Are you an enthusiastic Allied Health Assistant looking to join a highly experienced interdisciplinary Allied Health team? 

As an Allied Health Assistant with the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, you'll have the exciting opportunity to work across diverse clinical areas such as FMC's Ambulatory, Allied Health Services and General Medicine and the Stroke Unit. This variety ensures every shift brings new learning experiences as you support patients throughout different stages of their healthcare journey, from acute recovery to end-of-life care. Your versatile role will see you adapting to different patient needs and clinical environments, making you an invaluable member of our multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

About the role: 

Some of your duties as the AHA3 Allied Health Assistant may involve: 

• Monitoring patient response to therapies and reporting to the supervising AHP.
• Accurately maintain therapy related databases and patient documentation under the explicit direction of the supervising AHP.
• Provide comprehensive education to patients/groups of patients as directed by AHP staff on a defined range of topics.
• Assisting patient preparation for therapy and at the conclusion of therapy.
• Delivery of equipment to patients, that has been prescribed by an AHP.

About you:

• Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, or equivalent.
• Sound time management, organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment to assist patient therapy and / or handling of patient related equipment and devices.
• Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards.

Please see the attached Role Descriptions for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact:

Ambulatory Allied Health:
Jordyn Cook
A/ED & Ambulatory Allied Health Service Manager
0400 721 198
Jordyn.Cook@sa.gov.au

General Medicine:
Gemma Hunt
Allied Health General Medicine Service Manager
0452571872
Gemma.Hunt@sa.gov.au

Stroke Unit:
Jenny Walker
Allied Health Team Leader for Neurosurgery/Stroke
(08) 7326 3300
Jenny.Walker2@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Attachments:

• 913888 - Ambulatory AHA3 - Role Description.pdf
• 913888 - Stroke Unit AHA3 - Role Description.pdf
• 913888 - General Medicine AHA3 - Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 913888