Advance Care Planning Program Officer
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 13 October ****
Classification:
Registered Nurse Level 2/Health Professional Level 3/Administrative Service Officer Grade 6
Salary:
$102,657 - $120,057 plus superannuation
Position No:
**********RWR
Directorate:
Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date):
07 October ****
Contact Officer:
Janine Rath on ****** or **************
What can we offer you:
Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe advantages tax concessions.
Flexible working conditions.
Access to Employee Assistance Program.
Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
About the Role:
Advance Care Planning plays a vital role in supporting people to make informed and meaningful decisions about their future health care.
In this role, you will help individuals identify and communicate their values, preferences and goals, ensuring their voice is respected even when they are unable to express it themselves.
Your work will make a meaningful difference to patients, families and clinical teams across the ACT.
You will guide sensitive conversations, assist with completing advance care planning documentation, and provide clear information to help people understand their choices.
Your support ensures treating teams have the insight they need to make timely, patient centred decisions in collaboration with nominated attorneys during urgent or complex situations.
As part of the Advance Care Planning Team, you will contribute to a proactive, territory wide approach to strengthening Advance Care Planning.
This includes delivering training to staff and community groups, supporting quality improvement activities,



and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to enhance consistency and service outcomes across the ACT.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
(for Health Professionals only).
Note:
This is a multi-classified role with the potential for appointment at the RN2, HP3 or ASO6 level.
Applicants are encouraged to indicate their preferred level and may apply across classifications.
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care.
It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community- based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.
More information can be found on the CHS website .
Our Vision:
creating exceptional health care together
Our Role:
to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values:
Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace.
As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved.
More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .
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