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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Barmera
• Part Time Contract 0.6 FTE | Temporary (up to 30 June 2025)
• Salary: 
  • $63,992 - $74,831 p.a (pro rata) | ENC/END
  • $58,709 - $63,154 p.a (pro rata) | OPS2

Please note that as this position is multi-classed as either an ENC/END or OPS2, the classification will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Join Our Team as an Aboriginal Case Manager – Home Care Package: Make a Difference in the Lives of Aboriginal Communities!

Are you passionate about providing high-quality, home-based care and making a lasting impact on the lives of Aboriginal consumers? We’re looking for a dedicated Aboriginal Case Manager for our Home Care Package (HCP) Program. This is your opportunity to use your skills and expertise to deliver personalized care that supports individuals in their chosen environment, helping them maintain their independence and live fulfilling lives.

About the Role:

The Aboriginal Enrolled Nurse Case Manager (ENC-END) – Home Care Package Program provides high-quality, home-based care to consumers with complex needs. The role is focused on supporting individuals to live independently in their chosen environment, offering flexibility and choice in how care and support are delivered. Working collaboratively with consumers, families, and carers, you will develop and implement personalized care plans, using your professional judgment to tailor service delivery within budget and risk parameters. You will also support the Registered Nurse/Midwife in providing person-centred care while adhering to regulatory standards.

• Deliver high-quality home-based care to complex HCP consumers.
• Work with consumers, families, and carers to create personalized care plans.
• Utilize professional judgment to design tailored solutions within budget and risk parameters.
• Support the Registered Nurse/Midwife in providing person-centred care.
• Practice at novice to proficient Enrolled Nurse levels with responsibility for actions.
• Contribute to improving Aboriginal health outcomes in line with Closing the Gap initiatives.

The Aboriginal Case Manager (OPS2) – Home Care Package Program is responsible for providing high-quality home-based care that supports individuals to live independently in their own homes. The role focuses on offering choice and flexibility in the delivery of care, using a strengths-based, goal-directed approach to ensure each consumer’s needs are met. You will collaborate with consumers, their families, and carers to develop care plans, tailoring services to meet individual requirements while working within budget and risk constraints.

• Provide home-based care to HCP consumers, supporting independence and flexibility in care.
• Take a strengths-based, goal-directed approach to care planning and service delivery.
• Work with consumers, families, and carers to identify goals and develop care plans.
• Tailor service delivery based on consumer’s needs, within budget and risk parameters.
• Design flexible care solutions using professional expertise and judgment.

What We’re Looking For:

ENC/END

• Enrolled or eligible for enrolment as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Experience in the provision of nursing care in the healthcare setting in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice.

OPS2

• Experience in assisting with and promoting social inclusion.
• Experience in consumer directed care.
• Aged care experience.
• Experience relevant to working in a community setting.
• Experience in the use of personal computers and computerised client information systems

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

Applicant Information

This is a part time vacancy, working 46 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 889416

Enquiries

Brock Verrall
Home Care Package Coordinator
Phone: 8588 0465
E-mail: Brock.Verrall@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

Saturday 8th March 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

 889416 ENC/END Role Description.pdf

 889416 OPS2 Role Description.pdf

 About Barmera Factsheet.pdf

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