Dementia Consultant

HammondCare

Yarraville

3 days ago

Yarraville

3 days ago

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Dementia Consultant

Dementia Consultant providing expert advice to aged care providers and families across Australia. Requires expertise in dementia care, Australian aged care experience, and a relevant qualification. Fixed-term contract until May 2028, hybrid role based in Yarraville or Malvern.

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Hybrid

Full-time

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Expertise required

Contract Length

30 months

Core Qualifications

Soft Skills

communicationnegotiationrelationship buildingproblem solvingdecision-makingempathypatiencestakeholder managementwritten and verbal communicationprioritisation

Key Responsibilities

•Support families, caregivers and clinical staff to understand how dementia impacts each individual.
•Equip carers and clinicians to prevent and respond to behaviour changes through modelling, coaching, and development of resources including behaviour support planning.
•Synthesise information through observation and written documentation to provide relationship-centred, evidence-based recommendations.
•Develop reports contextualised to individual situations to improve quality of life for people living with dementia.
•Undertake assessments to understand the holistic experience of the person and their care network.
•Work in partnership with Dementia Support Australia to build capability across the home and aged care sectors.
•Contribute to research, projects and programs to meet changing sector needs.
•Work on other projects and assignments as required.

Dementia ConsultantAged CareHealthcareDementia SupportFixed Term ContractHybridYarravilleAustraliaAllied HealthNursing

Dementia Consultant

HammondCare

3 days ago

3 days ago

Dementia Consultant

Hybrid

Full-time

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Expertise required

Contract Length

30 months

Core Qualifications

Soft Skills

communicationnegotiationrelationship buildingproblem solvingdecision-makingempathypatiencestakeholder managementwritten and verbal communicationprioritisation

Key Responsibilities

•Support families, caregivers and clinical staff to understand how dementia impacts each individual.
•Equip carers and clinicians to prevent and respond to behaviour changes through modelling, coaching, and development of resources including behaviour support planning.
•Synthesise information through observation and written documentation to provide relationship-centred, evidence-based recommendations.
•Develop reports contextualised to individual situations to improve quality of life for people living with dementia.
•Undertake assessments to understand the holistic experience of the person and their care network.
•Work in partnership with Dementia Support Australia to build capability across the home and aged care sectors.
•Contribute to research, projects and programs to meet changing sector needs.
•Work on other projects and assignments as required.

Dementia ConsultantAged CareHealthcareDementia SupportFixed Term ContractHybridYarravilleAustraliaAllied HealthNursing