The In-reach Rehabilitation Unit are looking for an Advanced Allied Health Assistant to join their team. You will contribute to patient care by providing administrative and advanced clinical assistance to allied health professionals (AHP) in their day-to-day clinical duties. Works under the supervision and direction of the AHP and undertakes only those clinical tasks delegated to them.
You will also supervise and coordinate allied health assistants working within the multidisciplinary In-reach Rehabilitation Service.
Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
- Undertake day to day workload management of the therapy assistants to accommodate planned and unplanned leave and changing requirements of clinicians to ensure the delivery of a quality service.
- Follow defined scope of practice under a delegation model, ensuring service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to ensure high quality, safe services, and workplaces.
- Provide a range of specialised clinical screening assessments for patients with complex needs as delegated by and under the direction of the AHP. The AHP determines tasks the AHA is competent to perform.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
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