Allied Health Assistant

Getting the most out of your therapies by widening your clinical network

Our Allied Health Assistants provide clinical services under the guidance and direction of our qualified and experienced clinical therapists.

Including Allied Health Assistants into your plan can improve the access, scope, availability and depth of therapy provided in the home, school, community or workplace.

WHAT IS ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANCE?

Our Allied Health Assistants are key clinical support staff that are trained and experienced in implementing therapeutic services on behalf of a registered and qualified practitioner.

Our Allied Health Assistants are able to provide like for like services for participants needing Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Physiotherapy services when availability, funding or practicality may not be appropriate to have a qualified therapist provide ongoing services.

Our Allied Health Assistant team includes:

  • Speech Therapy Assistant – To provide strategies and implement therapy related to improving participants ability to communicate and express themselves

  • Occupational Therapy Assistant – To provide strategies and implement therapy related to fine motor, physical movement, assistive technology, community access and transfers.

  • Physiotherapy Assistant – To provide strategies and implement therapy related to physical movement, exercise, balance, and community participation


Core Supports

  • Allied Health Assistants have experience working in and around the disability field and have a range of qualifications including certificates in disability support work, personal training, allied health assistance and more. In many cases our Allied Health Assistants are training therapy students such as Speech Pathology students or Occupational Therapy students who are in the process of advancing their clinical practice and knowledge.

    All Allied Health Assistants have extensive in-house training on the delivery of clinical practice in the specific field they work in. Our Qualified clinicians are required to ensure each assistant has specific training and comprehension on the particulars of each treatment plan.

    Allied Health Assistants are covered by the professional indemnity insurance of the supervising therapist or employing provider.

  • All participants received services through our Allied Health Assistants require screening and assessment via our qualified clinic professions. In order to provide services via our Allied Health Assistants, our clinicians need to ensure your treatment and care needs are clinically appropriate.

  • Stage 1 – Suitability

    After our qualified clinicians review your suitability and have deemed your care as potentially suitable to be implemented by an Allied Health Assistant, we will contact you and provide you with the offer to commence therapy under this model.

    Stage 2 – Assessment

    Our qualified therapist is required to undergo all initial assessments, reporting and treatment planning. We suggest allowing 2-4 hours for this process depending on the complexity of your care needs.

    Stage 3 – Treatment Planning

    Our qualified therapist will provide tailored training and treatment planning for all appointments that the Allied Health Assistant will follow. They are required to liaise with the qualified professional after each session and document all clinical notes from each session.

    Stage 4 – Implementing Therapy

    Implementing ongoing therapy. Our Allied Health Assistants are able to provide care in our clinic or in the community as required. We suggest allowing funding for 2 hours per session (Including: Preparation, travel, therapy, documentation and communication with the therapist) for community appointments, and 1 hour per session for appointments in the clinic

    Stage 5 – Review

    Your Allied Health Assistant is only able to provide care for a pre-determined duration Eg: 12 weeks, in which a review of service is required by the qualified therapist billed at the qualified therapist rate. We recommend between 30-60 mins per review period for this process

  • Therapy provided by our Allied Health Assistants are derived from specific and tailored therapy plans created by your designated qualified therapist. Allied Health Assistants are not able to deviate from the prescribed treatment plan. If amendments in care are required, the changes must come from the supervising qualified therapist only.

  • Services provided by Allied Health Assistants are billed at a rate set by the NDIS of XXXX per hour. This rate is reflective of their inability to assess, diagnose and adjust treatment for participants.

  • Care provided by Allied Health Assistant can be billed under either:

    Core supports

    • Health and Wellbeing,

    • Increase Social and Community Supports

    • Improve Daily Living

    OR

    Capacity building budgets

    • Therapeutic Supports

    OR

    Private

    • Like therapy can be provided at a lower rate than that of a qualified therapist

  • Yes, we are able to hold your spot on the waiting list for a qualified therapist when one becomes available. As we are unable to give exact time frames for this service, commencing care with an Allied Health Assistant can be critical in early commencing of therapy.

  • You are not required to commit to ongoing therapy and are able to cease treatment with the Allied Health Assistant at any time. This will not affect your position on our qualified therapist waiting list.