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• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network –  GP Plus – Elizabeth and Gilles Plains
• Salary: $58,709 - $63,154 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHA2
• Ongoing Part-Time – working 15 hours per week 

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit an Allied Health Assistant to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, providing invaluable support to allied health practitioners across various disciplines. Your responsibilities will encompass assisting with therapeutic interventions, facilitating group activities, maintaining clinical documentation and ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for our young patients and their families.

As an Allied Health Assistant, you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, gaining valuable insights and expanding your knowledge in the field of paediatric healthcare. Our robust training and development programs will equip you with the necessary skills to succeed, ensuring you remain at the forefront of best practices.

To be eligible for this position, you must possess or be undertaking a Certificate 3 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.

About You:

Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Allied Health Assistant looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

To excel in this position, you must possess a genuine passion for working with children and a deep understanding of their unique needs. Exceptional interpersonal skills, empathy and the ability to build positive relationships with patients and their families are essential. Moreover, you should thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced healthcare setting, demonstrating flexibility, adaptability and a commitment to continuous learning.

Seize this extraordinary opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and families.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition this, other benefits of working as an Allied Health Assistant in NALHN include:

• professional development opportunities. We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
• opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
• regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 885965

Enquiries:

Allied Health Facilitator

Phone: (08) 8182 9354

E-mail: Health.AlliedHealthFacilitator@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date:

27 December 2024 – 11.55PM

Role Description:

 885965 - Allied Health Assistant - Children and Families Service - AHA2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.