Allied Health Assistants

The Allied Health Assistant plays an important role in the care of patients. Allied Health assistants assist the professional care provider by taking on a number of necessary tasks. These tasks may include visiting patients in their homes, preparing appropriate reports, and assisting patients and their carers with tasks they are unable to do.
As an Allied Health Assistant it is not your role to diagnose illness or prescribe medications. The Allied Assistant works closely with professional health care providers such as Doctors, Speech patholgists, Occupational therapists, Nurses and Diversion therapists.

Allied Health assistants may be trained as an
Occupational Therapy Assistant

The Occupational Therapy Assistant works with sick, aged or disabled people in their homes. This may be for things such as bathing and showering or other personal and hygiene care.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant constructs, adjusts and fits appropriate aids and equipment. They also assist with a range of daily living skills and rehabilitation activities as well as prepare and present reports of additional services and actions required.

Other Allied Health Assistant Roles:

Therapy assistant • Podiatry assistant
• Physiotherapy assistant • Speech pathology assistant
• Occupational therapy assistant • Allied health assistant
• Nutrition assistant • Dietetic assistant

Allied Health assistant Qualifications

Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance

Personal Requirements:

To be successful in the allied Health Assistant role you need to be:
• mature
• able to relate well to a diverse range of people including the sick, frail and aged, people with disabilities.
• patient

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