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SalaryReference Number 50659
Position Title Nurse Practitioner Candidate
Employment Status Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time
Location Austin Hospital, Off Site
Department / Ward / Clinical Area Residential InReach
Hours per Week 38.00
Position Summary
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Residential InReach Team:
The Residential In-Reach Team (RIR) is located at the Austin Hospital Campus of Austin Health and is tiered within the Continuing Care Clinical Service Unit. The service is funded via the Department of Health (DoH), Victoria, for the purpose of reviewing people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs), to provide a timely, person-centred management approach for acute medical conditions.
About the role
- Facilitate a model of care that provides an alternative to ED presentation.
- In collaboration/consultation with GP, Locum Service and Emergency Department, provide acute assessment and short-term treatment of residents in the aged care facility.
- Specifically, this role will provide support for the residential In-Reach and TCP including the acute medical care of patients who currently reside in residential aged care settings, with a strong emphasis on delivering person-centred care, and delineating the goals of treatment in consultation with the person and their medical treatment decision makers.
- In consultation with the multi-disciplinary team, provide additional and specific supports to residents and staff within Austin Health and/or Residential Aged Care Facilities and TCP.
- Practice at an advanced level within the specific scope of practice in the provision of high quality, culturally sensitive resident care in partnership with residents, and their significant others and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Provide an advanced level of clinical knowledge and expertise in the assessment and treatment of Aged Care Residents.
- Support clinical governance of the TCP Residential program working alongside Geriatrician, GP, TCP Clinical Co-Ordinator and Manager.
- Work within DHHS guidelines for “Residential In-Reach Programs”
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking
- Five weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus purchased leave options
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+, and people of any age.
Work with us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.
