Pilot implementation of allied health assistant roles within publicly funded health services in Queensland, Australia: results of a workplace audit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Allied health assistants provide delegated support for physical therapists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals. Unfortunately the role statements, scope of practice and career pathways of these assistant positions are often unclear. To inform the future development of the allied health assistant workforce, a state-wide pilot project was implemented and audited.

Methods

New allied health assistant positions were implemented in numerous settings at three levels (trainee level, full (standard) scope and advanced scope level). Six months after implementation, 41 positions were audited, using a detailed on-site audit process, conducted by multiple audit teams.

Results

Thematically analysed audit findings indicated that both the full (s

SUBMITTER: Stute M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4074147 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature