Trapeze Care Coordinator

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
• This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.

What you'll be doing
Trapeze is the adolescent transition service that works in close collaboration with the Department of Adolescent Medicine across The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN). Its core work is to support transition for young people aged 14-25 years with chronic conditions and their families/carers, utilising a developmental approach to independence and self-care, preparing for transfer to adult services, linking to primary and community care and addressing their psychosocial health.

Many challenges are faced by young people with chronic conditions as they move from child-centred care to adult orientated health services. At this point they assume responsibility for their own care and in some cases there is fragmentation in their treatment, which reduces health outcomes for the young person.

The aim of Trapeze is to engage young people with chronic conditions in adult health services, enhance the quality of their life and reduce unplanned avoidable hospitalisations. The service provides support to young people as they transition, adopting an integrated coordinated care approach as the Model of Care, and thereby promoting better continuity of care as well as appropriate follow up support within the adult health service framework. The program also aims to reduce the progression and complication of significant chronic conditions in young people at a time of unstable physical, emotional and psychological development.

Trapeze is a multidisciplinary team located at The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, comprising social workers, an adolescent physician, an occupational therapist, clinical nurse specialists, an administration officer and a manager.

•The primary purpose of this position is to provide psychosocial and care coordination interventions to improve the transition process for these young people and their families. This will include comprehensive transition assessment, individual and family support, collaboration with multidisciplinary Trapeze team, other hospital subspecialty teams and external stakeholders.

•The Senior Allied Health Professional will support young people with high risk clinical conditions to optimise health outcomes by developing their capacity for self-management as developmentally appropriate.

•Trapeze is a Network Service, however, this position will initially be based mainly at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. There is potential for the role to work across both the Children's Hospital at Westmead and the Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick.

1. Tertiary qualification in an appropriate allied health or nursing discipline and registration with appropriate professional body.
2. A demonstrated high level of communication will be required to contribute to Youth & Transition service delivery, resource development and clinical support.
3. Demonstrated postgraduate experience and knowledge of adolescents living with chronic conditions, the developmental considerations involved and associated transition to adult healthcare challenges.
4. Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based psychosocial interventions and group work.
5. Evidence of high level skills working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team and other service providers.
6. Experience in care coordination and knowledge of health care and psychosocial resources in the community .
7. Competence in computer skills and the use of electronic medical record
8. A Current NSW Drivers Licence

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.  For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/

Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.

Need more information?
  2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Jourdan Emily Hancock on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on 0486012***.

For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.

Applications Close: 3/02/2024