Workforce Development

Matthew Webb1, Margaret Holyday1, Patrick Dunn1, Brielle Gosch1, Marie Fournaris1, Benjamin Birrell1, Melanie Lai1, Marianna Milosavljevic2 1South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Taren Point, Australia, 2Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia Early career Allied Health Professionals (AHP’s) and their...

Ms Lil Vrklevski1,2, Dr  Kathy Eljiz2, Professor  David Greenfield2 1Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Concord, Australia, 2Australian Institute of Health Service Management, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE), University of Tasmania, Sydney, Australia. Background of Project: Multi-graded positions on...

Dr Jeanne Marshall1,2, Nicky Graham1 1Queensland Children’s Hospital, Children’s Health Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia, 2The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, St Lucia, Australia Background: Although dysphagia management is a well-established area of speech pathology (SP) practice,...

Lucy Whelan1, Jamieson Sebire1 1Monash Health,  Australia Background: In 2016 an Allied Health Assistant (AHA) scope survey at a large public healthcare network indicated only 83% of respondents were receiving Clinical Supervision (CS). These results raised awareness that the current...

Lucy Whelan1, Andrea Macaffer1 1Monash Health, , Australia Background: In 2016, benchmarking across Victoria  indicated a lack of Allied Health Assistant (AHA) specific professional development and networking opportunities and a high level of interest for such opportunities. An Monash Health...

Dr Rachel Wenke1,2, Dr Christy Noble1,4, Dr Kelly Weir1,2,3, Professor Sharon Mickan1,2,3 1Allied Health, Clinical Governance, Education and Research, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Australia, 2School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, 3Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University,...

Dr Sharon Hetherington1, Ms Natalia Hautala2, Dr Anthony Tuckett2 1Burnie Brae, Chermside, Australia, 2The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Care workers are an integral part of aged care service provision in Australia and constitute 84 percent of the home...

Lucy Whelan1 1Monash Health,  Australia Background: As the Allied Health Assistant (AHA) workforce grows in number and scope of practice, the need to delegate well becomes increasingly important. AHAs are the Allied Health workforce of the future. Delegation is not...

Ms Joan Leo1, Ms Anne Harrison1 1Mercy Health, Melbourne, Australia Background: The dynamic healthcare environment demands an adaptive, resilient and responsive Allied Health workforce able to contribute to and influence safety and quality of care. It was recognised that to...

Ms Tracey  Harris1, Dr Maddy Slattery1, Dr Jane Fowler1 1Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Australia Professional supervision is an important part of the social work profession. It provides an opportunity for supervisees to reflect on their practice, it assists with their ongoing...