Allied Health Grade and Value Range Descriptors

Allied Health Adaptive Descriptors are to be Local Title Local Title Local Title Local Title read in conjunction with the VPS Grade and Value Allied Health Allied Health Allied Health Grade Allied Health Range Descriptors with Grade 1 Grade 2 3 Grade 4 which they align. VPS Grade VPS Grade 2 VPS Grade 2 VPS Grade 3 VPS Grade 3 VPS Grade 5 VPS Grade 5 VPS Grade 4 Alignment VR 1 VR 2 VR 1 VR 2 VR1 VR2

Definition The primary purpose of Jobs at this level require Minimum entry level for Assesses client needs Reviews client Undertakes advanced Specialist in an area of Provides specialist the job is the actual a mandatory mandatory degree and delivers a range of assessments and therapeutic their profession and professional services or practice of the qualification below qualified roles services in complex associated service interventions, including relied on for advice in advice, including profession and such degree level Assesses client needs, situations within delivery plans cross agency the field leadership and guidance management functions Provides client support develop case plans and generally defined Provides guidance for collaboration and Manages a defined to other specialists in the associated with the within a well defined implements appropriate parameters others in the work area education service delivery function field profession as are service delivery action from a range of Provides standard and/ or related areas Determines operational or project/s Manages the delivery of provided for in the framework accepted options professional services Provides operational service delivery plans Undertakes advanced multi-disciplinary service adaptive descriptors. The independently within based on professional including increased occupational group Assesses client needs, Identifies and develops leadership in terms of interventions in dealing develops case plans and alternative options defined organisational local issues and strategy and industry standards with particularly complex budget, staff requires a mandatory parameters responsibilities, or qualification in the area implements appropriate within established and contributes to policy May manage a team of cases that may require action where solutions parameters Manages complex cases development within the staff delivering cross-profession or sensitive or complex of the profession or issues equivalent and are clearly defined Advises clients and under professional organisation professional services, agency collaboration registration with the Applies theoretical initiates intervention guidance and supervision Influences management including resource Makes decisions on Contributes to the appropriate professional principles to case strategies Exercises professional and colleagues on allocation complex intervention development of body where required. management under judgement about the operational strategies Makes decisions on strategies that may have standards in the Works with other profession The category includes general guidance and professionals in dealing application of rules, or Prepares complex service provision to significant consequences supervision with complex cases the selection of choices professional reports resolve complex for clients and their psychologists, guidance within guidelines problems families officers, speech Advises clients and Recommends case requiring in-depth pathologists, social initiates intervention management strategies, Develops targeted factual analysis including Autonomous in provision Contributes to the workers, welfare strategies in routine including referrals interventions through assessments and of professional services development of workers and other cases application of recommendations for in dealing with complex knowledge and clinicians including Monitors, evaluates and professional guidelines consideration by others matters within innovation in a narrow Liaises with clients, reports on case plans occupational therapists, families, caregivers and Explains professional operational guidelines field of the profession physiotherapists and service providers to Facilitates programs for concepts and and policies Provides leadership, dieticians. The Allied address client needs in clients either directly or approaches to clients, Applies sound training and Health category excludes routine cases in conjunction with stakeholders, colleagues theoretical knowledge development for others professionals in other specialist professionals and staff and practical expertise in in the adaptation and occupational Provide information to clients and families on developing service application of classification categories. delivery options

Allied Health Grade & Value Range Descriptors Last Updated 2 November 2015 available services Contributes to policy professional concepts Maintains client records Liaises with other staff Facilitates individual or formulation on service and case notes/history and external service group programs for delivery Participates in providers regarding the clients Provides professional development and needs of the client and Prepares reports and guidance and coaching delivery of programs for their family advice within policy for less qualified and/or clients frameworks experienced staff Provides definitive advice in respect of client needs in the area of the profession Conducts professional projects of defined scope under direction Uses persuasion, advocacy, negotiation and motivation skills with clients, their families, providers, staff, peers and managers

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