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Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) - Specialist Palliative Care Service (502891)

Department of Health
Hospitals & Primary Care - Hospitals NW
Primary Health North West 

Position details

The Role

• Provides leadership to the Specialist Palliative Care Team in the North West Region;
• Ensures the efficient and effective provision of client care, based on clinical standards and best practice principles within a collaborative and multidisciplinary framework by coordinating the clinical, management, education and research functions within the Specialist Palliative Care Service;
• Leads and manages the coordination of overall client care and is responsible for managing the allocated human, material and financial resources for service delivery and
• Manages projects, and/or research to evaluate processes and clinical outcomes to ensure services within the Specialist
• Palliative Care Service are consumer focused and streamline the transition of the client from the acute to primary care setting within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for a full list of the duties. 

For More Information 

Bronwyn Miles

Position: Director of Nursing 
Phone:  (03) 6478 6160
E-mail: bronwyn.miles@ths.tas.gov.au

Clinical Nurse Consultant - caring@home

Health Consumers Tasmania
Health Consumers Tasmania is funded to roll out the State Government’s election commitment to pilot three Health and Wellbeing Networks (HWN) in three locations – Central Coast, Dorset and Huon Valley.

The project aims to empower the community to improve their health literacy and awareness and coordinate place based preventative health initiatives. Each Community Health and Wellbeing Network has determined the shape and focus of their network to build the capacity of regional communities to identify and respond to local health care needs. 

Title:                          Central Coast Community Connector
Level:                        SCHADS – Level 5
Status                        2 Years, Full-time (job sharing arrangement considered)
Location:                  Ulverstone 

The Central Coast Community Connector will play a key role in implementing The Right Place model in the Central Coast. The Community Connector will strengthen connections, provide networking opportunities, and share information about services, activities, groups and assets, which support community wellbeing. This role has been developed in response to community feedback and will build the capacity of existing community hubs, including groups and relevant businesses, to assist their members and clientele to find the support they need to engage in health promoting activities. 

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and coordinate an initiative in the Central Coast region based on The Right Place model as a pilot, to improve awareness of and access to community-based services and supports. 
• Develop and facilitate networks and collaborative partnerships across the community and with relevant key stakeholders such as government and non-government service providers and health industry, including outreach services, as they relate to community health and wellbeing.
• Collate details on key health and wellbeing stakeholders, initiatives, and assets of the community to develop and distribute information regarding available health and wellbeing services and programs to Central Coast residents and service providers (including the Central Coast Community Directory).
• Provide regular networking activities and promotion of activities that support Central Coast residents’ health and wellbeing. 
• Develop a communication strategy between Central Coast Council, community groups, individual community members, service providers and government agencies, using appropriate media and communication methods.
• Communicate funding and grant opportunities for groups and contribute to the delivery of agreed strategies.
• Report on performance against any budget, agreed key outcomes and external funding obligations as required.

Enquiries

For any enquiries, please contact Megan Collier on 0477 017 020 or megan@healthconsumerstas.org.au 

Application Process

Please send resume and responses to the selection criteria to ulverstone@healthconsumerstas.org.au by Friday 10th November 2023.