P O S I T I O N P R O F I L E POSITION TITLE: Diabetes Educatr Psitin Title Diabetes Educatr Prgram / Funding Stream Primary Health Care Psitin Classificatin RAHP Leve 4 - Level 5 r NUR Level 3 - Level 4 Finance Funding Cde 50 Reprts T Clinic Crdinatr Direct Reprts Nil Prgram / Service and Rle Descriptin Qualificatins Wurli-Wurlinjang Health Service is an Abriginal Cmmunity Cntrlled Organisatin delivering primary and clinical health care services t the Abriginal peple in Katherine and surrunding cmmunities. Wurli prides itself n delivering a range f health services t the cmmunity in a style and manner that makes clients fell welcme and cmfrtable. Wurli perates a range f clinics and prvides a range f primary health care and ther services which include main clinic (acute and general care), Gudbinji Chrnic Disease Clinic, Binjari Health Centre, Wmen and Children s Health and Men s Health. The Diabetes Educatr is respnsible fr cntributing t imprving health utcmes fr Abriginal and Trres Strait Islander peple with chrnic health cnditins; in particular diabetes, thrugh better access t crdinated and multidisciplinary care. The Diabetes Educatr will prvide fr a range f services within a multi-disciplinary team including prvisin f diabetes self-management, educatin, and care and being a resurce persn fr healthcare prfessinals. Essential: Desired: Essential: Certificate IV in Abriginal and/r Trres Strait Islander Primary Health Care / Bachelr f Nursing Diplma in ATSI Primary Health Care Practice / Accredited Diabetes Educatr Status / Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Educatin and Management Five years clinical practice experience, including the prvisin f chrnic disease care Experience Desired: Previus experience in prviding chrnic disease / diabetes care Experience wrking with a Cmmunity Cntrlled Abriginal Health Service Brad understanding f the health system in the Nrthern Territry; Psitin Prfile _ Diabetes Educatr (Abriginal Health Practitiner r Nurse) Page 1 f 5
Prerequisites Fully Registered as an Abriginal Health Practitiner/ Nurse with Australian Health Practitiners Regulatin Agency (AHPRA) Natinal Plice Recrds Check and Wrking with Children s Clearance Current Nrthern Territry Driver s License Key Result Area Respnsibilities / Activities Standard Measure SERVICE DELIVERY Prvide expert delivery f safe effective evidence based clinical care and effective educatin t peple with Diabetes Type 1, Type 2, GDM, IGT, which will include but is nt limited t:- Cmmunicate with all clinical staff t ensure clients are referred t diabetes services apprpriately and are prvided service in a timely manner. Initiate treatment using CARPA standards as the clinical guidelines Supprting clients with clinical care including insulin stabilisatin Assisting with cntinuus glucse mnitring systems Prviding infrmatin and supprt when cmmencing insulin pump therapy Mnitr waiting list and make appintments accrding t needs f the clients referred Assess and prvide diabetes care, determine eligibility fr service and make referrals where apprpriate. In cnsultatin with the client, develp an apprpriate treatment plan and gals t achieve success. Prvide diabetes educatin and care interventins fr peple with diabetes in an individual and grup setting. Prvide feed-back and cmmunicatin where clients are invlved with ther services. Assist and educate Abriginal and Trres Strait Islander peple t understand diabetes and hw t manage it Services delivered meets the stated bjectives in accrdance with the funding agreement, Wurli s Cntinuus Quality Imprvement Prgram and related plicies and prcedures:- Number f diabetic client s reviewed per year. Number f diabetes educatin sessins delivered Number f diabetic clients attending sessins per year. Number f case managed clients Psitin Prfile _ Diabetes Educatr (Abriginal Health Practitiner r Nurse) Page 2 f 5
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING & LIAISON TEAM SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION & REPORTING Advises clients n the imprtance f fllwing a care plan, which may include structured supprt fr diabetes self-management and assistance with care plan cmpliance Prvides supprt in identifying signs that the client s cnditin may require further assistance frm a health prfessinal Maximizes cmmunity and individual self-reliance, self-care and participatin thugh innvatin with a client / cmmunity driven fcus Cntributes t clsing the gap in life expectancy by imprved access t diabetes educatin and preventin pathways that are culturally apprpriate Cllabratin with ther agencies and sectr t supprt an integrated referral and advcacy system such as Katherine Hspital, Visiting Specialist and NDSS Liaise between Wurli services t ptimise cmmunicatin and patient care Actively encurage client/family/cmmunity t engage in practices cnducive t ptimising health Wrk t fster prductive relatinships with all clinic, prgram and supprt staff Actively participate and cntribute t team meetings and clinical educatin Participate in clinical gvernance, wrk health and safety, quality and accreditatin prcesses and ther activities and prcesses as apprpriate. Participate in the perfrmance review prcess, cmmits t wn self develpment and maintain prfessinal cmpetencies Accurate and timely entry f client data int Cmmunicare (Health data management system) n a daily basis Recrding f statistics and maintaining data required fr the service as per agreements / Actin Plan Active invlvement and cntributin t netwrking, advcacy, mnitring and evaluatin f the service / prgram Regular interactin / stakehlder engagement activities C-perative and prfessinal wrking relatinships are develped and maintained Cmmunicate effectively and penly in the wrkplace Cmmits t prfessinal develpment activities Administrative functins such as client referrals and case recrds are entered int the health infrmatin system are Psitin Prfile _ Diabetes Educatr (Abriginal Health Practitiner r Nurse) Page 3 f 5
WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY CORPORATE IDENTITY Medicare billing if and as applicable Perfrm ther administratin duties as required within bth a clinical envirnment and ffice envirnment. Prvide briefings and reprts t the relevant crdinatr as required. Ensure yur persnal health and safety, and that f thers in the wrkplace Cmply with any reasnable directins (such as safe wrk prcedures, wearing persnal prtective equipment) given by management fr health and safety Prmte and deliver in accrdance with Wurli s risk management framewrk Reprt all accidents, incidents, near misses and hazards immediately Abide by wrkplace health and safety prtcls f ther sites and rganisatins visited. Prmtes and embdies Wurli s visin and values Act as a rle mdel fr staff and clients Act in accrdance with Wurli s Cde f Cnduct actively undertaken, accurate, timely and in accrdance with recrd keeping Maintain apprpriate and adequate dcumentatin in accrdance with established guidelines Adheres t Risk Management and WH&S Plicy and Prcedures at all times Acts in a prfessinal manner, leads by example, prmtes the rganisatin and maintains the reputatin f the rganisatin and prfessin / service Persnal Characteristics / Qualities Jb Cmpetencies (Skills and Knwledge) Presents a persnal image and demeanr that prmtes credibility and is apprpriate t wrk setting and rle Willingness t wrk within Wurli s values and visin and adhere t quality imprvement practices, plicies and prcedures Cllabrative: Exceptinal ability t cllabrate, cmmunicate, and execute utcmes; Encurages and cperates with thers t achieve cmmn gals Analytical: Cllects, rganises and applies infrmatin relevant t specific needs and utcmes t prvide planning and guidance Demnstrated knwledge and understanding f indigenus scieties and culture, including issues effecting indigenus peple in cntemprary Australian Sciety and knwledge f Katherine and surrunding cmmunities High level cmmunicatin skills, demnstrating sincerity, warmth, cmmitment, empathy, and integrity Psitin Prfile _ Diabetes Educatr (Abriginal Health Practitiner r Nurse) Page 4 f 5
Service user fcused: Cmmitted t and acts fr well-being f internal and external service users, ensures needs f service users remain key fcus Prblem slver: Able t effectively address a range f issues as they ccur. Organised: Priritise and handle numerus tasks Excellent Interpersnal skills: Tactful and able t explain and discuss all matters using apprpriate verbal and written cmmunicatin fr the target audience Demnstrated clinical experience in the management f chrnic diseases and prgrams, and/r relevant pst-graduate qualificatins r currently undertaking studies twards a relevant pst-graduate qualificatin. Demnstrated knwledge f primary health care in an Indigenus cntext. Ability t wrk and perate in a culturally secure manner and supprt thers t d the same. Can wrk autnmusly and actively participate as a team player Passinate abut imprving the wellbeing utcmes fr indigenus cmmunities Cmputer skills including the ability t use MS Office Suite, MS Outlk r equivalent and data management infrmatin systems Psitin Prfile _ Diabetes Educatr (Abriginal Health Practitiner r Nurse) Page 5 f 5