The Team:

Renal Services (North) provides CKD education, Home Therapies services (PD & HD), Haemodialysis for Chronic outpatients, and Acute inpatients, as well as Renal transplant workup and education for eligible patients; preparation for going to Melbourne for transplantation and follow-up care for renal transplant recipients and living donors. We have a dedicated team, committed to providing holistic care to patients and families on their journey with Renal Disease.

The Role:

The renal transplant co-ordinator provides clinical leadership, expertise and co-ordination, for Renal Transplantation, in a multi-disciplinary team, located at the Launceston General Hospital and the Launceston Community Health Centre - Satellite Renal Unit - in Kings Meadows.

The renal transplant co-ordinator focuses on education and co-ordination of recipient and donor work-up programs and long term follow-up of these patients.

Primary responsibilities include:

• receiving referrals, co-ordinating education, workup of recipients and donors, organising investigations, clinical reviews and assessment; formulating a plan for transplant and follow-up; training and access to Organ-Match to access tissue-typing, matching and ability to update status on transplant list in real-time.
• Develop and support the delivery of recipient / donor education and staff education.
• Participate in collation of data in ANZDATA, ANZOD Registry and KPIs.

You will need:

The Renal Transplant co-ordinator needs to have a comprehensive understanding of Chronic Kidney Disease, and the benefits of Renal transplantation, for potential recipients.

The Renal Transplant co-ordinator needs exceptional organisational skills, to be able to co-ordinate referrals for transplantation / donor work-ups from local Nephrologists, Interstate transplant centres, and to co-ordinate work-up protocols and assessments according to the transplanting hospital protocols.

The Renal Transplant co-ordinator needs exceptional education skills, to be able to develop and maintain a coaching approach to patient education, providing timely, consistent and appropriate education and support to patients and families undergoing renal transplantation or donation and follow-up / education post donation / transplant.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Permanent, part time, day worker position, working up to 40 hours per fortnight, commencing from as soon as you can join us.

notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $109,767 to $115,813 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.

Access to the Grade 4 salary range $102,439- $109,175 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
• Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities. (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023).

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Holds or is working towards a relevant post graduate qualification

• receiving referrals, co-ordinating education, workup of recipients and donors, organising investigations, clinical reviews and assessment; formulating a plan for transplant and follow-up; training and access to Organ-Match to access tissue-typing, matching and ability to update status on transplant list in real-time.
• Develop and support the delivery of recipient / donor education and staff education.
• Participate in collation of data in ANZDATA, ANZOD Registry and KPIs.

• Comprehensive understanding of Chronic Kidney Disease, and the benefits of Renal transplantation, for potential recipients.
• Exceptional organisational skills, to be able to co-ordinate referrals for transplantation / donor work-ups from local Nephrologists, Interstate transplant centres, and to co-ordinate work-up protocols and assessments according to the transplanting hospital protocols.
• Exceptional education skills, to be able to develop and maintain a coaching approach to patient education, providing timely, consistent and appropriate education and support to patients and families undergoing renal transplantation or donation and follow-up / education post donation / transplant.

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
• Holds or is working towards a relevant post graduate qualification (desirable)