DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary, 5-month contract with possibility of extension and/ or permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3 (PN 41290)
Salary: $109,543 - $117,878 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT
Section: Transitional Therapy and Care Program
Closing Date: 2 September 2025

The TTCP Liaison Officer is responsible for coordinating a patient’s transition from hospital onto the TTCP. This is achieved through assessing clients for suitability, liaising with the patient, families and/or carers and ward staff to coordinate appropriate referrals, discussing the program with all key stakeholders, referring to the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) for assessment and approval for TTCP, and facilitating discharge from hospital onto the program. The TTCP Liaison Officer is required to work at multiple sites including public and private hospitals within the ACT.
This position will also include a clinical role at a HP3 level within the position holder’s profession. The TTCP Liaison Officer will manage their clinical case load in conjunction with the requirements of the Liaison Officer position.