Advance Care Planning Program Officer

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; Vor Ort; AUD 103.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite Physiotherapists

Onsite cafes and staff facilities

Zusammenfassung

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is recruiting for an Advance Care Planning role at The Canberra Hospital, ACT. This multi-classified position offers RN2, HP3 or ASO6 levels, with a focus on guiding conversations, completing care planning documentation and supporting patient-centred decisions across the care team.

You will deliver training to staff and community groups, drive quality improvement activities, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen Advance Care Planning

Qualifikationen

• Experience in Advance Care Planning or healthcare settings.
• Ability to guide conversations and complete advance care planning documentation.
• Experience delivering training to staff and community groups.
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to improve service outcomes.

Aufgaben

• Guide sensitive conversations and assist with advance care planning documentation.
• Provide clear information to help people understand their choices.
• Support timely, patient-centred decisions with teams and attorneys.
• Deliver training to staff and community groups; support quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with CHS partners to enhance consistency and outcomes.

Kenntnisse

Advance care planning

Communication

Training delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Jobbeschreibung

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2, Health Professional Level 3 or Administrative Service Officer Grade 6 (PN 33307)
Salary RN2: $ 112,841 - $ 119,223 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Salary HP3: $ 111,639 - $ 120,057 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Salary ASO6: $ 102,657 - $ 116,592 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital, ACT
Section: Advance Care Planning
Closing Date: 13th October 2026

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Advance Care Planning plays a vital role in supporting people to make informed and meaningful decisions about their future health care. In this role, you will help individuals identify and communicate their values, preferences and goals, ensuring their voice is respected even when they are unable to express it themselves. Your work will make a meaningful difference to patients, families and clinical teams across the ACT.

You will guide sensitive conversations, assist with completing advance care planning documentation, and provide clear information to help people understand their choices. Your support ensures treating teams have the insight they need to make timely, patient centred decisions in collaboration with nominated attorneys during urgent or complex situations.

As part of the Advance Care Planning Team, you will contribute to a proactive, territory wide approach to strengthening Advance Care Planning. This includes delivering training to staff and community groups, supporting quality improvement activities, and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to enhance consistency and service outcomes across the ACT.

This is a multi-classified role with the potential for appointment at the RN2, HP3 or ASO6 level. Applicants are encouraged to indicate their preferred level and may apply across classifications.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. (for Health Professionals and Administration Officers).
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals. (for Health Professionals only).

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.