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ACP Care Coordinator (Contract till 31 March 2027)

Job ID:  9883
Job Function:  Allied Health
Institution:  Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

Overview of Position

  • Facilitate Advance Care Planning (ACP) for targeted groups of patients in JurongHealth Campus (JHC) and clients of JHC’s community partners.

  • Advocate ACP to patients, care-givers, healthcare professionals and the public.

  • Support the development, implementation, optimization and integration of ACP across JHC and NUHS, aligned to national ACP guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to patient care by facilitating ACP discussions and completing advance care plans that meet patients’ needs

  • Ensure patients and their families/care providers and healthcare stakeholders have access to patients’ ACP documentation via soft/hard copies of the ACP Form. 

  • Seamless and timely access to the documentation on the patients’ ACP Discussion Worksheet to all care providers.

  • Facilitate appropriate and timely review and update of patients’ Advance Care Plans with patients/their Nominated Healthcare Spokespersons

  • Provide relevant feedback loop to address service gaps and service delivery issues. 

  • Support the national KPIs to honour patients’ care preferences

  • Support seniors in reviewing the ACP implementation processes/IT systems to continually improve the feedback loop to address service gaps and service delivery issues

  • Support the gathering and submission of ACP data/statistical outcomes on a timely basis and adherence to the processes

  • Present statistical outcomes at appropriate platforms within JHC when called upon

  • Support logistical and other requirements for all ACP events including meetings, training and networking initiatives to contribute to the successful completion of the events

  • Increase awareness of ACP in the community and contribute to higher acceptance and completion of individual care planning by the community

  • Contribute towards raising the competence of ACP Advocates/Facilitators within JHC/JHC community partner organisations

  • Contribute towards the implementation of ACP education on national platforms e.g. contribute as a team member to write articles for ACP newsletters.

  • Contribute knowledge/skills for research/quality improvement projects 

  • Participate in collaborations on projects with clinicians and other stakeholders 

  • Apply knowledge gained to improve the JHC ACP programme

  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the Reporting Officer

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a recognized tertiary institute in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Counselling or other Allied Health disciplines relevant to the job role.

  • A keen learner, critical thinker, self-motivated, who works well as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

  • Good interpersonal, communication and multi-tasking skills.

  • Able to communicate proficiently in local languages/dialects.

  • Proficient in Microsoft applications, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

  • Experience in Psychology/Counselling in Singapore or related fields, familiarity with relevant local healthcare/community services and/or experience with research/quality improvement projects will be an added advantage.

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