Advance Care Planning Clinician

An exciting opportunity to join a supportive and dynamic team, Providing Advance Care planning to clients within the 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**

Peninsula Health is committed to the implementation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) with a particular focus on adults with chronic complex disease, life-threatening illnesses and the frail aged. ACP facilitates an individual to appoint their medical treatment decision-maker, appointed support person and to document their care preferences in a legitimate format known as an Advance Care Directive or Instructional Directive.

The Advanced Care Planning Clinician works as part of a team who are responsible for providing ACP support across PH and in the community.

**What You Need**

We anticipate you will have:

- Allied Health Practitioner with current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) or eligible for registration with the relevant professional organisation (if Social Work).
- General registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency
- Sound understanding of Advance Care Planning aims and underlying principles.
- Demonstrated commitment to person centred care and patient advocacy.
- Workplace experience supporting and mentoring colleagues / staff.
- Willingness to learn, maintain and advance knowledge relevant to the position.
- Commitment to work as part of a specialised team to achieve the ACP Program aims.
- Ability to supervise undergraduate students.
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Aged Care Police Check.
- Working with Children Check.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

**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. **Selection Criteria Essential: Allied Health Practitioner with current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) or eligible for registration with the relevant professional organisation (if Social Work).

Essential: General registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency.

Essential: Sound understanding of Advance Care Planning aims and underlying principles.

Essential: Demonstrated commitment to person centred care and patient advocacy.

Essential: Workplace experience supporting and mentoring colleagues / staff.

Essential: Commitment to work as part of a specialised team to achieve the ACP Program aims.

Essential: Ability to supervise undergraduate students.

Essential: Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Essential: Aged Care Police Check.

Essential: Working with Children Check

Desirable: Relevant postgraduate qualifications or working towards same.

Desirable: Completion of the ACP e-learning course and ACP Workshop training course or intention to do so.

Desirable: Member of relevant Allied Health Association Australia

Desirable: Experience in staff education or prior adult learning teaching experience.