Job Description

Casual Allied Health Assistant Grade 2 - Inpatient Rehabilitation or Acute Orthopaedics n

Allied Health Assistant Grade 2 – Inpatient Rehabilitation or Acute Orthopaedics

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We’re building for the better!

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By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

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At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

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Allied Health Assistant Grade 2 – Inpatient Rehabilitation or Acute Orthopaedics

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Multiple Casual roles

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Cabrini Malvern & Brighton

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We’re building for the better!

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By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

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At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

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Allied Health at Cabrini is a rapidly expanding and highly integrated service comprising twelve professional disciplines. The department plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the organisation.

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Cabrini Allied Health offers a wide range of opportunities, including senior consultant and leadership roles, clinical stream positions, junior staff rotation and support programs, professional development and teaching opportunities, and the cultivation of strong external and university partnerships.

What the role involves n

We are looking for dynamic and qualified Grade 2 Allied Health Assistants (AHA), with experience working within inpatient rehabilitation and/or acute orthopaedics, to be part of our physiotherapy teams at Malvern and Brighton.



This role involves working with physiotherapists to deliver group and individual therapy sessions within the inpatient rehabilitation setting, and/or assisting physiotherapists on the acute wards post orthopaedic surgery. Casual shifts are predominantly weekend based, with some ad hoc weekday availability.

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Multiple roles are available - please specify in your cover letter your preference for working within rehab or acute, or both.

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Key responsibilities include:

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- Facilitate safe and appropriate completion of a prescribed exercise program, in a group and individual setting, as outlined by the treating physiotherapist.
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- Ensure the safe and timely transport of patients to their therapy session in the gym.
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- Escalate patient concerns to treating physiotherapist/rehab team leader.
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- Ensure good communication, effective relationships and teamwork between peers and other clinical staff and services.
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What we're looking for n

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, be organised, flexible and work well within a team.

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You will have:

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- Relevant Allied Health Assistant qualifications.
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- Experience in exercise delivery & managing groups of patients in a rehabilitation setting is advantageous.
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- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team within a structured rehabilitation or acute orthopaedic environment.
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- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills with a strong client customer service focus.
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- Well-developed time management skills.
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What we offer n

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- Salary packaging : up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
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- Convenience : Vibrant Malvern & Brighton locations, close to local shops, cafes and public transport
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- Travel Perks : Myki Commuter discounted fares
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- A commitment to health and wellbeing initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
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- Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
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Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

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Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

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As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini n

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

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There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

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Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

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Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

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MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as qualified references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.

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📌 Casual Allied Health Assistant Grade 2 - Inpatient Rehabilitation or AcuteOrthopaedics (Melbourne)
🏢 Cabrini Health
📍 Melbourne