Independent Patient Rights Advisor

2 months ago


Toowoomba, Australia Queensland Health Full time

What your day will look like....
As an Independent Patient Rights Advisor at Darling Downs Health, you will be actively involved in advocating for patient rights and ensuring they are fully informed about their responsibilities and options under the Mental Health Act 2016. Your role will have you guiding patients, their families, and support persons in communicating their preferences and navigating their care. You'll work closely with community visitors, mental health practitioners, and administrators to address patient rights and legal matters. You'll also prepare patients and their support networks for Mental Health Review Tribunal hearings and collaborate with personal guardians or attorneys when needed. Additionally, you'll coordinate with other advisors and the Statewide Coordinator to ensure consistent, high-quality support across the South West Hospital and Health Service, all while embodying Darling Downs Health's values in every interaction.
Let's talk about you
- Compassion - you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
- Integrity - you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
- Dignity - you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
- Innovation - you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
- Courage - you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?
Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.
Benefits
- Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
- A diverse work culture
- Career development
- Professional development opportunities
- Education opportunities, Study and Research
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Fitness Passport
- Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
- Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step....
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