End Of Life Care Coordinator

Position Title:End of Life Care Coordinator
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours per week: 38 hours
Position Grade: Multi-grade position: Clinical Nurse Consultant, Grade 2 / Social Worker Level 4
Salary: $114,042.00 - $125,557.29 base salary per annum
Enterprise Agreement

The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Professional & Associated Staff Agreement 2022

OR

Named NSW (non-declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Nurses Agreement 2017
Department Name: Palliative Care, Sacred Heart Health Service

About us:
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent's include:

• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent's Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

  About the role:
  This role will coordinate End-of-life Care (EoLC) processes and procedures in the last year of Life including palliative care, goals of care, advance care planning and our response to Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), across SVHNS, including education and training.

  This role will also ensure ongoing alignment with polices, standards and legislation regarding EoLC for SVHNS, and engages in monitoring, identification and reporting on risks associated with EoLC..

  Our Culture:
  St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
  Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022). Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

  About you:
  We are seeking a skilled and energetic nurse or social worker who possess a passion for person centred care.

  Application Instructions:
  To have you application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the 'Selection Criteria' as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent's Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

  Selection Criteria:

  • Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries
  • Currently registered as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency (APHRA) OR degree in social work from an accredited course providing eligibility for the membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
  • For nursing, at least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in the specialty field. In addition the employee must have approved postgraduate nursing qualifications relevant to the field in which he/she/they are appointed or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. For social workers, experience in oncology, palliative care, end-of-Life Care, advance care planning or in caring for patients with complex and/or life limiting conditions
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and with a high degree of motivation and capability.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively, engage and collaborate with key stakeholders and foster teamwork and collaboration.
  • Experience in implementing and monitoring compliance with regards to policy and procedure
  • High level interpersonal negotiation and communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Demonstrated understanding of clinical governance health care systems including quality improvement, monitoring and analysing data.

  Applications close on 04 June 2024