• Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Country Health Connect, Mount Gambier
• Salary: $100,343 - $107,279 p.a - RN/M2A
• Temporary Full Time (up to 30 June 2025)

Join Our Team as an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) Coordinator

At Limestone Coast Local Health Network, we are committed to delivering exceptional healthcare services across diverse settings. We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) Coordinator to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert nursing and/or midwifery services across diverse health service settings, supported by experience and/or advanced studies.
• Develop from competent to proficient practitioner, ensuring high standards of practice and mentoring less experienced staff.
• Support the Nursing/Midwife Unit Manager or equivalent in leading nursing/midwifery teams within the ward/unit/service.
• Promote continuity and consistency of care in collaboration with AN/MUM colleagues and management.
• Assist in implementing practice changes and contribute to ward/unit/service management responsibilities including performance management, recruitment, staffing logistics, leave management, rostering, work allocation, and attendance management.
• Take charge of the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the LCLHN Aged Care Assessment program through acute, residential and community settings.
• Provide specialist knowledge and skills in the field of aged care assessment, enhancing team capabilities and ensuring excellence in patient care.

Country Health Connect focuses on the delivery of exceptional care to those living within our communities who require some support to remain living independently or reside in one of our residential aged care facilities.

Our professional and caring staff deliver health care and wellbeing support across regional South Australia in hospitals, local health services, community centres, residential aged care facilities and clients’ own homes.

Why Join Us?

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of the Limestone Coast Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment where your ideas are valued.
• Job security and financial incentives: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $13,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

The Region

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network provides a wide range of health care services to residents within the Limestone Coast region, which is situated in the southeastern part of South Australia and extending all the way to the Victorian border.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is surrounded by a world class wine region, outdoor adventures, and some of South Australia’s best coastline, offering a work-life balance like no other.

Your lifestyle

• Relaxed and affordable lifestyle
• Access to safe beaches, excellent recreational fishing, sailing and surf
• Outstanding National Parks and great sporting and recreational facilities
• Well-serviced with educational facilities, including TAFE and University campuses
• Plenty of social activities including sporting clubs, music groups and great food and beverage experiences
• Conveniently located approximately halfway between two major cities: Melbourne and Adelaide

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN   

About You

• You must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse or Nurse/Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate with atleast 3 years post registration experience or currently classified as a Clinical Nurse/Midwife
• You will have extensive experience in aged care service provision, including working with individuals/carers who have dementia or mental health problems and their families
• Experience in the supervision of student nurses, enrolled nurses and less experienced registered nurses.
• Experience in management and Leadership roles.

Applicant Information

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.

Check(s) 

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• 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 (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 869404

Enquiries

Christine Stephenson
Home Support Coordinator
Phone: (08) 8721 1320
E-mail: christine.stephenson@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

15 October 2024 - 11:55PM

Attachments

869404 ACAT Coordinator - Role Description.pdf

JCS+RegisteredNurse+Community+final.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines