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Location: Western Region | Ballarat

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Grampians Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Projects, Nursing, Aged Care

Reference: 17672

**Manager - Grampians Aged Care Assessment Service**
**Full-Time (40hrs per week and monthly ADO)**
**Nurse Unit Manager Level 2 (NM11) or Allied Health equivalent**

**About the role**

The Grampians ACAS Manager is a senior health professional with a relevant clinical discipline background who demonstrates excellent interdisciplinary leadership skills. The Manager will guide the professional performance of the interdisciplinary team and ensure key performance indicators and targets are achieved. The Manager is responsible for all aspects of service delivery, including financial management, staff supervision and support, quality improvement activities, as well as displaying skills in innovation, adaptability and flexibility.

**Key Responsibilities**
- ACAS and RAS services meet all the criteria required by Grampians Health (GH) governance & quality frameworks including the National Aged Care Assessment Program Guidelines.
- Implementation of the Aged Care Reforms 2024 and transition to the Single Assessment Tool/‘Support at Home’ In-Home Aged Care model
- Provides expert clinical knowledge and direction to ensure that clinical standards, policies, and procedures promote a consumer centred model of care.
- Monitor assessment waiting lists and implement strategies as required to ensure timely access and oversee delegation processes within the service.
- Grampians ACAS representation at the Victorian ACAS Manager meetings and forums

**Skills and experience**
- A tertiary level qualification in a core ACAS discipline (nursing or allied health) and current AHPRA Registration
- Minimum 3yrs experience in a clinical leadership/management or supervisory role within a multidisciplinary team
- Post Graduate qualifications or working towards in management/leadership (Highly Desired)
- Demonstrated senior level experience and advanced clinical knowledge in:

- Assessment, Care Planning and Discharge planning for older people
- Complex patient care, clinical reasoning, and management skills
- In-Home/Community and or Residential Aged Care
- Experience and skills in leading teams to deliver high quality clinical care to complex consumers ensuring patient safety.
- Demonstrated financial management experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development.

**About Grampians Health**
- Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.
- This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.
- A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.
- Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to apply**
Click **APPLY** or contact Emma Thurling, Assistant Director Community Care Services, on 5320 6841 for a confidential discussion.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
- Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people._