Harp Consultant

Hospital Admission Risk Program

Limited term, Part time

Build and support a model to provide care to patients in their home

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services.

We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

Role description

HARP is a multidisciplinary service that supports patients with chronic diseases to maintain optimal achievable wellness and to reduce emergency presentations and admissions to hospital, mostly through boosting patient self-efficacy.

The team consists of nursing staff, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, social workers, physicians, geriatricians, emergency physicians and palliative care clinicians.

The Talk To You Tomorrow (TTYT) service is a post-discharge clinical follow-up model that is collaboratively operated by HARP and General Medicine, which specifically targets patients who have been discharged from hospital General Medicine units in the last 1-3 days.

The service proactively makes contact with patients and carers during the initial transition from hospital to home, largely to ensure that the advice provided by the hospital team has been comprehended and retained by the patient and carer, and to institute support services if such need becomes evident.

The purpose of the HARP Consultant position is:
to provide excellent clinical care.

to provide leadership for all members of the team.

to take part in the design and implementation of innovative healthcare models and technologies.

to ensure operational requirements, such as activity recording that is linked to funding, are met.

to support the organisation's teaching, research and clinical governance programs.

The HARP Consultant position is suited to Senior Medical Staff (SMS) from a variety of different specialties, including but not limited to General Physicians, Geriatricians, Emergency Physicians and Palliative Care Physicians.

In addition, doctors with fellowships in their relevant Specialist College, including general practitioners, would be suitably qualified.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:
Current registration with AHPRA

Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience

A strong commitment to high quality care

The ability to work as part of a diverse team

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.

An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here

Diverse and engaging career opportunities

Friendly & supportive team

Flexible working hours

Salary packaging options

Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Please note:

Eastern Health is a child safe organisation, committed to promoting the wellbeing and cultural safety of Aboriginal children, children with disabilities and all children in their diversity.

Eastern Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that welcomes and values all people. We recognise that diversity is essential in ensuring Eastern Health provides the best service to its consumers.

Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day

Selection Criteria

Essential:
Hold Fellowship of a relevant specialist college

Essential:
Capacity to deliver care in the hospital (all EH campuses) and in the ambulatory setting

Essential:
Has significant clinical experience in the area of chronic and complex care

Contact Person
Dr Alex Wong

Contact Number

Alternate Contact Person
A/Prof Gary Yip

Alternate Contact Number

Closing Date
09/04/2023

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