Victoria's Health Workforce

Victoria's health workforce is critical to the overall success of the state's health system.

The ageing population and increasing burden of chronic disease present new challenges to health service delivery in Victoria. Similarly, evolving technologies and models of care also generate new opportunities for us to develop and grow our health system for the future.

The Department of Health values the contributions made by all health professionals to address these challenges and shape a dynamic and responsive health system for all Victorians.

This website contains information:

• For health professionals who are looking to work in Victoria.
• For health students and professionals seeking to learn in Victoria, including professional-entry students, early graduates, and existing professionals who are interested in upskilling via continuing professional development programs and/or specialist/postgraduate training.
• About health workforce policy, reform and innovation Victoria.
• For employers in health service organisations.

What's new

Expression of Interest - Strengthening the growth of the allied health assistant workforce in rural and regional Victoria

Expressions of interest are being sought from organisations in rural and regional Victoria to participate in a program which will identify opportunities to develop and grow the allied health assistant (AHA) workforce for the future. Please refer to the EOI guidelines and response template for more details.

 AHA EOI Guidelines
 AHA EOI response template

Guidelines to scope and introduce new allied health assistant roles

The Department of Health supported Alfred Health to implement the Allied Health Assistants (AHA) Project and develop the 'Guidelines to scope and introduce new allied health assistant roles' to assist health and community services across Victoria to identify the need for, and to introduce, new and amended AHA roles within their workforce.

For more information please contact claire.brett@health.vic.gov.au.

Growing your allied health assistant workforce workshops May 2012

The Department of Health in partnership with Healthcare Management Advisors (HMA) will deliver a workshop series to support the growth of the allied health assistant workforce in Victoria. Eight workshops will be held in locations across Victoria in May 2012.

Register your interest in attending a workshop

The Workforce Innovation breakfast series and regional workshops were held in May and June of 2011.

The reports provide a summary of the presentations and the outcomes of the discussions from the workshops.

 Breakfast report
 Regional Workshops

Please contact Holly Hildebrand if you require further information holly.hildebrand@health.vic.gov.au