Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 5046
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Ability@Austin
Ability@Austin is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider within Austin Health. We deliver specialist supports to people with complex disabilities, operating across both hospital and community settings. The service sits across the Allied Health and Continuing Care Directorates and is regulated by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
Ability@Austin provides NDIS supports across a range of specialist programs, including:
About the role
As an Allied Health Assistant (Grade 3), you will contribute to a high-quality NDIS participant experience by delivering delegated clinical and administrative supports under the supervision of allied health clinicians.
This role has a strong focus on Home Enteral Nutrition supports, with approximately three days per week dedicated to this program, alongside broader Ability@Austin activities. You will play a key role in supporting participant journeys, coordinating appointments, preparing clinics, and maintaining high‑quality communication between Participants and the care team.
A regular day will see you:
About you
You are organised, proactive and people‑focused, with a genuine interest in supporting people with disability. You enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team while being confident managing your own workload.
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Diana Poole, NDIS Services Manager at [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Tuesday 26 May 2026