Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant
- Provide specialist nursing advice and clinical leadership in palliative care.
- Deliver compassionate, coordinated care for individuals with advanced chronic and life-limiting illnesses.
- Support hospital-based staff and community healthcare professionals with consultancy advice.
- 0.84 FTE Ongoing contract
- Attractive Salary Packaging
- Culture that supports work-life balance
About Sunraysia Community Health Services
Sunraysia Community Health Service (SCHS) is a dynamic organisation promoting health, wellbeing and independence in a social model of health. The organisation is a source of primary and preventive care for our community members who are at risk of poor health outcomes, and experience acute health disparities. SCHS understands the influence of the Social Determinants of Health upon health inequities experienced by community members and work with consumers and community members, to structure their care around the context in which they live and work.
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Why work with us
- We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others
- We have some great talent who are happy to share their experience and skills to help you on your way
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 per year to increase your take home pay, plus additional meals and accommodation salary packaging available up to $2,650 per year.
- Professional development opportunities
- Modern facilities
- Free Flu vaccinations
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The Role
The Victorian Palliative Care Network consists of 8 Palliative Care consortia who work with and support palliative care services in their health regions. The network is critical to the Victorian health system and plays a key role in implementing palliative care policy and effective palliative care service delivery, including quality end-of-life care in community and inpatient settings. The Loddon Mallee Palliative Care Consortia supports the large and diverse Loddon Mallee region, with SCHS responsible for delivering the Northern region consultancy service, covering Mildura, Robinvale and Ouyen.
SCHS Community Palliative Care services delivers compassionate, coordinated care for individuals with advanced chronic and life-limiting illnesses. The service provides community-based management of palliative care clients including physical and psychological, social and spiritual care.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Loddon Mallee Regional Palliative Care Consultancy Service provides ‘in-reach’ and ‘out-reach’ consultancy advice and support to hospital-based staff, generalist community-based healthcare professionals and community palliative care services.
The Clinical Nurse Consultant will provide specialist nursing advice and clinical leadership in assessment and symptom management, clinical decision-making, advance care planning, patient and family communication, and end of life care.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
Mandatory:
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner.
- Minimum of 4 years’ senior experience working in a Palliative Care environment
- Postgraduate qualification in Palliative care, or willingness to work toward, including a pathway to Nurse Practitioner candidacy.
- Demonstrated leadership experience within a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Demonstrated experience in the provision of education about palliative care for health professionals.
- Holds a current Victorian Driver’s License.
Preferred:
- Proven ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice using evidence-based research.
- Demonstrated negotiation, collaboration, problem solving and analytical skills.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Jacinta Yetman, Program Manager Acute Health 0408 546 461 or jyetman@schs.com.au
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