Aged Care and Disability Project Officer

Employer: North & West Metro Region PC Consortium
Location:  working from home
Type: Part-Time
Hours Per Week: 30.4
Closing Date: 18/07/2022

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Summary

Our Consortium is seeking a Registered Nurse (Division 1) or Allied Health clinician with project management experience to work part time (0.8 EFT) within a small, dynamic and supportive team to continue the implementation of our Palliative Care in Aged Care and Disability Strategies. This is a 12-month role with the possibility of an extension beyond June 2023.

Key responsibilities include:

Continue the implementation of the Palliative Care in Aged Care Strategy:

• Actively supporting the ongoing involvement of the Aged Care Advisory Group and other working groups and communities of practice
• Working in collaboration with the sector to plan a program for the Palliative Care and Aged Care Summit and support its successful execution
• Continuing to publish ‘palliative care in aged care newsletter’
• Further strengthening our consortium’s collaboration with Palliative Care Victoria, Safer Care Victoria, the North Western Melbourne PHN and General Practices to implement initiatives that facilitate information flow and coordination.
• Directly engaging with Residential Aged Care managers and their workforce to promote the Steps Framework and Goals of Care Trajectory and embed Goals of Care into practice.
• Continuing to support and mentor Community Palliative Care Services to introduce Needs Rounds in aged care facilities.
• Working with stakeholders to quantify and describe gaps in knowledge and skills and identify resources and training to address same.
• Working closely with End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) and Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP) program managers to implement their programs and promote their methodologies and resources.
• Promoting the use of the electronic handover form and supporting and encouraging the use of ‘ehandovers’ in the aged and acute sectors.
• Supporting participating aged care facilities to successfully implement and evaluate the medication imprest system
• Implementing the Palliative Care in the Disability Sector Strategy. Key responsibilities include:
  • Undertaking stakeholder engagement initiatives.
  • Implementing and evaluating capacity building initiatives within the sector.
  • Establishing and promote linkages, communication and collaboration between the palliative care and disability sectors.
• Evaluating Strategies by working with the Consortium Manager to define performance measures for strategic objectives and collect and report outcomes date and information to the Consortium Manager and Consortium Management Group and undertaking report writing and other project related tasks as required to fulfill obligations of the project.

What is Offered

• Join our passionate team at Palliative Care to make a positive impact through aged  care.
• Be part of an engaging team that thrives on challenges
• Competitive remuneration package with salary packaging benefits available

Selection Criteria

• You are a qualified and experienced clinician
• You have a successful track record in managing projects in the health sector
• You are aware of the challenges in providing palliative care in aged care and disability sectors and know how to influence change in this sector
• You have excellent stakeholder engagement skills and know how to establish and maintain effective working relationships across all levels in organisations
•  You are a great communicator and have strong written and verbal skills
• You are computer literate especially in Microsoft Office applications
• You can work from home
• You hold a current Victorian Driver’s Licence

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