Registered Nurse Older Persons Complex Care

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and  research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Health Independence Program

The Health Independence Program (HIP) is made up of a number of programs including Fast Track Care Management, Older Persons Complex Care (OPCC) team, community rehabilitation, specialist services and clinics, and care management.

The Fast Track Care Management Team is a highly capable and energetic multidisciplinary team of nursing and allied health professionals with support from geriatricians that provides short term care management and clinical support for vulnerable clients in the community. We are always client-centred and work as a team.

About the role

This position provides acute clinical assessment and management of older clients in the community to facilitate early discharge and to prevent admission. Working with nurse practitioners and geriatricians you will use your advanced assessment and clinical skills to manage older people in the community.

This is a great opportunity to take your already great skills further, and will perhaps help you consider working towards a nurse practitioner qualification. No weekends or public holidays required.

A regular day will see you:

• Provide a rapid and flexible outreach response for the HIP eligible client and work closely with that client in the community (mostly short term) under the direction of the Older Persons Complex Care (OPCC) Nurse Practitioner
• Assist with low intensity short term care coordination for the older person with chronic and complex needs in the community
• Review and evaluate each client’s care plan and clinical progress until discharge

About you

As the Registered Nurse – Older Persons Complex Care, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Clinical experience working with clients with chronic, aged, and complex health needs including behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, acute delirium, aged-related conditions, palliative and end of life care
• At least five years post-graduate nursing experience in clinical areas that are relevant to this position. 
• An advanced level of clinical knowledge and expertise relevant to the area- including acute aged care, aged care.

Our benefits

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 benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

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: Lee Stamford, Team Leader 0481 014 808, lee.stamford@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 17 March 2025