Company description

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Grade 3 Allied Health Assistants to join the Northern Health Physiotherapy team.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

Based at The Northern Hospital Epping, you will provide a high quality Allied Health Assistant (AHA) service at Northern Health.

The AHA will provide quality patient care under supervision of Allied Health clinicians through the application of competent clinical treatment skills.

The AHA will carry out clinical support activities which promote patient centered care, improve patient flow, and facilitate timely discharges. The role will assist with the maintenance and cleaning of equipment.

The Targeted Acute Rehabilitation Program (TARP) provides intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation to targeted patients on the acute wards.

Services included physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, and allied health assistance.

The primary aim of the Targeted Acute Rehabilitation Program (TARP) is to increase the number of acute patients discharged home,



thus reducing demand for subacute care/ reducing subacute length of stay.

The AHA has responsibility for participation in all Allied Health discipline in-services including ensuring competencies, credentialing and relevant career development are completed.

As a member of Northern Health Allied Health the AHA will be required to participate in supervision and supervise AHA students.

The role may require staff to be flexible with their working hours to meet the changing operations demands and can include working after hours, on weekends and public holidays.

The Allied Health Assistant may be required to travel and work across the various Northern Health campuses, programs, and partner organisations. Compliance with mandatory training as per NH Policy is a requirement of this role.

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Clinical experience working in an inpatient setting
- Experience working under the direction of a Physiotherapist and/or Occupational Therapist
- Demonstrates a client centred focus in the provision of care
- Demonstrated teamwork and appreciation of multidisciplinary practice
- Understanding of the roles and contributions of different disciplines to patient care and discharge planning
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within Allied Heath Assistant scope of practice and seek advice/support when required.
- Demonstrated negotiation and effective interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills

Next Steps . . .



If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact James Walker Physiotherapy Clinical Leader (phone hidden)

Applications close Tuesday 6 November 2026

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.

We offer

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

- Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program
- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
- An inclusive and culturally safe space
- State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
- A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'
- Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here. Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.

📌 Allied Health Assistant- Grade 3- Targeted Acute Rehabilitation Program (Epping)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Epping