Monash Health is an industry leader for the Allied Health Assistant (AHA) workforce and is an ideal workplace for both early career and established AHAs to grow and thrive.
A valued part of every care team
Allied Health Assistants are a highly valued part of Monash Health, working across disciplines including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, dietetics, social work, exercise physiology, podiatry and other multidisciplinary teams in hospital and community settings.
As one of the largest AHA workforces in the state, Monash Health supports AHAs to broaden their skills through a robust competency and credentialing program, strong supervision, and regular professional development.
Career pathways extend into leadership, non-clinical roles, education, and workforce and quality improvement projects. Monash Health also hosts AHA Day, a national conference for AHAs across Australia and New Zealand.
With sites across south-east Melbourne, AHAs can build a career close to home that fits their lifestyle.
Areas of Allied Health Assistant practice
Acute hospital-based care
Allied Health Assistants work in the acute hospital-based care setting at Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital and the Victorian Heart Hospital.
AHAs in acute hospital-based care work within teams including:
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech pathology
- Dietetics
- Social work
Subacute hospital-based care
Working with both inpatients and outpatients, Allied Health Assistants working in subacute hospital-based care work across Kingston Centre, Moorabbin Hospital and Casey Hospital.
AHAs in subacute hospital-based care work within teams including:
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech pathology
- Dietetics
- Social work
- Exercise physiology
- Podiatry
Care in the community
In the community setting, Allied Health Assistants work within multidisciplinary teams at various Monash Health Community sites, including Dandenong, Springvale, Cranbourne, Pakenham and Cheltenham.
These teams include:
- Child, Youth and Family
- Forensics
- Aged and Community Care
- Community Rehabilitation
Children’s
There are opportunities for Allied Health Assistants to work as a part of a multidisciplinary team with inpatients at the Monash Children’s Hospital.
Our paediatric AHAs support Allied Health Disciplines in the following units:
- Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Units
- Oncology
- Specialty and Therapies Clinic
- Rehabilitation
- General Medicine
- Orthopaedics
Hear from our Allied Health Assistants
Watch the video to learn more about Allied Health Assistants at Monash Health
Learn about Nicole Ellery’s experience working across both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
“The role varies so much that there is always something new to learn, a new skill you can practice and new people to meet and interact with.”
Contact our Allied Health Assistants team
If you need help with your application or have any questions about what opportunities are available with an Allied Health Assistant career at Monash Health, we’d love to chat with you.
Speak with Kylie Saccotelli, Allied Health Assistant and Support Workforce Advisor at Monash Health.
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