About Kather­ine West Health Board

Kather­ine West Health Board is a child-safe organ­i­sa­tion, com­mit­ted to child safe­ty and well­be­ing in accor­dance with the Nation­al Prin­ci­ples for Child Safe Organ­i­sa­tions. KWHB is striv­ing to ensure a sup­port­ive work­ing envi­ron­ment which places child safe­ty and well­be­ing at the fore­front of our ser­vice deliv­ery. We are com­mit­ted to embed­ding child safe­ty prac­tices through­out our organ­i­sa­tion and under­tak­ing con­tin­u­ous improve­ment to pri­ori­tise the safe­ty of all chil­dren who come into con­tact with our organ­i­sa­tion, staff, and services.

Estab­lished in 1998, Kather­ine West Health Board (KWHB) is an Abo­rig­i­nal Com­mu­ni­ty Con­trolled organ­i­sa­tion that pro­vides a range of clin­i­cal, pre­ven­ta­tive and pub­lic health ser­vices to clients in the Kather­ine West Region of the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry. With four major health care cen­tres and a range of satel­lite cen­tres, KWHB ser­vices an area over two times the size of Tas­ma­nia (162,000km²), help­ing to improve the health and well­be­ing of some of the most remote com­mu­ni­ties in Australia.

KWH­B’s vision acknowl­edges the dis­tinct and diverse iden­ti­ty of their peo­ple and com­mu­ni­ties, ensur­ing mem­ber com­mu­ni­ties are involved in the plan­ning, devel­op­ment and imple­men­ta­tion of their health pro­grams. Our holis­tic ser­vices are designed to pro­mote the phys­i­cal, men­tal, emo­tion­al and spir­i­tu­al well-being of the per­son and their community.

Posi­tion Description

Kather­ine West Health Board (KWHB) is cur­rent­ly look­ing for a Dis­charge Care Coor­di­na­tor to join their team for an oppor­tu­ni­ty in the Kather­ine West region in the NT..This posi­tion will be well suit­ed to some­one with a recog­nised qual­i­fi­ca­tion in Abo­rig­i­nal Health Prac­ti­tion­er or Reg­is­tered Nurse with no restric­tions on prac­tice. With expe­ri­ence in coor­di­nat­ing care, case con­fer­enc­ing and dis­charge plan­ning, prefer­ably in a remote or Indige­nous health context.

This role ensures seam­less coor­di­na­tion of care and ser­vices dur­ing the dis­charge process from ter­tiary and inter­state hos­pi­tals, fos­ter­ing con­ti­nu­ity of care and opti­mal client
out­comes.

Your respon­si­bil­i­ties will include (but are not lim­it­ed to):

• Com­mu­ni­cate proac­tive­ly and effec­tive­ly with hos­pi­tal staff includ­ing doc­tors, nurses,and social work­ers, to gath­er rel­e­vant patient infor­ma­tion and dis­charge plans.
• Act as an advo­cate for the clien­t’s needs and pref­er­ences dur­ing the dis­charge plan­ning process.
• Ensure trav­el for clients return­ing to their home com­mu­ni­ties, whether by air, road, or oth­er means, is appro­pri­ate and includes nec­es­sary equip­ment such as wheel­chairs or escorts.
• Arrange for nec­es­sary med­ical equip­ment and sup­plies to be avail­able upon the clien­t’s return home.
• Refer patients to rel­e­vant sup­port ser­vices, such as men­tal health ser­vices, NDIS and social care ser­vices as required.
• Par­tic­i­pate and con­tribute to con­tin­u­ous qual­i­ty improve­ment with­in KWHB.

In return for your hard work and ded­i­ca­tion, the suc­cess­ful can­di­date will enjoy an attrac­tive remu­ner­a­tion AHP — RAN 3 (nego­tiable based on your skills and expe­ri­ence) PLUS super and a range of ben­e­fits, including: 

• Salary sac­ri­fic­ing.
• 6 weeks annu­al leave.
• Dai­ly trav­el allowance when away from Katherine.
• Fan­tas­tic pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment & ongo­ing training.
• Flex­i­ble work and leave options.
• Relo­ca­tion assis­tance.

Progress at your own pace with our online learn­ing sys­tem and encour­aged pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment opportunities. 

Kather­ine West Health Board is a child-safe organ­i­sa­tion, com­mit­ted to child safe­ty and well­be­ing in accor­dance with the Nation­al Prin­ci­ples for Child Safe Organ­i­sa­tions. KWHB is striv­ing to ensure a sup­port­ive work­ing envi­ron­ment which places child safe­ty and well­be­ing at the fore­front of our ser­vice deliv­ery. We are com­mit­ted to embed­ding child safe­ty prac­tices through­out our organ­i­sa­tion and under­tak­ing con­tin­u­ous improve­ment to pri­ori­tise the safe­ty of all chil­dren who come into con­tact with our organ­i­sa­tion, staff, and services.

This is an excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ty to devel­op your skills, advance your career and enhance your cul­tur­al knowl­edge whilst mak­ing a pos­i­tive difference.

APPLY Here: https://​kwhb​.apply​now​.net​.au/j…