Senior Clinician - Enhanced Community Care Program - Queanbeyan
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Queanbeyan
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 3
Remuneration: $108595 - $112114 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ525522
Applications Close: 18 October 2024
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
What you'll be doing
The Senior Clinician Community Health will be responsible for providing support to patients with late stage chronic and complex health conditions including:
• care planning and advance care planning
• palliative care needs assessments and collaborative treatment care plans
• referrals to relevant internal and external health and community support providers
• education/support to other clinicians in supporting complex patient needs.
Where you will be working
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Queanbeyan enviable lifestyle and affordable property surrounded by an eclectic mix of small towns and villages. With Canberra just a 5-minute drive away, you can enjoy all the attractions of the nation’s capital along with fabulous restaurants. Connect easily and quickly with world through the Canberra International Airport, with the beach and ski fields just 2 hours away. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District
What we offer:
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading
Selection Criteria
- Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or eligibility for accreditation as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
- Demonstrated extensive knowledge and experience working with consumers with chronic and complex illnesses, including demonstrated ability to conduct advance care planning discussions.
- Demonstrated experience of care planning and case management of patients in the community with chronic and complex illnesses.
- Demonstrated understanding of specialist palliative care, a palliative approach and community health services.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and computer skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Proven clinical leadership capabilities with the ability to provide consultancy advice, education and support to individuals, their families, allied health and nursing staff, and other health professionals.
- Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (convenor) should you require assistance.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: Stepping up
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
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For role related queries or questions contact Jessica Jamieson on Mob: 0499 523 410 or email Jessica.Jamieson@health.nsw.gov.au
