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- About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care / ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney's western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
The Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Coordinator will work collaboratively to provide safe, compassionate, person-centred health care in the NBMLHD VAD Service, working in collaboration with patients, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams.
The successful incumbent will be an expert nurse or allied health practitioner who will provide leadership, advice and recommendations on all aspects of their clinical practice and consults on matters relating to the safe and appropriate use of that clinical practice in relation to VAD. As the VAD Coordinator you will formulate and implement policy, guide practice development, and engage in education and research activities. The position will provide clinical care coordination on a regular basis. The VAD Coordinator will provide voluntary assisted dying coordination as part of a District-wide VAD service.
- Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
- What you will bring to the role
- Nursing : Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA, with a minimum five years' full time equivalent post registration experience in palliative and or end of life care and post graduate qualifications in palliative care or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate. Occupational Therapist level 4 : Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy (OT) and current registration to practice as an OT with AHPRA; Social Worker level 4 : minimum Bachelor degree with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW); Clinical Psychologist : an accredited Masters or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with endorsement or working towards endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia. Senior Psychologist : an approved 4 year program of undergraduate study honours in psychology; or qualification deemed equivalent by the employer, full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and nine (9) years' experience."
- Demonstrated experience and extensive specialist knowledge in end of life care with the ability to provide a district-wide patient centred consultancy service and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in clinical practice.
- Demonstrated care coordination skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework, with internal and external health professionals.
- Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to engage an audience, consult effectively with others, negotiate and develop collaborative partnerships with a range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership skills with proven ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by utilising quality improvement and evidence-based research.
- Current Class C NSW driver's license and willingness to travel across a large geographical area for work purposes.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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