Allied Health Assistant - Paediatrics

Reference Number:54324:Allied Health Assistant - Paediatrics Employment Type:Fixed Term Part Time (PT) Location:Northern Health (All Campuses) About Northern Health: 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.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Allied Health Assistant - Grade 2 or 3 to join the Allied Health Paediatrics team at Craigieburn Community Hosptial. 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 six main campuses:

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

About the Role: The Allied Health Assistant is responsible for providing quality client care under the supervision of an Allied Health professional within the inpatient teams at Northern Health, and will also provide administrative support and undertake cleaning and maintenance activities as requested.

The role will include the provision of individual and group based therapy to outpatients.

This is a part time fixed term position (48 hours per fortnight) until April 2027. To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrate a patient/family centred focus in the provision of care
• Understands the basic theoretical principles of the work undertaken by Allied Health professionals
• Implement appropriate interventions as agreedwith an Allied Health clinician
• Supervise established programs for individual patients as requested by Allied Health clinicians
• Assists clinicians and clients in group programs
• Demonstrate ability to identify patient circumstances that require additional input from the Allied Health clinician
• Able to manage a varied paediatric caseload with minimal supervision
• Maintenance of therapy toys

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 contactDanika Arney Clinical Leader Occupational Therapy on0408 350 673.

Applications close 13 October 2026 Why work at the Northern Health? NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.