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Allied Health Works
Allied Health Works promotes allied health careers in rural and regional Victoria by building regional capacity and coordination for allied health workforce recruitment and retention, and through the provision of professional support.
Continuing Professional Development Works (CPDWorks) supports the recruitment and retention of Victoria's allied health workforce through improving access to continuing professional development (CPD). The program seeks to enhance and increase access for practitioners to professional support, particularly those working in rural and remote locations, through the delivery of a range of inter-professional presentations tailored to allied health practitioners.
The Mentoring Program seeks to improve the recruitment and retention of allied health practitioners working in health and community services across rural Victoria by developing and facilitating mentoring opportunities to support professional and career related self-development in the workplace.
Regional Allied Health Works (RAHWorks) is responsible for the promotion and implementation of the department's allied health recruitment and retention projects across rural and regional Victoria. RAHWorks program managers are based in each of the department's non-metropolitan regions and provide a key liaison role between rural health and community services, allied health practitioners and the department's allied health workforce policy area.
Allied Health Works brochure Allied Health Works poster Careers in rural allied health poster
Working in rural allied health brochure
Scholarships
The Department also fund the Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA) to administer Rural Allied Health undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships and CPD subsidies. These scholarships provide support to students from rural areas to participate in undergraduate allied health studies and rural allied health practitioners to undertake postgraduate studies. The CPD subsidies support allied health practitioners and assistants to participate in professional development opportunities and conferences.
Further information
If you would like to know more about Allied Health Works or any of the specific programs please contact the RAHWorks program manager in the relevant region.
Barwon South Western Region (south-west Victoria)
Kate Breen
Department of Health - Geelong Office
Telephone: (61 3) 5226 4480
Email: Kate.M.Breen@health.vic.gov.au
Gippsland Region (south-east Victoria)
Amélie Ivkovic
Department of Health – Traralgon Office
Telephone: (61 3) 5177 2665
Email: Amelie.Ivkovic@health.vic.gov.au
Grampians Region (western Victoria)
Dean Taylor
Department of Health – Ballarat Office
Telephone: (61 3) 5333 6073
Email: Dean.Taylor@health.vic.gov.au
Hume Region (north-east Victoria)
Jodie Nolan
Department of Health – Wodonga Office
Telephone: (61 2)6055 7717
Email: jodie.nolan@health.vic.gov.au
Loddon Mallee Region (north-west Victoria)
Nerissa Fry
Department of Health – Bendigo Office
Telephone: (61 3) 5434 5696
Email: Nerissa.Fry@health.vic.gov.au
Department of Health – Central Office
Lauren Heller
Department of Health – Melbourne
Telephone: (61 3) 9096 7302
Email: Lauren.Heller@health.vic.gov.au
