Allied Health Education and Training
GV Health believes in investing in the growth and development of our allied health employees. We are committed to helping them build the knowledge, capabilities, and competencies needed to lead in delivering high-quality healthcare. We value versatile, highly skilled professionals and offer a variety of educational and practice opportunities for career development.
Our Professional Support Programs
New Graduates
Transition to Practice
The Transition to Practice program is an interprofessional allied health support program designed to complement discipline-specific supervision and integrates seamlessly with organisational induction for new allied health graduates entering public health.
The program:
- Is tailored to support allied health professionals in their first year of public practice, ensuring a smooth transition into the field
- Covers essential topics and strategies that ease workplace integration while laying the groundwork for long-term career growth and pathway exploration
- Supports new employees in integrating socially within the hospital community and the broader local community.
The program runs for 5-months and is offered twice a year.
Graduates undertake a small project as part of the program. The following video was developed by our graduate cohort and gives a great insight into life as a new graduate at GV Health.
Beyond the Bedside
The Beyond the Bedside program is a dynamic interprofessional program offering continued support for allied health employees in second year of public health practice, or those transitioning to hospital settings with previous professional experience.
The program:
- Focuses practice issues around governance of hospital systems
- Explores the ‘business’ side of hospital systems and its links to high quality care
- Introduces the foundations to leadership at GV Health
The program runs across a 6 month period and runs once per year.
Early Career
Transition to Grade 2 Capability
The Beyond the Bedside program is a dynamic interprofessional program offering continued support for allied health employees in second year of public health practice, or those transitioning to hospital settings with previous professional experience.
The program:
- Focuses practice issues around governance of hospital systems
- Explores the ‘business’ side of hospital systems and its links to high quality care
- Introduces the foundations to leadership at GV Health
The program runs across a 6 month period and runs once per year.
Leadership Development
Allied Health CREATE Leaders
The Allied Health CREATE Leaders program provides a robust development journey, expanding participant skills and knowledge in key leadership areas and provides opportunities to apply learning back in the workplace.
The program:
- Expands self-awareness by recognising individual strengths and working styles, while understanding the factors that influence behaviour in oneself and others
- Cultivates effective leadership through intentional communication, confidence in influencing, and actions that foster a culture of accountability
- Leverages emotional intelligence to support peers, enhance decision-making and lead meaningful feedback conversations
- Explores analysis of team dynamics and implementation strategies to build high-performing teams
- Develops strategic thinking skills and apply a critical mindset to support activity optimisation
- Design and implement innovative improvement strategies to enhance key performance indicators and drive service excellence
Allied Health Manager
Leadership in Action: Allied Health Manager’s Program
The Leadership in Action program equips allied health managers with the essential skills in people management, change management, and self-care, empowering them to lead with confidence. Participants will also gain expertise in data-driven decision-making, building business cases, and improving workforce and financial outcomes within their teams.
The program:
- Develop effective people management skills to lead, motivate, and support diverse teams within an allied health setting
- Enhance change management capabilities to drive successful transitions and adapt to evolving healthcare environments
- Build expertise in data analysis and evidence-based decision-making to improve service delivery, workforce planning, and performance outcomes
- Strengthen self-care and resilience strategies to support personal well-being and maintain leadership effectiveness in challenging environments
- Master financial and business case development to secure resources and drive strategic initiatives that align with organizational goals
- Allied Health Research
At GV Health, we recognise that research is the cornerstone of advancing healthcare and achieving better health outcomes.
- Allied Health Research
At GV Health, we recognise that research is the cornerstone of advancing healthcare and achieving better health outcomes.
- Expression of Interest
If you are interested in working at GV Health, but there are no current positions available in your preferred role, you are welcome to submit an expression of interest, and we will contact you to discuss.
- Benefits of Working at GV Health
While working at our busy, regional health service, you’ll be exposed to challenging and stimulating work.