• Beautiful Mornington Peninsula & surrounding locations

• Salary Packaging and Employee Benefits Program   

• Classification: Grade 2*

Who We Are and What We Stand For   

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of over 300,000 people. Our Mission is to strive for healthy lives for everyone, through sustainable, innovative, compassionate care. To realise this mission we need people who seek a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation, look for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.    

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.   

  
What You Will Be Doing    

The Allied Health Assistant grade 2 is responsible for working within the inpatient subacute occupational therapy service. The grade 2 AHA assists Allied Health Professionals in the provision of best practice patient centred clinical care and further supports smooth Allied Health operations through non-clinical duties.
The AHA performs work of a general nature within the AHA scope of practice under the delegation and supervision of Allied Health Professionals (AHP).

Position Description

 
What You Need  

We anticipate you will have:  

• Minimum qualification of Allied Health Assistance Certificate III level from RTO or equivalent, (grade 2).
• Experience working in acute or sub-acute inpatient setting (student experience included).  
• Demonstrated understanding of the goals and priorities of occupational therapy within a hospital setting.
• Ability to provide individual therapy and education to patients as prescribed by the occupational therapist.
• Understanding of normal development and medical conditions, as relevant to the role
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team with minimal supervision
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills through direction and feedback
• Ability to use a wide range of software applications for word processing, equipment database, ordering and invoicing.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position.
• Demonstrated problem solving and organisational skills.

   
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