Residential InReach Clinical Nurse Consultant

Make a Difference in Aged Care Join the Residential InReach program and use your Registered Nurse skills to provide expert assessments, clinical care, and support to older people in their homes

About Central Gippsland Health

Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is a sub-regional health service and the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire.

CGH is located in the City of Sale which is 215 km east of Melbourne. The City of Sale is an ideal access point for the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, 90 Mile Beach and the Victorian Alps.

CGH provides acute care as part of an integrated service delivery model across Wellington Shire and beyond. The service provides beds across three campuses (Sale, Maffra and Heyfield).

Acute services include a full-time emergency department, critical care unit, neonatal critical care unit, three operating theatres, day procedure unit, oncology and dialysis services in addition to general medical and services and sub-acute services including rehabilitation.

CGH also provides aged care and community services in the Wellington Shire and beyond.

We operate four residential aged care homes located in Sale, Maffra, and Heyfield delivering high-quality, person-centred care in supportive and homelike environments.

CGH provides a wide range of community-based services that support people to remain healthy, active, and independent in their own homes. This includes the provision of Support at Home, Commonwealth Home Support Programs, and other in-home services tailored to individual needs.

Our integrated model of care is supported by a multidisciplinary allied health team offering physiotherapy, dietetics, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and social work. We also provide accessible public dental services to enhance community wellbeing.

CGH is also a leading teaching hospital, affiliated with Monash University's School of Rural Health and provides placements and clinical experience for students.

CGH encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to consider application to this position

About Department

The Team is a small and supportive team with a diverse group of professionals who are passionate about supporting patients to receive specialised care closer to home, improving wellbeing and health outcomes of patients in our community.

About the Role

The Residential InReach (RIR) program works collaboratively with residents, families, Residential Facilities and General Practitioners, providing acute assessment and intervention to receive traditionally based hospital care in setting of choice reducing the need to come into hospital.

The primary aim of the position is to provide specialist assessment and implement clinical management of residents in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF's) in order to prevent avoidable presentations to the Emergency Department (ED).

Duties

• Provide comprehensive clinical assessments, care planning and interventions to residents with complex care needs across Wellington Shire Aged Care Facilities to prevent avoidable hospital presentations and admissions.
• Provide leadership and advocacy to patients across the care continuum, facilitating prompt and effective care, supporting patients identified goals in setting of choice.

· Strengthening care networks and referral pathways will be a key part of this role

• Reducing unnecessary presentations, developing strategies to reduce patient time spent in ED or the hospital setting, advocating and supporting hospital staff in the caring of older people.

About You

• Experienced Registered Nurse with strong clinical background, highly developed assessment, clinical management, problem solving & prioritisation skills
• Energic with a passion to achieve better health outcomes in Aged Care
• Excellent communication skills including an ability to develop rapport with people quickly
• Team Player

Benefits

• Opportunity to work as an independent practitioner liaising across acute & community care settings
• Great Leadership Position at CGH
• Salary Packaging, Employee Assistance Program & Staff Car Parking

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
• Statement addressing Leadership Capability Requirements as outlined in the position description including qualifications and experience

To obtain a copy of the position description, please reach out to the HR team on

For questions regarding the position, contact Program Manager on

Alternate Contact is Tracy McConnell-Henry, Acting Director of Nursing on or Tracy.McConnell-

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate and obtaining a Working with Children Check.

At CGH we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and abilities, with inclusion being essential to our mission and reflective of the community we serve.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced

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