Allied Health Assistant - GEM and Rehab at Home Service

at  Eastern Health

TITLE: ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANT - GEM AND REHAB AT HOME SERVICE

Requisition ID: 2472
Location:Burwood East, VIC, AU, 3151
Job Posting Date: 7 Jan 2025
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GOOD TO KNOW:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application
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  Contact Person: Candice Fergeus
  Contact Number: 0439688028
  Contact Email:Candice.Fergeus@easternhealth.org.au
  Job Posting End Date: 8th Feb 2025

ABOUT THE ROLE

The GEM/REHAB @ Home service running under the @HOME program directorate, provides a specialist Geriatrician or Rehab Physician, Nursing and full Allied Health service to assist the client achieve their goals of care in the comfort of their own home. Patient’s admitted to the GEM@HOME service are still fully managed by the hospital and consists of a minimum of Daily visits by hospital clinicians - 7 days a week for a period of approx 2 weeks.
The Allied Health Assistant provides an integral part of the service to provide exercise programs, assistance with equipment and training under the guidance of the Physiotherapists/Occupational therapists in our team. GEM/REHAB@HOME is a dynamic and busy multidisciplinary team that involves looking after GEM and REHAB patients outside of the hospital walls in the comfort of their own homes.

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Completion of an Allied Health Assistant Training Qualification and a minimum of 2 years experience post completion of course
• Full Victorian Drivers Licence (with no restrictions)
• Ability to work autonomously given you will be working with patients in their own homes away from other staff members.
• Highly developed interpersonal experience
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• The ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent communication and organisational skill