Advanced Clinical Practitioner Regional Complex Care

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
• Location: Negotiable within Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
• Ongoing Full Time working 38 hours per week
• Salary: $123,048 - $133,957 p.a + Allowances + 12% Superannuation + Salary Sacrifice Benefits

Are you an experienced Allied Health professional ready to take your clinical expertise and leadership to the next level?

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Regional Complex Care to lead the delivery of high-quality, specialised acute care and disability services across our regional health network.

This newly developed position offers an exciting opportunity to provide expert clinical leadership, complex case management, strategic advice and service development across acute, subacute, aged care and community settings. Working closely with the Manager Network Operations, Patient Flow Coordinator and multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in supporting patient flow, complex discharge planning and better health and functional outcomes for consumers.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will use advanced clinical reasoning and contemporary specialist knowledge to support consumers with complex and often challenging care needs. You will also contribute to workforce capability, education, research, quality improvement and the continued development of best-practice models of care across EFNLHN and SA Health.

This is more than an advanced clinical role. This is an opportunity to shape the future of complex care in regional South Australia, while making a meaningful difference to consumers, families, carers and the communities we serve.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and provide expert specialised clinical services for consumers with complex care, disability, rehabilitation and functional needs across EFNLHN acute services.
• Provide advanced clinical leadership and consultancy to Allied Health, medical, nursing and multidisciplinary teams, supporting complex assessment, intervention, risk management and discharge planning.
• Drive effective patient flow and care coordination, working with consumers, families, carers, NDIA, disability and aged care providers and other stakeholders to develop safe and sustainable care pathways.
• Lead service development, education, quality improvement and research, translating contemporary evidence into clinical practice, workforce capability and innovative models of care.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leadership and contribute to regional and statewide initiatives, using clinical expertise, data and consumer outcomes to inform service planning and decision-making.

Who are we looking for?

• Do you bring extensive experience in complex clinical practice, rehabilitation, disability and/or acute care, with highly developed clinical reasoning and independent decision-making skills?
• Are you an inspiring clinical leader who enjoys mentoring, supervising and developing others while championing evidence-based, person-centred practice?
• Do you excel at building collaborative partnerships across multidisciplinary teams, health services, disability and aged care sectors, government and community organisations?
• Are you adaptable, strategic and committed to continuous improvement, with the ability to balance complex clinical demands with education, leadership, research and service development?

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

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