Dementia Consultant - Hybrid Work & Impactful Care

Dementia Support Australia; Newcastle-Maitland; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading remuneration

Hybrid work arrangement

Career development opportunities

Leave benefits (purchased annual leave

Job summary

Dementia Support Australia (DSA) delivers free, nationwide support for people living with dementia whose behaviours impact their care, as well as their families and carers. This role as a Dementia Consultant sits within a national program led by HammondCare and funded by the Australian Government, offering opportunities to apply biopsychosocial approaches across hospital to aged care settings.

The Fixed Term Contract until June 2028 places you based at our Cardiff office with travel across the

Qualifications

• Expertise in supporting people living with dementia.
• Experience in Australian residential aged care and/or community aged care.
• Strong negotiation, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Current Australian drivers licence and willingness to travel.
• Empathy and patience.
• Commitment to HammondCare's mission.

Responsibilities

• Support families, caregivers and clinical staff to understand how dementia impacts individuals.
• Equip carers and clinicians to prevent and respond to behaviour changes with resources and planning.
• Synthesize information and document to provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Develop reports contextualised to individuals to improve quality of life.
• Undertake assessments to understand the holistic experience of person and care network.
• Partner with the DSA team to build capability across care sectors.
• Contribute to research and projects to meet sector needs.
• Take on other projects aligned with skills and knowledge.

Skills

Dementia expertise

Aged care experience

Communication

Negotiation

Relationship building

Time management

Stakeholder management

Driver's licence

Willingness to travel

Empathy

Patience

Education

Allied Health / Nursing / Mental Health qualification

Job description

Dementia Support Australia (DSA) delivers free, nationwide support for people living with dementia whose behaviours impact their care, as well as their families and carers. This role as a Dementia Consultant sits within a national program led by HammondCare and funded by the Australian Government, offering opportunities to apply biopsychosocial approaches across hospital to aged care settings.

The Fixed Term Contract until June 2028 places you based at our Cardiff office with travel across the