician, Nursing and full Allied Health service to assist the client achieve their goals of care in the comfort of their own home. Patient's admitted to the GEM@HOME service are still fully managed by the hospital and consists of a minimum of Daily visits by hospital clinicians - 7 days a week for a period of approx 2 weeks.

The Allied Health Assistant provides an integral part of the service to provide exercise programs, assistance with equipment and training under the guidance of the Physiotherapists/Occupational therapists in our team. GEM/REHAB@HOME is a dynamic and busy multidisciplinary team that involves looking after GEM and REHAB patients outside of the hospital walls in the comfort of their own homes. 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Completion of an Allied Health Assistant Training Qualification and a minimum of 2 years experience post completion of course
• Full Victorian Drivers Licence (with no restrictions)
• Ability to work autonomously given you will be working with patients in their own homes away from other staff members.
• Highly developed interpersonal experience
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• The ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

Please click here for position description 

Contact Person: Clare Blee or Candice Fergeus

Contact Number: 0439688028

Contact Email: clare.blee@easternhealth.org.au

Job Posting End Date: 04/09/2025

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) 

Click Here for the Candidate Guide also for help in our recruitment process!

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day