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Kick start a career in Allied Health

Kick start a career in Allied Health

  • Work experience
  • Health Support
Employer
SA Health
Location
Online
Start date
1 Jan 2021

About this opportunity

Change someone’s life with a career in allied health. In this online work experience, step into the world of allied health and get a feel for different careers that make a real difference.

So what is allied health?

You have probably met an allied health professional. Allied health careers are a cluster of professions with expertise in preventing, diagnosing, and treating people with a variety of health conditions; from getting you back on the field after an injury to supporting your mental health.

Allied Health careers include audiology, cardiac physiology, dental therapy, development educator, epidemiology, exercise physiology, genetic counselling, nuclear medicine technology, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, optometry, orthoptics, orthotics, perfusion, physiotherapy, speech pathology, psychology, radiography, social work, sonography, podiatry.

What you'll do

  • Get a feel for the types of professions that exist across allied health (the obvious and not so obvious).
  • Jump into real-life projects built, designed and experienced by allied health professionals.
  • Explore the unique perks a career in allied health delivers and the pathways to get there.

What you'll need

  • This online virtual work experience is suitable for students looking to undertake an allied health career pathway
  • Requires Internet connection

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