Advanced Allied Health Assistant, Queensland Health

Department of Health to Queensland

Mount Isa, Western QLD

Physiotherapy, OT and Rehabilitation (Healthcare and Medical)

Government to State (Government and Defence)

Full time

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Help Deliver Quality Care Every Day in Mount Isa!

Play a key role in supporting multidisciplinary Allied Health services across Mount Isa Hospital. As an Advanced Allied Health Assistant, you’ll contribute to delivering high?quality patient care by providing clinical support, coordinating patient flow, and assisting health professionals across a wide range of disciplines. This is a permanent, full?time opportunity to grow your career and make a real difference in the North West community.

About the role

You will provide vital clinical and operational support across a broad range of Allied Health services including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Social Work, Dietetics, Psychology, Podiatry, Pharmacy, and more. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll help ensure safe, effective, and efficient care across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.

Perform complex duties commensurate with level of training and competency and provide a defined range of treatments for patients with complex conditions, including using decision support tools, clinical pathways and patient guidelines.

Initiate changes to management/review programs for patients with hearing loss, under the guidance of the Allied Health Professional and with the use of decision support tools, clinical pathways and guidelines.

Provide comprehensive education to patients, or families of patients within defined topic areas as delegated by the Allied Health Professional to ensure positive outcomes of diagnosis and intervention. strong>

Working with us

Tax savings through

salary sacrificing options

are also available.

In your downtime, we offer 4 weeks p.a. recreational leave with a 17.5% loading/bonus.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Requirements

C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.

Possession of, or active progress toward, a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (or equivalent). Where the qualification is not yet complete, successful applicants will be required to attain it within the first 12 months of employment.

Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires a Blue Card is obtained prior to appointment to this position.

Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.

This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.

A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

Unique locations

Friendly communities

Regional, rural and remote  incentives

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Applications close: Monday, 23 March 2026.

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Contact: Benjamin Bartsch on 0747444447.