Your part in our Statewide Specialised Team

The Dementia Care Consultant is responsible for ensuring the community service delivers quality Dementia care, based on assessed clients’ needs that enhances and promotes quality of life, and is consistent with current best practice.

With our clients’ wellbeing always in mind, you will deliver direct in-home or telehealth support to people living with Dementia and their families by providing:

The Dementia Care Consultant will deliver direct in-home or telehealth support to people living with Dementia and their families by providing:

• Information and tools specific to individual circumstances.
• Assistance to access BlueCare support services and programs to maintain health and well-being.
• Carer Support.
• Techniques to cope with individual behavioural concerns.
• Prescribe meaningful activities and equipment from a comfort interventions library, to engage people living with Dementia.
• Care planning and assessment as per review schedule and change in clients’ needs.
• Linkages and referrals external stakeholders and Government departments in the delivery of specialised dementia care where required.

You’ll be an advocate for person-centred care, leading by example through exceptional communication and customer service. Coupled with high level listening and problem solving skills, you will have the ability to develop an understanding of the client’s needs and providing quality advise in ensuring our client’s ability to self-manage and live more independently. You’ll present with:

• Degree level qualifications in a Nursing, Health, Community Service or other relevant discipline, or extensive relevant work experience.
• Certifications or qualifications in dementia care.
• Current AHPRA registration.
• Extensive specialist knowledge and experience in Dementia assessment, behaviour management planning, care planning, implementation and evaluation and Dementia mentoring and supervision, allied health or human services with demonstrated skills reflective of significant functional experience where scope of role includes clinical or care staff support.
• Expert knowledge of services, tools, techniques and resources to assist clients and staff.
• Proven leadership capability within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated comprehensive understanding and knowledge of client centred, community-based care services delivery.
• Ability to liaise with the clinical and care team and to provide co-ordinated care.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Community Funding streams and programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of all relevant legislative, regulatory requirements, professional standards and guidelines relevant to the Aged Care Community Services environment with Quality Systems, Accreditation, WHS and Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills, including intermediate computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).

Employee Benefits:

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple*–everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.**Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.*For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email [email protected]

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

• Be part of an established centralised function of specialised dementia care
• 12 month fixed term full time
• $59.43 to $60.70 per hour + Not For Profit salary packaging benefits + Staff discounts

BlueCare has embarked on an exciting transformation to strengthen the provision of quality care in the community setting. Being part of this newly created centralised function of Statewide Dementia Care team, you will be working with a team of passionate, like-minded professionals. With a dedicated focus on providing high level care based on assessed client needs that promotes quality of life and enhances the ability of individuals to maintain their independence and remain within their home in the community.

Reporting to the Dementia Care Manager, Statewide Specialised Service, you will support BlueCare’s neighbourhoods in in providing, support, guidance and strategies to personal carers, nursing and allied health staff in the delivery of high quality in home and dementia care.

We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness.

We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example.

So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.

We invite you to to assist us in finding a position that aligns with your interests and skills. Let's make a meaningful difference, together.

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