MedicalJobsAustralia.com Allied Health Assistant

Job no: 953252

Work type: Casual

Located in: Adelaide Metro Northern

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112

Salary: $32.30 per hour plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits - AHA2

*This role attracts a fixed allowance that ensures a minimum salary equivalent to AHA2 (third increment) pro-rated, based on the Undertaking as within the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025.

Casual up to 30 June 2027 (Multiple Positions)

About the Role

At Lyell McEwin Hospital, Allied Health is where recovery really happens. If you're building a career in health and want hands-on experience alongside skilled clinicians who are genuinely invested in the people they care for, this casual role within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a strong place to start.

What You'll Be Doing

Delivering direct patient support under the direction and supervision of Allied Health Professionals across a range of clinical areas

Assisting with therapeutic programs, including mobility, exercise, restorative care and activities of daily living to support patient recovery and independence

Contributing to clinical and non-clinical activities within the Allied Health Division, including supporting service evaluation and improvement

Preparing therapy environments and equipment to ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of allied health interventions

Maintaining accurate clinical documentation and contributing to safe, patient-centred care in line with NALHN standards and SA Health policy

Building effective relationships with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team to support positive health outcomes

Participating in competency-based training to maintain and develop clinical skills relevant to the role

What You'll Bring

Certificate III or IV in Allied Health Assistance (or equivalent relevant qualification)

Demonstrated experience working within a health or community care setting under professional supervision

Sound understanding of patient confidentiality, manual handling principles, and workplace health and safety obligations

Clear, respectful communication skills with patients from diverse backgrounds

Ability to work effectively as part of a busy clinical team and manage competing priorities with composure

Current or willingness to obtain a SA Working with Children Check (WWCC)



and National Police Clearance, as required by SA Health employment standards

About You

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

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 skilled 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."

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide's north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.





Lyell McEwin Hospital-the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital-a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services-adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.

Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services-provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.

Primary Health Care Services-including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.

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.

Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025

Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.

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 to 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 under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health

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