AddressLocation: Cooma
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $41.14 - $54.74 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Requisition ID: REQ495153
Applications Close: 21 June 2024
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern
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
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. Cooma is the largest town in the Snowy Mountains, with bushwalking, mountain biking, horse-riding, fishing and white-water rafting all on the door-step of the ski-fields. The wilderness experiences are unforgettable, with Australia’s highest peak in Kosciuszko National Park. It’s just over 60 minutes’ drive to Canberra and 80 minutes to Merimbula the gateway of the beautiful Sapphire Coast.
What you'll be doing
The Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) Coordinator has coordination and leadership responsibility for the TACP team. The role encompasses day to day coordination of staff and case management for the consumer admitted to TACP, ensuring compliance with Commonwealth, NSW and LHD Guidelines.
Selection Criteria
- Relevant qualifications and/or knowledge/experience working in a Health/Community Service field and demonstrated skills in Case Management/ Care Coordination with consumers in a community setting.
- Demonstrated experience in Comprehensive Assessment, Care Planning and Case Management with older consumers. An understanding of the process of ageing and the continuum of care for the older consumer including client focused goal setting.
- Demonstrated experience in liaison with General Practice and Primary Care to achieve effective communication, consumer outcomes and transfer of care.
- Demonstrated leadership and coordinating skills within a multidisciplinary team. This would include liaison with NGO service providers and their staff who are considered part of the broader TACP team.
- Demonstrated high level of communication, negotiation, computer and data reporting & analysis skills.
- Proven ability in prioritising workloads to meet competing demands.
- 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.
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply
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
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Jeremy Gilchrist on 02 4825 4*** or email ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
