Paediatric Complex Care Navigator

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care

**Location**

Barwon Health North

**Hours Per Fortnight**

48

**Position Summary**
- Gain satisfaction from the positive difference that our programs make to members of our community.
- Enjoy a role that maximises your potential and enables you to achieve your own ambitions
- Ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment

**About the facility**

This role will be part of the North Area Health Child and Family Health Services Team, located at Barwon Health North and provides community based intervention. Barwon Health North provides accessible healthcare close to home and to public transport bridging the gap between the acute settings at the University Hospital Geelong by providing the following services:

- Urgent Care Services
- Medical Imaging
- Child and Family Services
- Healthy at Home (Chronic and Complex Care)
- Dialysis Specialist Clinics

**About the role**

This role which has been established as part of the Child and Family Health Services team; which is based in the Northern Suburbs of Geelong. The role forms part of a broader north area health team, focusing on delivering high quality services and as part of the team, linking into the range of services delivered both from Barwon Health North and locally in our community.
The complex family services navigator role aims to facilitate the patient and family journey in what has become an increasingly complex health and service provider system. The purpose of this role will be to reduce fragmentation, mitigating barriers, educate, empower and coordinate care. The key principles related to the complex family services navigator role are: Coordination of complex care systems navigation in particular with ECEI and NDIS providers, creating partnerships, improving outcomes and systems improvement for the families accessing the Child & Family Health Services Team at Barwon Health North.

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated workforce who take pride in providing high quality service. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050 everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Relocation and sponsorship support options
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Jillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy_**

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Desirable: Skills in the delivery of and liaison with child and family services, child protection, early intervention, family violence, therapeutic interventions and/or mental health would be an advantage.
Desirable: Experience in the the delivery of assertive case management services to families with complex needs.
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

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