NSLHD - Staff Specialist – Palliative Care – Adolescent & Young Adult Hospice - Mona Vale Hospital

An exciting chance to be part of the Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice (AYAH) located at the old Manly Hospital site is now available.

Position Classification:Staff Specialist
Employment Type:PermanentPart Time
Hours Per Week:up to 8

Who we are We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

Purpose of the PositionPerforming the clinical duties of a staff specialist in palliative care including delivery of inpatient clinical palliative care services for adolescent and young adult patients with implementation of and participation in palliative medicine education and research. The position is part of the Palliative Care Network. Ongoing quality assurance activities at the Departmental, Divisional and District levels and additionally as directed by the Director of Medical Services and Director of Clinical Governance.
The Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice (AYAH)



provides specialised and designated support to Adolescents and Young Adults between the ages of 16-30 years old with life limiting illnesses. This includes those who were either born with or acquired their condition during childhoodand survived to adolescence, as well as those who have acquired a condition later in life. It is the first facility of its typein Australia.

The AYAH provides a unique Model of Care and Service Model that has not previously been delivered to this cohort of patients, whilst aligning to the principles and goals of the End of Life and Palliative Care and Youth Health Frameworks. The Manly AYAH is a centre of excellence for palliative care and supportive care, and seeks to provide exceptional experience to patients, carers, family, and friends of patients.

The aim of the service model is to assist in the delivery of best practice care and services for adolescents and young adult patients with life limiting illnesses as they progress through their healthcare journey. We aim to ensure they receive seamlessly coordinated, culturally appropriate care by compassionate skilled staff. Additionally, the AYAH provides person- centred, high quality care within a setting specifically designed for adolescents and young adults.



This includes holistic care and support to young people and their families, comprising a range of individualised services including social events, supportive care and counselling, and bereavement support.
This care will be provided within the scope of clinical practice endorsed by the NSLHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee.

Selection Criteria

- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants must have Fellowship of the Australian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (FRACP) or recognition as a specialist by the Medical Board of Australia. Applicants expecting to be awarded their fellowship within 4 months may be considered.
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working collegially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient satisfaction and experience.
- Demonstrated clinical, diagnostic and technical skills commensurate with functioning as an independent Palliative Medicine Consultant including clinical experience in managing adolescent and young adult patients.
- High level interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to

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