Diabetes Navigator

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Peninsula Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Nursing

Reference: 33605
- **Senior clinical diabetes educator role**:

- **Opportunity to link patients from hospital into primary care with the focus on managing patients outside hospital. People with community experience welcome.**:

- **Emphasis on a partnership approach between hospital and community.**:

- **Frankston, Mornington Peninsula & surrounding locations**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values:
**Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative.** We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**

The Diabetes Navigation role will be the critical anchor in assisting people with diabetes to transition from hospital level care to community and primary care services. During this transition, the Navigator will provide patients clinical diabetes assessment, intervention, education, service navigation and self-management support. The role will provide non-admitted care within a clinic, at home or via telehealth platforms to support positive health and lifestyle changes.

**What You Need**

We anticipate you will have:

- Must be a credentialed Diabetes educator for 3-5yrs experience.
- Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills in the multidisciplinary context
- Ability to assess patient’s motivation and understand factors that impact patient ability to make positive change
- Ability to liaise and partner with the community and primary care sector.
- Ability to establish new services and programs.

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Additional Requirements**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.