Cdams Assessor

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan, Various

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Grampians Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 16090

**Cognition, Dementia & Memory Service (Nurse) Assessor**
**Permanent, Part-time position**
**$53.04 per hour**

**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.

**About the role**

The CDAMS Assessor will work as a key member a multidisciplinary team to coordinate and support the process of assessment and diagnosis. The assessor is the primary contact person for clients and their families/carers throughout the assessment and diagnosis process. They complete the initial assessment and are involved in coordination the development and implementation of the client’s care plan.

**Key Responsibilities**

You will:

- Triage referrals and initial needs assessments
- Complete comprehensive CDAMS baseline assessments
- Contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings
- Develop and support patients’ care plans
- Act as a point of contact for the client/family/carer to assist the client through the CDAMS process

**Skills and experience**

You will have:

- Current registration with the AHPRA
- Clinical expertise, skills and experience in Geriatric or Psychogeriatric care and community-based dementia care
- A comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of dementia, its management and the special needs of the person with dementia
- Knowledge of aged and dementia care services, facilities, supports and relevant policies
- Skills in sensitively disclosing and discussing diagnoses and assessment results with people with dementia and their families/carers.

**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.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020 - 2024. The classification is Registered Nurse Grade 4A (YW17) which is $53.04 per hour.

**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, Operations Manager Complex Care, on 5320 3508 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._