04 Nov
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Palliative Care
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City of Port Lincoln
04 Nov
Palliative Care
City of Port Lincoln
ASO3 Case Coordinator / Enrolled Nurse Care Partner - Lower Eyre
Job no: 955259
Work type: Part time
Location: Eyre and Western
Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Nursing/Midwifery
- Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Country Health Connect - Home Support
- Position based in Port Lincoln
- ASO3: $74,095 to $78,694 p.a. (pro rata) + 12% Superannuation + Leave Loading and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- ENC/END: $70,477 to $79,381 p.a. (pro rata) + 12% Superannuation + Leave Loading and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Permanent Part-Time position - 0.6 FTE
Support Independence. Deliver Person-Centred Care. Make a Difference in Your Community.
Overview
The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is seeking a committed and person-centred skilled to join the Port Lincoln Community & Allied Health team as a Care Partner - Support at Home (Lower Eyre). This part-time, ongoing opportunity is open to both ASO3 Case Coordinators and Enrolled Nurses, with the appointment and classification determined by the skills, qualifications and experience of the strongest candidate.
What You'll Be Doing
Working across the Lower Eyre region, you will support older people to remain living independently at home through the Support at Home program and Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP). Your day-to-day work will include:
- Coordinating, implementing, monitoring and reviewing individualised care plans that reflect each participant's needs, preferences and goals
- Ensuring service delivery aligns with the Aged Care Act 2024, Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, and EFNLHN program parameters
- Supporting timely access to appropriate services and escalating concerns to promote participant safety and wellbeing
- Contributing clinical monitoring and care guidance within your scope of practice (EN stream), or providing comprehensive care management and needs assessment (ASO3 stream), with EN practice under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse
What You'll Bring
- Enrolment, or eligibility for enrolment, as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and a current or eligible practising certificate (EN applicants); or demonstrated experience in aged care coordination or community services case management (ASO3 applicants)
- Sound understanding of Commonwealth home support programs and aged care legislative frameworks
- Ability to work independently across a geographically dispersed rural region
- Strong communication skills and a genuine commitment to person-centred, rights-based care
- Experience navigating complex care needs and coordinating across multidisciplinary teams
- Alignment with EFNLHN's commitment to delivering equitable health outcomes for remote and rural communities
Ready to Apply?
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those with lived experience of rural and remote communities.
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.
To learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.
Why Join Us<
📌 Case Coordinator (City of Port Lincoln)
🏢 Palliative Care
📍 City of Port Lincoln