Allied Health Assistants - Candidate Pool

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Join the Physiotherapy team at Flinders Medical Centre and play a hands-on role in patient recovery within one of South Australia's busiest acute hospitals. Working alongside experienced clinicians across the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, you'll support real therapeutic outcomes while growing your skills in a high-quality teaching hospital environment.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Physiotherapy Manager, this role is responsible for providing assistance and support to the Physiotherapy team in the delivery of allied health services to patients/clients of the Flinders Medical Centre under the supervision of an allied health professional, specifically a Physiotherapist.

Duties for the role will include:

• Duties pertaining to an AHA-2 are required to be clearly and specifically directed by the supervising AHP, and operation against clearly demarcated work instructions is required,
• Duties may include, but not necessarily be limited to (depending on service requirements and or AHP supervision format),
• Implementing prescribed therapy / exercise programs for individuals or groups of patients. This may include aquatic physiotherapy / hydrotherapy,
• Monitoring patient response to therapies and reporting to the supervising AHP,
• Assist with the preparation and set up of relevant work area prior to clinical sessions and cleaning up/packing up any work areas after sessions,
• Assisting patient transport to/from AHP therapy/intervention,
• Accurately maintain therapy related databases and patient documentation under the explicit direction of the supervising AHP

About you:

• Must be eligible to undertake Allied Health Assistance Certificate Level 3 training,
• Must hold or be working towards completion of a Cert 3 Allied Health Assistant,
• Demonstrated aptitude for work in a healthcare environment,
• Ability to work under close supervision and direction from Allied Health Professionals,
• Ability to attend to routine work on a daily basis,
• Ability to use documented resources such as policies and procedures and work instructions to enable safe work practices,
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills – able to demonstrate the ability to work with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Mathew Paynter, Physiotherapy Assistant - Team Leader - Acute Services, 7326 3300, Mathew.Paynter@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 6 September 2026

Attachments:

• Allied Health Assistants - Candidate Pool 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: 945348