Pain Coordinator - Multidisciplinary - Coastal Network
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Location: Coastal Network SNSWLHD
Position Classification: Dependent on Qualifications
Remuneration:
Allied Health Professionals - $56.69 - $58.52 per hour
Psychologist - $39.01 - $57.10 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ556884
Applications Close: 6 March 2025
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We Are Southern
What we offer:
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11.5% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading
What you'll be doing
The Pain Coordinator role comprises several key components:
- Client care coordination and management;
- Support and referral to the St Vincents clinic outreach model and other pain services,
- Facilitation of education and support to clinicians in SNSWLHD.
- Facilitation of persistent pain, multidisciplinary persistent pain groups.
Selection Criteria
- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist) or eligibility for membership with the peak professional association (Exercise Physiologist, Social Workers, Dietitian, Speech Pathologist).
- Demonstrated extensive clinical experience in the management of people with persistent pain. Experience within a rural or regional setting is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to provide clinical consultancy across the SNSWLHD in order to support clients and clinicians.
- Demonstrated effective communication through the use of information technology, written, verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
- Demonstrated leadership to utilise problem solving skills and a multidisciplinary team approach in the planning, delivery and coordination of client care.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary team, effectively prioritising and organising own work / caseload across a disperse regional area.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (convenor) should you require assistance.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: Stepping up
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Anne-Marie Brewster on 0447 201 932 or email AnneMarie.Brewster@health.nsw.gov.au
