Disability Navigator

Job Description:

Role Title: Disability Navigator
Role Type: FullTime Permanent
Role Grade: Level 3

Salary: $112396 $116.038 Super
Department and Location: Allied Health St Vincent Hospital Sydney

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest notforprofit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operatepublic and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About the role

• Oversee the coordination and implementation of NDIS inpatient access requests including monitoring processes communications and ensuring effective internal practices for optimal utilisation of NDIA pathways.

• Perform triage and review of NDIS applications and escalations to ensure timely resolution of issues impacting SVHN patients and service delivery.

• Collaborate with the Manager to develop evaluate and disseminate NDIS application and planning guidelines resources and training tools for St Vincent staff.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including NDIA LACs and community organisations to address clinical enquiries eligibility issues and facilitate the NDIS application process.

• Lead quality improvement initiatives facilitate NDISrelated education and training sessions and ensure compliance with relevant policies procedures and legislative requirements within the organisation.

About you

• Postgraduate qualifications or a Bachelors degree in Allied Health and eligibility for full membership in the relevant professional association with clinical experience in a hospital health or disability services setting.

• Demonstrated advanced clinical reasoning and practice skills for assessing and treating people with disabilities or functional impairments with a strong understanding of the NDIS.

• Ability to exercise independent professional judgment in problemsolving and managing cases particularly when procedures and methods require adaptation.

• Strong communication negotiation problemsolving and decisionmaking skills with the ability to work with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Proven ability to lead quality improvement initiatives supervise and teach Allied Health Professionals and effectively communicate with health professionals and external service providers.

Why work at St Vincents

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most atrisk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary taxfree

• Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincents hospital Darlinghurst.

• A busy innercity hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes galleries and theatres parks nightlife and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for atrisk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes many of which are located oncampus

• Centers of excellence include heart & lung transplantation bone marrow transplantation cardiology cancer care AIDS/HIV respiratory medicine mental health homeless health drug & alcohol services and correctional health

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Preemployment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all rolerequired preemployment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 27th May 2025

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter addressing the About You highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with the role.

For more information about the role contact Shelley Farrell Acting Disability Manager on

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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