Allied Health Assistant - Casual

Allied Health Assistant - Casual

• Open to students of Allied Health professions completing placement at RMH
• Gain invaluable experience in the hospital setting
• Short term, flexible work available
• Support the Allied Health team to provide world class patient care

Allied Health Assistants are aligned with professional groups within Allied Health. The Allied Health department consists of 11 professions: Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Nutrition, Podiatry, Prosthetics & Orthotics, Pastoral Care, Psychology, Interpreters and Music Therapy. The department also includes essential services such as the COVID Community Navigators, the Aboriginal Health team, LGBTIQA+ team, Family Safety team and Disability Liaison services. Allied Health is committed to ensuring effective and efficient delivery of clinical services to all clinical units across the hospital.

Your new role:

• Provide quality care to patients in collaboration with and under the direction and supervision of the relevant Allied Health professional, or other health professional as requested.
• Under the direction and / or supervision of the health professional, assist patients in accessing services, completing personal care tasks or completing prescribed treatment.
• Under the direction and / or supervision of the health professional, provide support to patients and/or carers of patients to support appropriate discharge from hospital.

About you:

• You have effective communication skills and a passion for patient centred care.
• You are adaptable and thrive in a fast paced environment.
• You are currently studying a profession of Allied Health and you are undertaking/recently completed placement at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Benefit of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital:

• Career support opportunities to develop your professional networks.
• Excellent workplace experience as an Allied Health Assistant to supplement your undergraduate placement experiences.
• Enjoy early notification of RMH job opportunities.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and, where applicable, a Working with Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health's Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.
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