Dementia Consultant: Transform Care Through Expert Coaching

HammondCare; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

Referral bonus

Scholarships

Job summary

HammondCare leads Dementia Support Australia (DSA), delivering national dementia support across hospital to aged care settings. We seek a Dementia Consultant to apply biopsychosocial approaches, implement non-pharmacological strategies, and support families and clinicians.

This fixed-term role until June 2028 is based at our Malvern office and involves travel across care settings to improve quality of life for people living with dementia.

Qualifications

• Expertise in supporting people living with dementia.
• Experience in Australian residential aged care and/or community aged care.
• Relatable and able to share knowledge to support change at all levels.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Support families, caregivers and clinical staff to understand how dementia impacts individuals.
• Equip carers and clinicians to prevent and respond to behaviour changes through modelling, coaching and resources.
• Synthesize information to provide evidence-based, relationship-centred recommendations.
• Develop contextual reports to effect changes and improve quality of life for people with dementia.
• Undertake assessments to understand the holistic experience of the person and care network.
• Collaborate with the Dementia Support Australia team to build capability across care sectors.
• Contribute to research, projects and programs and adapt to sector needs.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Relationship building

Negotiation

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Relevant qualification in Allied Health, Nursing, Aged Care or Mental Health

Job description

HammondCare leads Dementia Support Australia (DSA), delivering national dementia support across hospital to aged care settings. We seek a Dementia Consultant to apply biopsychosocial approaches, implement non-pharmacological strategies, and support families and clinicians.

This fixed-term role until June 2028 is based at our Malvern office and involves travel across care settings to improve quality of life for people living with dementia.