Benefits and opportunities
Allied health care is provided by university qualified allied health professionals. They use evidence-based practices to prevent, diagnose and treat various conditions and illnesses.
They often work in teams with other health care workers to provide specialised support to patients.
Some examples of allied health professions are:
- physiotherapy
- podiatry
- psychology
- pharmacy
- occupational therapy
- social work.
Allied health professionals can work in a variety of settings, such as:
- private practice
- community care
- schools
- disability services.
Find out more about the allied health workforce.
Incentives and scholarships
Incentives for allied health professionals already in the industry.
Scholarships and programs
Scholarships and programs are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health workers.
- Indigenous Allied Health Australia National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy
- Indigenous Allied Health Australia High School to Deadly Careers Program
Videos
So you want to be a pharmacist somewhere extraordinary.
You've come to the right place.
Karratha is incredible.
We've got this blue, blue sky, the deep red earth.
Working as a pharmacist in a regional area can expose you to some unique job experiences.
One time I was sent offshore by helicopter to undertake medical inspections.
So that was something that I never expected would happen.
I think you can make a massive impact in the regions.
Often people are isolated from family, travel, away from work and you can really be that that person to help build those relationships and connect them up with other health professionals.
One of the unique services we're involved with is collaborating with local Aboriginal health services so that we can speak to them about their medication management.
Trying to close those gaps that exist is really, really important, especially to vulnerable communities.
It's a really great feeling to know that you're helping people who really need it.
So what do you think?
Have I convinced you?
Do you want to join the team?
So you want to help community understand the power of good nutrition.
Let's talk about what that means.
Living in a regional area.
I think primary care plays a really important role for the community.
It's really a great opportunity to build relationships with people in our community and really help engage them in healthcare.
I spend time with people, talking to them about their food and nutrition and work with them to help them make positive changes to their diet to improve their health.
I'm involved in providing nutrition education sessions for people who are recovering from alcohol or other drug addiction.
And so I talked to the group about the role that nutrition plays in helping to heal the body, but also the role that it plays in helping to improve how they feel and their mental health.
It's so rewarding to be able to offer another Ave of support to individuals on their recovery journey.
Nutrition is such a powerful part of our health.
So what do you think?
Want to join the team?
So do you want to be a kinder ear in the country?
Let's talk about being a lifeline for the community.
I first started in Warrigal about 20 years ago.
When I first came, I would come down here, see one or two clients and then over time my practise built up.
So I have clients that I've been seeing since that first day that I started here.
Working in primary care allows you to create something of your own.
It also means that I can be flexible in the way I am providing therapies.
That's a major difference between what we can do here in primary care compared to the other services.
Working in a small town allows me to get to know the clients, get to know the culture.
The people in a rural area are very inviting, they're very warm.
We get people from the whole developmental range, so from like 3 or 4 years old all the way up to 95.
We've worked really hard on trying to provide an open door for anyone to come in here.
It allows us to create a welcoming environment so people can just pop in and have a cuppa when they're feeling a bit overwhelmed by the chaos outside.
So I really appreciate that what we're doing here at McDowell House is actually creating a safe place in this community.
Nothing beats making a genuine impact on the community, and primary care lets you do it.
So, do you want to join the team?
My name is Gareth Wheeldon. I'm a community pharmacist working in the ACT. I studied at Charles Sturt University in Wagga, moved to Canberra where I'm practicing now. I did my intern year, with the pharmacy group that I'm currently working with and basically just progressed from there. Certainly these days there is a range of other options to be able to access pharmacy training.
When I first started, vaccination was something that pharmacists wouldn't do. I was scared of needles, I hate needles. But now that's kind of the thing that I enjoy the most about the role now. I'm doing more, I suppose, community engagement with different vaccination services throughout the community. There's a bit of a gap at different times in terms of accessibility to different range of health care services.
So we try to to help out and take a bit of pressure off. So enabling people to get timely access to vaccinations, timely access to some of the other screening services that they may need, to make sure they have, continued, good health. We, went down the path of some inclusivity training, which basically provide a range of support and outreach services to LGBTQi+ community as well as those suffering from HIV and a range of other, sexually transmitted infections, and giving them that option to access health care in a slightly different manner than what they may have done in the past.
Being able to to go outside of the pharmacy walls, to be able to, work with people in a community, perhaps an isolated community, doing these sorts of things, you certainly do feel a sense of satisfaction, a sense of achievement. To be successful in pharmacy. Be a good person. It's something that being able to talk to people change, with the differing needs of the community, differing needs of pharmacy.
Don't be afraid to to ask a question, because usually if you're asking that question, somebody else wants to know the answer as well. Met my wife, in pharmacy school down in Wagga Wagga, working closely to make sure that people get healthy, stay healthy and basically just help where we can. The joy of pharmacy is that essentially is that customer service part of the role as well?
Sometimes people aren't their best when they come in. You certainly do feel a sense of satisfaction, a sense of achievement. And it is a lovely feeling to know that you've made a difference. Yeah, it's certainly a good feeling each day.