Care Coordinator

**Enterprise Agreement / Classification**
- Individual Contracts - VARIOUS - XXXX
- Individual Contracts - VARIOUS - XXXX

**Hours per Fortnight**

**Position Summary**

**Work in an environment that offers**:

- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- An opportunity to further your career
- A strong attitude to teaching and supportive staff

**The Position**
- Position Title: Care Coordinator - Transition Care Program
- Classification: Dependant on award
- Salary per hour (exc. super): Dependant on classification
- Hours per fortnight: 56 hours
- Employment Status: Ongoing Part Time
- Other requirements: COVID-19 Vaccination

**Role Description**
- The Transition Care Program Care Coordinator provides support, care planning and care coordination to clients and their carers either in their own homes and/or in a bed based setting at the conclusion of a hospital admission. The Care Coordinator will develop collaborative relationships across the health service and community programs to provide high quality coordination, support and timely management of TCP clients. The Care Coordinator acts as the central point of contact for all involved in the care of the client and will utilise strong communication skills to liaise with the multi-disciplinary team and clients/families

**Bendigo Health**
- Our 700 bed state of the art hospital was built in 2017. We are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. We have all of the latest technologies allowing our 5000 staff to deliver
- _Excellent Care to Every Person, Every Time._ Remuneration is in accordance with Victorian Public Health Enterprise Agreements and generous salary packaging arrangements are offered to all staff. Bendigo Health offer:

- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Salary Packaging
- Financial relocation support available for eligible applicants
- Reimbursements for the cost of obtaining any required pre-employment checks (Police Check, WWCC and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Access to recommended immunisations
- Smoke free environment
- If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**The Team**
- The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

**Bendigo Region**
- Bendigo is one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 300,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Diversity and Inclusion**
- Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Relevant Allied Health or Nursing degree with associated registration
- Essential : Commitment to ongoing professional development, and ability to meet the requirements of the Bendigo Health Allied Health Credentialing and Scope of Practice document
- Desirable : Demonstrated understanding of aged care and the Transition Care Program, including the care coordinator role in this service
- Desirable : Clinical experience in care coordination/case management/discharge planning with a focus on aged care or rehabilitation.
- Desirable : Understanding of Aged Care Assessment Services and Aged Care legislation regarding residential placement
- Desirable : Demonstrated understanding of the impact of hospitalisation on older people
- Desirable : Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as an individual practitioner within an interdisciplinary team environment including the ability to maintain effective relationships
- Desirable : Sound time management and prioritising skills
- Desirable : Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including excellent computer literacy.
- Desirable : A personal approach which is positive, friendly and works within the values of Bendigo Health