Allied health assistants and disability support workers

Lucy Whelan is a Physiotherapist by background with a Masters of Public Health and a career spanning over 18 years in Australia and the United Kingdom. She is currently forging the path for the Allied Health Assistant and Support workforce at Monash Health. She is passionate about quality driven improvement and appropriate governance for all. In order to align with their Allied Health colleagues and further expand and grow the roles of Allied Health Assistants, some large pieces of work are underway around Credentialing, Scope of Practice, Clinical Supervision, Professional Development, Referral/Delegation tools, Priority Tools and Students. It is this work that has in part led to the Victorian AHA workforce Plan Project currently underway, led by Lucy.

Jessica Huglin holds a background in clinical physiotherapy working across the acute services at Monash Health with a clinical interest in optimising discharge from the Emergency Department. Building upon her continuous improvement experience, she joined the Victorian Allied Health Assistance Workforce Plan as a project officer in early 2021 working to optimise the AHA workforce across Victorian Health, Disability and Aged Care settings.