Job Profiles

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners provide clinical and primary health care for individuals, families and communities.

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker provides clinical and primary health care for individuals, families and community groups.

Allied Health are a diverse group of professions that provide direct patient care and work in many areas of the health system.

Assistants in Nursing support enrolled and registered nurses by delivering basic patient care and performing cleaning tasks.

Community Services Support Workers provide services to clients who are either older and frail or younger and have moderate to severe disabilities.

Customer Service Officers provide excellent customer service to all employees and clients by providing frontline support via telephone email and online communications.

Dental Assistants work as part of a wider dental team, primarily with Dentists.

Dental Practice Managers are responsible for the management and operation of Dental Practices.

A Diversional Therapy Assistant supports Diversional Therapists to plan, design, coordinate and implement recreation and leisure-based activity programs.

Emergency Medical Dispatcher’s (EMD) receive emergency calls, provide essential pre-arrival advice, dispatch resources and coordinate patient transport movement.

Enrolled Nurses (EN) provide nursing care to patients in a variety of health, aged care, welfare and community settings.

Finance Support Officers provide financial and administrative support to colleagues, clients and stakeholders of the business.

A Food Services Assistant prepares and serves large amounts of food and maintains a safe and clean work environment in a health care setting.

This role provides administration services in a variety of health settings.

A Health Services Assistant supports clinical staff in the care of patients. You can work in a variety of roles.

Hospital Cleaners play a vital role in infection control in hospitals, ensuring that hospitals are safe and hygienic for all patients and staff.

Human Resource Support Officers provides administrative assistance to Human Resource professionals.

This role provides technical support services to install, configure and maintain computer hardware and software by applying a high level of computer expertise.

Laundry assistants are responsible for ensuring that hospitals have clean, sterile laundry, including bed sheets, blankets, hospital garments and towels.

Medical Receptionists work to ensure the smooth running of Medical Practices and provide administrative and customer service support.

Medical scientists perform medical laboratory tests on blood, other body fluids and tissues to assist clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

Mental Health Support Workers work with people who are living with mental illness, their families, carers and friends.

Midwives work with women and their families during pregnancy and birth. They also provide postnatal care for the woman and infant.

As well as giving technical support during an operation, an operating theatre technician is responsible for making sure the theatre and equipment are clean.

Optical dispensers make sure that the instructions on an optical prescription written by an ophthalmologist or optometrist are fulfilled in accordance with AU Standards.

A paramedic provides front-line out of hospital care, medical retrieval and health related transport for sick and injured people in emergency and non-emergency settings.

A Pathology Laboratory Assistant assists professionals in pathology laboratories by undertaking routine tasks and performing tests on specimens.

A Pathology Specimen Collector (or a Phlebotomist) collects blood and other pathology specimens for laboratory analysis.

A Personal Care Assistant working in Aged Care provides residents with social and emotion support.

A Personal Care Worker working in Disability provides personal and emotional support. They assist their clients to make their own decisions and live life as they choose.

Personal Support Workers provide general household assistance, emotional support, care and companionship to aged and disabled persons.

Community Pharmacy Assistants provide customer service and retail sales skills in Pharmacies, and sometimes dispense medicines.

Practice Managers run the day-to-day operations of medical clinics and practices.

The role of a Registered Nurse will vary depending on the setting the nurse is working in or if they work in an area of specialisation.

A Senior Pharmacy Assistant provides customers with pharmacy products to help them with common health conditions and illnesses.

This role involves providing support and assistance to clinical and other frontline staff to patient care, manual handling and transportation of patients.