Developing and Implementing an AHA Framework

Building the AHA Framework: Our Journey, Process, and Key Takeaways

The Royal Rehab group are committed to bringing services to all no matter where you live. With this commitment RR Lifeworks was launched. As a new and growing service, Royal Rehab LifeWorks quickly identified the need for a thoughtful and planned approach to employing and managing AHAs in their service, to assist in ensuring that clients have access to timely and effective services.

Although it seemed like a significant undertaking, it was clear that AHAs were growing as important and integral members of the Allied Health team, and future expansion of this service was also integral for service delivery. It was important to develop a framework that would assist the organisation to provide a clear scope and definition of the AHA role. This would greatly improve the support provided to the AHAs within the service, not only for better patient outcomes but also to create a great workplace culture. It's also been recognised that AHPs who have a better understanding of the AHA role can more appropriately delegate tasks that will allow all team members to safely and efficiently work to the top of their scope, greatly improving employee job satisfaction.

In this one-hour webinar, Lara Fernandez, Allied Health Educator, will walk us through the specific process they used to prepare their AHA framework and the key steps in implementing it. The framework review process will also be discussed along with key learnings.

Webinar attendees can expect to gain an understanding of:

• Why developing an AHA framework is beneficial for both the organisation and its employees
• The process Royal Rehab Lifeworks undertook to develop their AHA framework and how it might apply to your organisation 
• Key steps to implement the framework
• Key learnings to takeaway and apply in your workplace

This webinar is designed for people who work in organisations/services who employ AHAs – be it AHAs themselves, operational managers, HR team members and anyone interested in enhancing employee engagement and development for better utilisation, productivity, outcomes and job satisfaction.

This webinar will include a presentation with Q&A and discussion.

Meet Your Webinar Host:

Lauren Schneider, Chief Operating Officer, The Allied Health Academy and HWI. 

Lauren is a lawyer by trade, with experience working in legal, governance, management and compliance-related roles in the public sector and statutory bodies, including the Australian Taxation Office, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Crown Law (Queensland), a TAFE and a university. Lauren is also an experienced manager and high-level administrator with significant experience in business process improvement and project management, skills she brings to the role of Chief Operating Officer for the HealthWork International group.

Lauren played an integral role in policy design and establishment of the Allied Health Assistants' National Association Ltd (AHANA), which she continues to support as Company Secretary and by managing the secretariat and membership functions.

Meet Your Webinar Presenter:

Lara Fernandez, Allied Health Educator, Royal Rehab LifeWorks.

Lara is an Occupational Therapist employed with Royal Rehab Lifeworks as an allied health educator. She has 30 years’ experience working in large metropolitan hospital and rural settings as a clinician and manager. Her area of interest is neurological rehabilitation. She is also employed as a teacher delivering the Cert IV AHA course for TAFE digital.  

The event will be hosted by The Allied Health Academy. 

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