Aged Care Team Care Coordinator

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Full time Maternity Leave position until 11th February 2022

About the Company
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent’s Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 6,500 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About Department
This position is part of the Health Independence Program (HIP). The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centred care planning.

SVHM HIP consists of integrated hub sites across several locations including in Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Fairfield.

This position will be part of the HIP Complex Care Services (CCS) Complex Aged Team. This position may be required to work at any of the HIP hub sites or programs. This will be at the discretion of the HIP manager and will take into consideration appropriate skills and training.

The key aim of the Aged Care service is to improve health outcomes to people who either frequently present, or who are at risk of presenting to hospital, because of complex medical and or social issues. CCS currently consists of multidisciplinary teams based at SVHM Fitzroy and at NRCH Hub. Clinical service delivery is undertaken in the clients’ own home and their local community.

HIP at SVHM is delivered in partnership with North Richmond Community Health (NRCH).


About the Role
An opportunity currently exists for an Occupational Therapist to join the Complex Aged Care team in a fixed term parental leave backfill role for 12 months.

The Occupational Therapist Care Coordinator role has 2 components:

As an Occupational Therapist you will provide assessment, intervention and management to achieve optional functional recovery, encourage self-management and promote empowerment for clients to improve their health outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life.

As a care coordinator you will provide person-centred care coordination for eligible, high-risk clients living with complex aged care and healthcare needs. You will conduct comprehensive holistic health assessments, coordinating all aspects of health and social care needs, monitoring achievement of client goals, facilitating intervention from other health care professionals and ensuring appropriate linkages with hospital and community services.

Classifications for this position will range from VF6 - VF9 ($81,300 - $93,400 per annum)

Duties

• Direct clinical provision of high quality and evidence-based Occupational Therapy specific assessment, intervention, education and management.
• Undertake specialist Occupational Therapy assessment of the person, the environment and occupational performance for clients with complex aged and health issues.
• Undertake holistic comprehensive assessments in collaboration with the client using motivational interviewing and self-management approaches.
• Collaborative care planning with clients, carers and/or families in the context of their health, functional, psychosocial, cultural, environmental, safety and economic needs. Monitor health outcomes and plan for the transition and exit from the program, ensuring appropriate long term community supports are in place on discharge.
• Demonstrate accountability to HIP through professional communication, active participation, information sharing, evaluation, statistical / data collection and analysis.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist
• Victorian Driver’s Licence
• Extensive experience as an Occupational Therapist working with clients with multiple health issues, comorbidities and complex care needs that impact safety, function, independence and occupational performance.
• Experience delivering services in the community, addressing the needs of clients living with aged related complex health needs and/or chronic diseases and psychosocial conditions.
  

Benefits

• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Car Park

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. If you would like further information, contact our Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator through our careers page.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.