Health Management Coach - VIC St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne - Fitzroy Campus

Job Description:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Part time, Maternity Leave position until 7th March 2025

About the Role

As the Health Coach you will coordinate referrals and recruitment of clients to the Health Management Coach Program (HMC), supervise junior staff and ensure that you deliver high quality patient-centred care. Clinical tasks include completing comprehensive health assessments. Regular follow up of clients including education and the use of self-management approaches to achieve optimal management of individual risk factors in relation to cardiac disease and/or diabetes. The Health Management Coaching Program is a telephone based service.

As a Grade 2 Dietitian, you will provide targeted dietary assessment, intervention, lifestyle coaching and clinical management of dietary related conditions and health behaviours.

You will be required to work alongside the Complex Care Services nursing and allied health staff to support clients to achieve nutritional outcomes. Service delivery for this component is in the clients’ home or other community setting. This will be coordinated by the Clinical Coordinator and Senior Grade 3 dietitian as required.

• Coordinate the day to day activities within the HMC team.
• Clinical service delivery includes the provision of telephone based assessment, identification of intervention requirements based on risk factors and lifestyle modification to promote optimal self-management of health and wellbeing; in accordance with the risk factor targets set by the National Heart Foundation of Australia and Diabetes Australia.
• Undertake holistic comprehensive assessments, collaborative care planning and goal setting with clients using motivational interviewing and self-management approaches.
• Direct clinical provision of high quality and evidence-based dietetics specific assessment, intervention, education and management over the phone and in the clients home and community settings as required.
• Monitor health outcomes and plan for the transition and exit from the program, ensuring appropriate long term community supports are in place on discharge.

Classifications for this Grade 2 Dietitian position will range from AJ1 - AJ4 ($92,627.60 - $104,811.20 per annum, pro-rata for part time).

Your Contribution

• Degree/Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics from an accredited institution
• Eligibility for Accredited Practicing Dietitian status with the Dietitians Association of Australia
• Extensive knowledge and experience as a clinical Dietitian demonstrating the ability to provide nutritional assessment, diet therapy and evaluation of the achievement of dietary goals.
• Current Victorian drivers licence
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About Health Independence Program

This position is part of the SVHM Health Independence Program (HIP). The intent of HIP is to deliver improved outcomes for clients and to support hospital demand management and flow, through delivering integrated and coordinated care to clients across the hospital and community interface, reducing duplication and fragmentation of services and ensuring client centred care planning.

This position will be part of the HIP Chronic Disease team. The key aim of the Chronic Disease service is to improve health outcomes for people who either frequently present, or who are at risk of presenting to hospital, because of complex medical and or social issues. Clinical service delivery is undertaken in the clients’ own home, their local community and via telephone.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Manager HIP Complex Care and Chronic Disease , Natlie Pollard, 0429 077 212, natalie.pollard@svha.org.au

Alternate Contact:

Senior Dietitian, Sue Hannon, 0408 016 771, sue.hannon@svha.org.au

Closing Date:

27 June 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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