Health Management Coach

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Full time fixed term until 27th August 2021

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) Chronic Disease team based in the first instance at the Fitzroy site. 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 CCS 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 over the phone, 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 a Health Management Coach / Dietitian to join the Complex Care Chronic Disease Team on a Full Time fixed term basis until 27th August 2021.

As a Health Management Coach, you will conduct comprehensive health assessments, educate clients and use a self-management approach to achieve optimal management of individual risk factors in relation to cardiac disease and/or diabetes; in accordance with the risk factor targets set by the National Heart Foundation of Australia and Diabetes Australia.

Clinical service delivery includes the provision of telephone/telehealth based assessment, care planning, monitoring and coaching to promote lifestyle modification to achieve optimal self-management of health and wellbeing

As a Dietitian, you will provide targeted dietary assessment, intervention, lifestyle coaching and clinical management of dietary related conditions and health behaviours.

Classifications for this position will range from classification range AI1 - AI7 ($59,700 - $84,600 per annum)

Duties

• Telephone/Telehealth based assessment, identification of intervention requirements based on risk factors and lifestyle modification to promote optimal self-management of health and wellbeing.
  
• To provide evidence-based dietetics specific assessment, intervention, education and management.
  
• Undertake holistic comprehensive assessments in collaboration with the client using motivational interviewing and self-management approaches.
  
• Collaborative care planning with clients with chronic diseases
  
• Referral to, coordination of and liaison with the client’s medical specialist, general practitioner and other health care providers relevant to the long term health and wellbeing needs of the client.
  
• Monitor health outcomes and plan for the transition and exit from the program, ensuring appropriate long term community supports are in place on discharge.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from an accredited institution
• Eligibility for Accredited Practicing Dietitian status with the Dietitians Association of Australia
• Experience in working with clients living with chronic diseases
• Demonstration of knowledge/experience of the provision of nutrition assessments, diet therapy and evaluation of the achievement of dietary goals.
• Ability to facilitate client centred goals and structure interventions for goal attainment based on a comprehensive assessment and using telephone/telehealth coaching methods.

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.