Allied Health Assistant - General Medicine

Join our Allied Health Team!

At Flinders Medical Centre, the work of a Multi-Disciplinary Allied Health Assistant leaves a real mark on patients navigating some of their most challenging days. If you're ready to bring care and commitment to a busy General Medicine ward within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN), this role offers a meaningful place to grow your career in health.

About the role: 

The Allied Health Assistant is accountable to the Allied Health Practitioners within General Medicine Allied Health services for provision of assistance with patient care as directed in order to improve independence and occupational outcomes.

Duties for the role will include:

• Provide specific therapeutic interventions under direction of AHP staff.
• Monitoring patient response to therapies and reporting to the supervising AHP.
• Assisting patient transport to/from AHP therapy/intervention.
• Assisting patient in personal care needs to maintain privacy, cleanliness and dignity before, during and after therapy interventions.
• Provide basic education to patients/groups of patients as directed by AHP staff on discreet topics.
• Accurately maintain documentation under the explicit direction of the supervising AHP.
• Adhere to relevant WHS requirements including infection control and hand hygiene, reporting of incidents and near misses, safe operation of workplace equipment and manual handling, and maintenance of patient/client confidentiality.
• Assist in the maintenance of stock and ordering of supplies and equipment.

About you:

• Must be eligible for or be willing to undertake a Certificate 3 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.
• Demonstrated aptitude for work in a healthcare environment.
• Ability to work under close supervision and direction from Allied Health Professionals.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills – able to demonstrate the ability to work with people  from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to empathise with and motivate people.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment to assist patient therapy and / or handling of patient related equipment and devices.
• Ability to organise time to complete daily tasks, and work within their limits and to recognise when situations are unsafe for patients.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

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.

Want To Know More? Contact: Gemma Hunt, Allied Health General Medicine Service Manager, 0452571872, gemma.hunt@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Attachments:

• Allied Health Assistant Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 949414