Employment Type: Fixed Term until 30/11/2023
Hours: Up to Full Time
Area: Greater Shepparton Region
Salary:$45.18 to $47.59 per hour
Primary Care Connect is a local community health centre operating under the social model of health. We are a not-for-profit organisation that has continued to offer local, quality services focusing on a range of health and wellbeing matters for the past 30 years. We work to achieve this by providing inclusive community health care services of the highest quality. We work collaboratively with individuals and other stakeholders to identify, discuss, and resolve the complex issues affecting our community's health and wellbeing
To find out more about Primary Care Connect, please visit www.primarycareconnect.com.au
Be a part of the new CP@ Team to use your passion for community health care in a new and exciting client centred holistic approach!
About the Program
The Community Paramedicine Program is an innovative, evidenced based cost effective chronic disease prevention, management and health promotion program that seeks to:
Improve older adults health and quality of life, and reduce their social isolation Better connect older adults with primary care and community resources
About the Role
The purpose of this position is to work with community members within a Relationship Based Framework to improve health outcomes, addressing health inequities with a particular focus on Social Determinant of Health. Through the utilisation of data, community voice, community leaders, and current research, a Social Determinant of Health primary care model will be implemented within community settings. Within the current post COVID19 environment, a component of the program will include ensuring that the community at greatest health risk during the pandemic are provided accessible preventative health care.
Community Paramedics will provide chronic disease prevention, management, and health promotion services for community members that need access the most. This includes but is not limited to those experiencing: chronic health conditions, homelessness, living in social housing, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people. The community paramedics will work outside of their traditional emergency call-out response to consult vulnerable members of the community about their health needs and give them advice on health assessments, disease prevention, and connect them with services they need.
The CP@Team program is an emerging model of care whereby Paramedics and Registered Nurses utilise an expanded skill set to collaboratively support the chronic disease and primary healthcare system in underserviced rural areas. It is a client centred holistic approach focused on improving health equity through meaningful and collaborative partnerships between the community member, Primary Care Connect and Primary Care Connect community partners. The purpose of this program is to combine a social health focus with primary health care to overcome the specific Social Determinant of Health impacting individuals and their families’ health outcomes.
CP@Team is an innovative, evidence-based chronic disease prevention, management, and health promotion program that seeks to:
· Improve members of the community’ health and quality of life, and reduce their social isolation
· Better connect older adults with primary care and community resources
· Improve the health and wellbeing of community members
· Build on relationships with community members
Reduce the number of emergency service call outs and visits to the emergency department for primary health care needs
Key Selection Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Primary Care Connect provides a supportive workplace with staff who are committed and passionate about the community that we work in. Some of the many benefits of working with PCC include:
All candidates who are interested in the position must include in their application the following;
Further information can be found by Contacting Leigh Stanbrook – Executive Manager Health Services on (03) 5823 3200
Find out more and apply. Applications close 25 May 2023.
Disclaimer: The above material is provided by the employer and the College is not responsible for any inaccuracies. For any queries about the position please contact the advertised employer.
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