Clinical Aged Care Needs Assessor

Work in an environment that offers:

• Generous annual leave enetitlements and Salary Packaging to boost your take home pay
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• Support for career progression and development

The Position 

Job Reference: 3242

Position Title: Clinical Aged Care Needs Assessor
Classification: Dependant on qualification
Salary per hour (exc. super): Dependant on qualification
Hours per fortnight: 32
Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time (05/01/2026 - 30/06/2026)

Closing date: 26/11/2025

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The Aged Care Clinical Assessor is responsible for conducting comprehensive client assessments for older people within the Aged Care Planning Regional area of Victoria (VIC 3 – Loddon Mallee). This role forms part of the My Aged Care Single Assessment Workforce, delivering high-quality, person-centred assessments that support older Australians in accessing appropriate aged care services.

The position involves both face-to-face assessments requiring travel across the region and remote assessments via telehealth or phone. As a clinical member of the assessment team, the role also provides clinical expertise and guidance to Non-Clinical Aged Care Needs Assessors, ensuring assessments are accurate, holistic, and aligned with relevant aged care standards and policies.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Nancy Mazza, Aged Care Assessment Services on 5454 7589 for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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