An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Case Manager to join the Monash Health Community Rehabilitation Team.

About Monash Health

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 18,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. For more information please visit www.monashhealth.org.

Community Rehabilitation

Community Rehabilitation offers client-centred, goal driven rehabilitation services to maximise a client’s independence, health and well-being following acute illness or injury. Community Rehabilitation consists of large interdisciplinary teams that work with the client to achieve their rehabilitation goals and provide home and centre-based therapy.

Job Summary

• Part time (4 days a week) – Ongoing
• Part time (4 days) until 10th February 2023
• Applications accepted for either Allied Health Professionals or Registered Nurses

The Community Rehabilitation Case Manager facilitates the successful transition of referred clients from hospital to home and toward community reintegration. The Case Manager completes comprehensive assessment and care planning in collaboration with the client and interdisciplinary team.

The Case Manager is the key contact to the client, team and key stakeholders in a variety of settings coordinating the care plan to ensuring high quality client-centred care. The Case Manager supports client flow within the community rehabilitation program.

This position is based within Cranbourne/ Pakenham Community Rehabilitation; however, travel to and work at any of the Monash Health sites will be required. The incumbent will be required to work in any clinical area at any or all campuses of Monash Health as and when required. Such a requirement may be a temporary arrangement, on an ad hoc basis, or a permanent change.

What You Need:

• Allied Health qualification or equivalent in line with relevant discipline requirements as outlined in the Monash Health Allied Health
• Professional Association Membership Eligibility Criteria and Monash Health Standards Framework or experienced Registered Nurse
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
• Current Drivers Licence
• Working with Children’s Check
• Relevant clinical and leadership experience.

About You

You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to all clients.

• You are enthusiastic, compassionate, and able to work collaboratively
• You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles
• You are excited to be accountable for managing portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

What We Offer:

• Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
• A supportive learning environment
• Great team comradeship, learning opportunities & community connection
• Dedicated support for professional development and improving research skills
• Exciting opportunity that provides variety and flexibility
• Ongoing supervision and professional development
• Avenues to further develop your leadership skills
• Mentorship and career guidance
• Support to attend relevant forums and conferences
• A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
• Our full-time employees have the opportunity to accrue a day off every four weeks
• Access to benefits including salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• Access to onsite subsidised staff car parking
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

How to Apply

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Applications will only be accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System only. Email applications will not be considered.

Existing Monash Health Employees should apply using your Monash Health employee account. For any queries regarding employee accounts contact Recruitment Services by email – [email protected].

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

reference checks:

• A clear Police Check conducted within the last three months.
• A current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and proof of immunisation.
• A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.
• As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

To comply with Victorian Public Health directions, all employees working in the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. To support your application, and to be compliant with any public health orders in place at the time of, and during, your employment, you will be required to upload evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Acceptable evidence is a copy of a Government Official Immunisation History Statement or Digital Certificate showing all vaccination dates. It is a requirement of Monash Health to collect, record and hold vaccination information. Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who can provide acceptable evidence that they meet full vaccination status.