Member Benefits
Our membership provides benefits such as legal advice, support with WorkCover claims, and assistance in maintaining wages and working conditions, ensuring comprehensive protection and advocacy for health professionals in Victoria.
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Professional Indemnity Insurance
When you join the Union, your membership includes Professional Indemnity Insurance cover. It’s coverage that’s approved by professional ... -
Supporting You and Your Colleagues
You’re not on your own when faced with issues in your workplace. The Union is by your side to give advice and support on workplace matters... -
Union Values
From the time the Union was first inaugurated in July, 1981, we have always put members at the centre of everything we do. We take pride in ... -
Your Membership Benefits
When starting out in your career, ensuring you have the right coverage can be stressful, that’s why we’ve taken the stress out by making... -
Legal Assistance
Membership means you have access to legal services designed to make life easier. Life can sometimes throw us lemons and it’s not always ea... -
Wages & Working Conditions
When you join the Union, you join a community of health professionals who actively work toward improving the wages and conditions for you an...
Join Us For Specialist Support
MSAV, VPA Inc and AHP are the only unions in Victoria which specifically look after the industrial interests of medical scientists, dietitians, audiologists, clinical perfusionists, medical physicists, and genetic counsellors. (MSAV), psychologists (VPA Inc) and hospital pharmacists (AHP). MSAV, VPA Inc and AHP are component Associations of the Health Services Union (HSU) Victoria No. 4 Branch.
Latest News
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November 13, 2024
Gender-Based Undervaluation in Healthcare: What You Need to Know and How the HPSS Award Win Boosts Every Member
Last year we were excited to share that the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on its investigation into the gender-based undervaluation of work in virtually all of the professions covered by our Union. As a result of tireless advocacy from our dedicated members, the Fair Work Commission’s decision marks a major shift in...Read More -
November 13, 2024
Early Career Membership Rates
We are excited to announce the introduction of discounted membership rates for early career workers. These new rates are specifically designed to support members in those critical first four years post-qualification, as you enter your chosen profession.Read More -
November 13, 2024
AHP Annual General Meeting Details
The Annual General Meeting of the Association of Hospital Pharmacists will be held via Zoom on Thursday 4 December 2025 at 1pmRead More
Health Professionals and Gender-based Undervaluation
Fixing gender-based undervaluation in the Health Professionals and Support Services Award Quick Navigation Links Background The Fair Work Commission identified a number of nationwide sectors that are female-dominated, and susceptible to gender-based undervaluing in terms of the minimum wages that apply. This undervaluation arose from the first work to determine minimum wages, with those in...