Rehabilitation Program Area will be identified. Current scoping of appropriate spaces is occurring with engineering to ensure access to appropriate space, and resources. This will be completed in consultation with the Rehabilitation Program Team All ward allocated staff will continue with largely unchanged roles, and no change to position descriptions. The impact of the reinstatement of the total 20 Figtree Unit beds to Dual Diagnosis is acknowledged, particularly for allied health staff members currently allocated to work at Figtree Unit. Department heads will continue to review workloads and staffing allocation to ensure an equitable access to service, and workload for staff, across the hospital. There is no loss of FTE to the service. It is important to note that as of January 2025 with the temporarily capped Manning beds the Allied Health Staff allocated to Manning were redeployed to the wider hospital and remain available across the site. This augments the Allied Health FTE available for the remaining 8 wards and will do so for duration of the HammondCare Riverglen relocation projected to end in May 2029 The FTE allocated from the OT department for the 12- month rotation to the rehabilitation program team will be reviewed with the Rehabilitation Program Manager and Occupational Therapy Manager to evaluate workload and ensure equity in FTE allocation. There is not expected to be any duplication of service when the Stepping Stones team is involved, meaning if a dedicated Stepping Stones team member is working with a consumer, there will not be an expectation for a unit- based team member of the same discipline to also work with that individual. This will result in a reduction of workload for the allocated Allied health staff on teams where Stepping Stones clinicians are working with consumers.
How does this impact ward allocated staff?
Who will have clinical oversight of Stepping Stones?
The Rehabilitation Co-Ordinator will remain as Clinical Lead for the Stepping Stones Program. The direct line management will be The Rehabilitation Program Manager, and the Stepping Stones Team will work with unit treating team for intervention and discharge planning.
FAQ - Realignment of the Stepping Stones Program with The Rehabilitation Program Team, Macquarie Hospital October 2025
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