Advance Care Planning Program Officer - Health Professional Level 3
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of PermanencyCity living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).About the Role: *Please note this is a multi-classified position and there is only 1 position available that can be filled by either a Registered Nurse, Health Professional or Administrative Services Officer.* Advance Care Planning promotes care that is consistent with a person's goals, values, beliefs, and preferences. It prepares the person and others to plan for future health care, for a time when the person may no longer be able to communicate those decisions themselves.
Effective planning is the best way to ensure that family and health professionals respect a person's wishes. In an emergency situation it provides hospital treating teams with the necessary information to make decisions in the patient's best interest in consultation with their chosen attorneys.
The Advance Care Planning Team is responsible for the implementation of a proactive approach to advance care planning across the ACT. This includes assistance with having the conversation, documenting wishes, training and education, and quality improvement activities with key stakeholders.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Hold a current driver's licence.Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals. (Allied Health Professionals only).Be registered under the Working for Vulnerable People Act.Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). (For both Registered Nurses and Health Professionals – dependent on type of Health Professional).Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of five months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.
For more information on this position and how to apply "click here" Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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