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.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Grade 3 Allied Health Assistants to join the Hand Therapy team based at Northern Hospital Epping and Craigieburn Centre.

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 five main campuses:

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

About the Role:

This AHA role is responsible for providing quality patient care under the supervision of an Allied Health professional within the hand therapy department. To carry out patient related support activities that promote patient centred care, improve patient flow, and facilitate the timely safe, effective discharge of Hand Therapy patients. The role will include the provision of individual and potentially group-based therapy to hand therapy patients. The role will also include undertaking of administrative tasks such as ordering, stock review, cleaning and maintenance of equipment. This position is based at both Epping and Craigieburn campuses.

This position is fixed term full time until March 2026.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience as an AHA in the public hospital setting
• Proven ability to learn on the job quickly
• Demonstrated interest in working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working in hand therapy settings preferred but not essential.
• Well-developed 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 Simone Cariss, Clinical Leader Hand Therapy, 0448 431 681

Applications close 20 June 2025

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.