• Provide allied health assessments to clients, and consultation & training for clinical nurses
• Work for a leading health organisation, as part of a skilled and enthusiastic team
• Generous salary packaging, five weeks' annual leave, and free parking
• Part time

About the Company

Brisbane North PHN supports clinicians and communities in Brisbane's northern suburbs, Moreton Bay Regional Council and parts of Somerset Regional Council. It covers approximately 4,100 km2 of urban, regional and rural areas, with a population of over one million.

Our vision is a community where good health is available for everyone. We work with others to create and deliver the best possible health and community care system for the people of our region.

Our PHN’s goals:

• Be informed and led by community voice
• Re-orient the health system toward care close to home
• Build capacity of providers to meet health needs of our region

Team Care Coordination

The Team Care Coordination program is a free service for people over the age of 18 with complex and chronic health conditions. It supports people to remain living at home by improving their self-management and quality of life.

The program offers health education, assessment and coordination of health and community services, delivered by clinical nurses via face-to-face in-home visits and phone consultations. Case coordination lasts up to 3 months and can be extended as needed. Further information about the program is available here.

About the role

This role involves the provision of allied health assessments to clients, and consultation and training for clinical nurses, to support delivery of care for people accessing the Team Care Coordination program. It is part-time, at 15 hours over 3 days per week.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and/or develop an allied health client assessment tool, procedures and pathways for use in the Team Care Coordination program
• Conduct in-home face-to-face functional, falls prevention and activities of daily living assessments, and make recommendations for at-risk people living with chronic health conditions
• Work collaboratively with the clinical nursing team and client care providers to support completion of timely and comprehensive assessments and recommendations
• Provide ongoing training and support in best practice client functional assessment referral and falls prevention for clinical nurses within scope of practice
• Act as resource for clinical nurses to provide allied health support and direction with client cases
• Conduct work activities in accordance with Workplace Health and Safety policies, particularly in relation to home visiting practices
• Source and maintain ongoing professional supervision and mentoring to ensure delivery of high quality care.

Skills and Experience

• Allied health professional who has a minimum of 5 years’ experience and registration with AHPRA
• Experience in working in community settings preferably as sole practitioner
• Demonstrated experience in developing allied health service documentation
• High level of critical analysis, problem solving and decision making in order to apply appropriate interventions in complex environments
• Advanced level interpersonal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in working with client management systems and computer programs
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with nursing team, clients, carers and other care providers.

Culture

Brisbane North PHN offers the successful candidate the chance to work for a dynamic and innovative organisation. You'll enjoy working with our supportive staff and the learning opportunities provided from the exposure to a range of diverse projects.

Benefits

• Generous salary packaging arrangements available
• Annual professional development funding available
• Free undercover parking
• Five weeks' annual leave pro rata per annum
• 17.5% leave loading
• Employee Assistance Program

If you wish to apply for this position, please:

• Review the full position description at brisbanenorthphn.org.au/about/careers
• Direct any queries about the role to [email protected], using the subject line: Allied Health Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with lived experience of mental illness and people with disabilities.