Lead, Support and Make a Difference in Allied Health

Temporary full-time Expression of Interest opportunity based at Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, supporting patient care, supervising Allied Health Assistants and working within Metro South Health’s dynamic Allied Health team.

Job details

Your new role:

As the Advanced Allied Health Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting clinicians and improving patient outcomes by:

• Delivering advanced clinical support and delegated patient interventions under Allied Health Professional supervision
• Assisting with treatment programs for individuals and groups with complex needs
• Supporting patient care including transport, manual handling and personal care tasks
• Coordinating day-to-day workloads for Allied Health Assistants across disciplines
• Supervising, mentoring and supporting less experienced staff and students
• Managing equipment, stock control and therapy resources
• Contributing to quality improvement, service delivery and patient safety initiatives
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, patients and carers

About you:

You will be a motivated and capable team member who thrives in a busy healthcare environment with:

• Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated experience providing advanced delegated clinical support
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage patients, carers and staff
• Proven ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and adapt to changing demands
• Understanding of scope of practice and commitment to safe, high-quality care
• Leadership skills with the ability to guide, mentor and support others
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation
• A collaborative, respectful and patient-centred approach

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What we can offer you:

• Supportive leadership and opportunities to grow your supervisory skills
• Work with a collaborative multidisciplinary team making a real community impact
• Flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance where operationally possible
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Logan Hospital:

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.

Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

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.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS05681111 (PDF)