Clinical Care Liaison

Make a difference at one of Australia’s leading health care providers
Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment with flexible work arrangements
This is an opportunity for registered nurses with sound communication and clinical problem solving skills to take on rewarding and meaningful non ward based nursing role.
About the role
The Statewide Progressive Neurological Disease Service (SPNDS) at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem (CHCB) is a publicly funded, not-for-profit hospital in the southern metropolitan region of Melbourne. SPNDS offers a range of multidisciplinary assessment, education and management services, coordinated through a centre-based outpatient clinic, for people with a diagnosed Progressive Neurological Disease (PND). These include but are not limited to: Huntington’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson’s Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Spinocerebellar Ataxias.
The aim of the SPNDS is to enhance the quality of life of patients and families affected by Progressive Neurological Disease through planning, co-ordinating and delivering the highest level of multidisciplinary care to meet their physical and psychosocial health and disability support needs, throughout the different stages of their life, and death, with the disease.
We are looking for registered nurses who are interested in developing specialist skills and knowledge in the support and management of people living with PND.
**Available**: 2-4 days a week Clinical Liaison (CL) roles. Clinical Liaisons work with an allocated caseload and medical team member as a key point of communication for both the patient, family and team.
Key Responsibilities
Registered nurses within SPNDS
Use ‘disease specific’ knowledge to provide comprehensive patient assessment including detection and recognition of symptoms related to treatment, disease process or disease progression and efficiently plan and provide comprehensive person-centred care for people with progressive neurological disease.
Play a central role in helping to bridge the divide between services both within CHCB and external health, community care, disability, and other services, through active care co-ordination
Contribute to on-going service design, evaluation, and improvement to ensure best outcomes for patients, in conjunction with the broader team.
Provide clear communication with patients and families, considering their individual desire for information and their health literacy levels
Ongoing opportunities to engage in research
What you bring
**Experience in one or more of**: Progressive Neurological Diseases, Palliative Care, Mental Health, Disability or Community Health
Interest in developing disease specific knowledge, including a knowledge of community resources and pathways
Ability to work independently and autonomously in complex situations, within scope of practice, and respond to unknown and/or unexpected dilemmas
Well developed communication and computer skills
Flexibility - adaptable and recognises the value of different opinions and can adapt accordingly
Motivated - enthusiastic, energetic and committed to setting and modelling high standards of work performance
A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation
Early applicants will be considered.
About Calvary
We are a leading provider of quality, integrated care that puts our patients, residents and clients at the centre of everything we do. Calvary offers flexible careers in clinical, allied health, hospitality, ICT and health administration, mission, leadership, management and more. Founded in Australia in 1885, we’re one of the largest providers of health, aged and community care with over 18,000 staff and volunteers, 14 Public and Private Hospitals, 72 Residential Care and Retirement Communities and 19 Community Care Centres.
Why work for Calvary?
Joining us is your opportunity to learn with purpose and drive positive impact to our community in a stimulating work environment. We offer paid parental leave, salary packaging, career progression, flexible working hours and training and skills development. Calvary is also proud to be recognised as a leader in gender equality.
**Please note the following**:
Only applicants with a valid right to work in Australia will be considered.
Calvary has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all workers. You will also be required to provide evidence of other immunisation as required for your role