Care Coordinator

Maximum term, full time role - 6/3/23 - 30/06/2023
- Based at Braeside Hospital - Prairiewood NSW
- HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation with continuity of entitlements

**About HammondCare**:
HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve quality of life for people in need.
We specialise in aged and dementia care, palliative care, rehabilitation, mental health services for older people, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence-based best practice in its services and we provide these services through home care, sub-acute hospitals and residential aged care.
Bringing these health, hospital and aged care services together, HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances.

The Rosella Unit is a 16-bed subacute older person’s mental health unit within Braeside Hospital. The unit services consumers with a diverse range of clinical problems, including the major psychosis, mood disorders, and severe behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
There is also a community team covering the Liverpool-Fairfield LGA’s and a limited consultation liaison service to Liverpool and Fairfield Hospital.

**About the role**:
The role of the Registered Nurse works within the Mission and Mission in Action of HammondCare to provide nursing care and advice to patients’ with palliative care needs.

The essence of this role is to:

- Provision of clinical care in relation to community clinical practice and in-patient
- Assess and fully understand each client’s care needs, consulting with colleagues to develop care plans to improve quality of life
- Provide support to families and carers to enable them to support long term care goals/needs of the client
- Coordinate care, accessing and collaborating with other government and non-government agencies to ensure patients/clients receive services relevant to their needs
- Works within scope of professional nursing practice

**Qualifications | Work Experience | Skills and Competencies**:

- Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action
- Current registration as Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Worker with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- A passion to work in the speciality of Older People’s Mental Health
- At least four years general experience including one year in Mental Health and holding
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work within the multidisciplinary team of the Servics
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Experience in community (desirable) and in-patient nursing
- A current drivers licence and safe driving record. Willingness to travel between HammondCare’s sites and services
- Strong administrative and computer skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Empathy and patience.

HammondCare offers its staff competitive salaries, excellent training & development opportunities, a supportive environment and a benefits program.

**Closing date: 21st March 2023**
- All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to staff screening, a criminal record and immunisation checks_