PACOP Improvement Facilitator, Victoria

Employer: PACOP - AHSRI
Location: Victoria
Type: Full Time, Fixed Term
Job ID: 1929
Closing Date: 29 November 2022

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Summary

The Australian Health Services Research Institute (AHSRI) is a self-funded research unit that improves the management and provision of health services in Australia. AHSRI’s reach is international. Its impact spans policy, research and healthcare delivery.

The Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP) is a new initiative funded by the Department of Health.  The program aims to systematically improve the care and outcomes of residents in residential aged care—including the management of pain, other symptoms  and psychosocial/spiritual distress—and the wellbeing of their informal carers and family.

An exciting opportunity exists for a talented professional from a health (or clinical) background with experience in palliative or aged care and effective skills in communication, education, health information, research and quality improvement.  This position will be co-located with the Aged and Community Care Providers Association in Melbourne. 

The PACOP Improvement Facilitator is a key member of a team who together deliver the national PACOP program. A key function of the position is to lead activities, contributing to clinical and professional practice changes within participating aged care homes based on the outcomes of research activity.

What is Offered

At University of Wollongong (UOW) our staff are encouraged and empowered to find innovative ways to solve real-world problems and collaborate with some of the most brilliant minds across the globe. The commitment and drive of our highly-skilled academic staff has earned us a global reputation for outstanding achievement in teaching and learning. 

UOW has consistently delivered research of outstanding quality and impact. The dissemination of our research to user communities, including industry, is one of our key goals and we have a strong reputation for our engagement with industry.

Selection Criteria

• Recognised degree in a relevant discipline 
• Recent experience working in palliative care or aged care 
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects including planning and delivering outcomes within agreed timeframes 
• Demonstrated high level of written and interpersonal communication skills 
• Ability to engage effectively and be credible with health care service personnel including clinicians, educators, quality managers and executive staff 
• An understanding of the use of data, databases, and IT systems to capture clinical information
• Capacity to contribute to scholarly research outputs including conference presentations and academic publications 
• Extensive experience in the health sector and an understanding of health service delivery in primary, sub-acute and acute settings 
• Demonstrated experience in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data to measure and improve clinical practice 
• Understanding of change management and quality improvement principles as they apply to health care settings