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

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

• Permanent Part Time - 64hrs per fortnight | Experience work-life balance 

• Peter James Centre | Close to cafes and shops | Car-parking on site 

• 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 

We have an exciting part-time opportunity for an Allied Health Assistant to join our Care at Home program, based at the Peter James Centre, following an internal promotion. As part of the dynamic GEM and Rehab@Home service within the at home program directorate, you will play a key role in delivering hospital-level, patient-centred care in the comfort of clients’ homes. This service provides comprehensive multidisciplinary support, including Geriatrician/Rehab Physician oversight, nursing and full allied health input, with patients receiving daily visits for approximately two weeks post-discharge. You will work with a highly varied caseload across the eastern catchment, offering significant versatility in the types of patients you see and the care required, giving you strong clinical breadth and an opportunity to provide mobility and exercise programs, assistance with equipment set up and functional retraining, under the guidance of the Physiotherapy and Occupational therapists in our team. Daily team meetings and collaborative sessions with the multidisciplinary team foster strong engagement and consistently high-quality patient care. You’ll also have regular engagement with the broader Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy departments to support your ongoing professional development. On-site Grade 3 senior clinicians provide supervision and guidance to allow you opportunities to achieve your professional goals, as well as contribute to quality improvement activities. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills in communication, teamwork and administrative tasks delegated by allied health clinicians, while working within a supportive and highly engaged team.   

About you  

To be successful in this role you will possess: 

• Completion of an Allied Health Assistant Training Qualification and a minimum 2 years of experience post completion of course 

• Full Victorian Driver's License (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 are 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