Care Navigator

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Location**:**Bega**
**Position Classification**: Dependent on qualifications
**Remuneration**:
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1: $126,720.87 - $129,314.15 per annum

Clinical Psychologist: $109,247.00 - $133,156.00 per annum

Dietitian Lv 4: $121,658.00 - $124,607.00 per annum

Occupational Therapist Lvl 4: $121,658.00 - $124,607.00 per annum

Physiotherapist Lv 4: $121,658.00 - $124,607.00 per annum

Psychologist: $77,358.00 - $113,226.00 per annum
Senior Psychologist: $119,206.00 - $124,607.00 per annum
Social Worker Lv 4: $121,658.00 - $124,607.00 per annum
Speech Pathologist Lv 4: $121,658.00 - $124,607.00 per annum

**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ575248
**Applications Close**: 1 June 2025
**Interview Information**:Interviews to be held within 10 days of closing date

**The Welcome Experience**
We know how incredible a life and career in regional NSW can be and we want to make that possibility easier for essential workers and their families who are considering making the move. Whether it’s just an initial enquiry, or you’re ready to pack your bags, The Welcome Experience can provide local advice on what life is like in regional NSW. Workers will be provided with concierge-like service and information tailored to the specific needs of each individual or family. A team member from the NSW Government - Department of Regional NSW called a Local Connector will discuss the concerns, questions and needs of each individual and connect them with the right people and services, to ensure their move and transition into the community is as easy as possible.

To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Regional NSW click here The Welcome Experience. and register your details via The Welcome Experience registration.

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - We Are Southern
**What we offer**:

- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11.5% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**Where you'll be working**
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. Bega the rural heartland of the Sapphire Coast halfway between Melbourne and Sydney, a short drive to beautiful sandy beaches and national park wilderness. Just 3 hours to Canberra with the perfect climate to the outdoors all year round, including whale watching between June and November. The pretty valley is a beautiful base for exploring gorgeous beaches, tranquil waterways and beautiful national parks. Imagine Rural - Southern NSW Local Health District

**What you'll be doing**

The Care Navigator provides short-term care coordination for complex presentations of older consumers and those with chronic disease in both the acute and community settings. The position, based in community health, will work as part of the broader acute, community and primary care teams to plan and navigate the post-discharge options of care with the consumer/ carer

**Selection Criteria**
- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (Nursing, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist) or eligibility for membership with the peak professional association (Social Workers, Dietitian, Speech Pathologist).
- For Nurses post-graduate tertiary qualifications in the relevant field with at least 5 years’ post registration experience OR 5 years post registration experience plus 2 years working with frail older consumers and those with chronic illness; For Allied Heath clinicians demonstrated extensive specialist knowledge of frail older consumers and those with chronic illness. For Pscyhologists, as above for Allied Health and outline qualifications and experience in line with the Award.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and computer skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Proven clinical leadership capabilities with the ability to provide consultancy advice, education and support to individuals, their families, allied health and nursing staff, and other health professionals.
- Demonstrated ability to lead family/ case conferences, discharge planning and coordinate tran