Principal Guardian - Brisbane, Australia - Office of the Public Guardian

Office of the Public Guardian

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Brisbane, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Key responsibilities

Undertake substituted decisionmaking in complex/conflicted situations, for adults with impaired capacity where the Public Guardian is appointed as a guardian or personal attorney of last resort, or acts as statutory health attorney of last resort, which includes:
ensuring that decision making processes comply with the legislative framework of the Powers of Attorney Act 1998, Public Guardian Act 2014 and the Disability Services Act 2006;

- participating in the after-hours on-call roster for health care matters

Work effectively as a team member and support others in a multidisciplinary team to ensure the successful delivery of substituted decisionmaking activities.
Provide professional level advice, information and support to the Public Guardian and her delegates, particularly in relation to positive behavior support and restrictive practices.
Provide mentoring and support to a small team of guardianship staff to ensure they achieve the performance standards expected by the Office of the Public Guardian.
Liaise with the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Registry, including providing written submissions and reports within the legislative framework of the Powers of Attorney Act 1998, the Public Guardian Act 2014, including the General and Health Care Principles and the Disability Services Act 2006 on matters relating to clients of the Office of the Public Guardian, and appear before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal as required.
Provide professional level advice, information and support to the Public Guardian and her delegates, particularly in relation to positive behavior support and restrictive practices.
Ensure all clientrelated documentation and guardianship activities are appropriately recorded, accurate and uptodate, including QCAT reports, Decision reports, Visit reports, Health Care decisions and file running notes. Guardianship activities may include overnight travel to regional areas for up to a week.
Liaise with community groups, government departments and other agencies involved in providing services to adults with impaired decision making capacity, and make representations on clients' behalf.
Participate in community education/liaison activities as a representative of the Public Guardian including undertaking public speaking engagements.
Maintain effective internal and external relationships, demonstrating professional behaviours that achieve positive results for clients.
Contribute to and maintain a positive and productive workplace culture that focuses on ethics and accountability.
Use professional experience and expertise to evaluate and interpret behaviour support documents from an evidencebased perspective in order to assess their appropriateness to an individual's needs and circumstances.

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