After-Hours Palliative Care Specialist Nurse
St Vincent's Health Australia Limited
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Job summary
St Vincent’s Health Australia is seeking a Specialist Nurse to provide advanced clinical expertise, telephone triage, and specialist palliative care advice through the After-Hours Telephone Triage Service, based at Caritas Christi, Kew.
The role delivers timely clinical assessment and guidance to patients receiving palliative care in the Victorian community, supporting families and carers, with four-hour weekday afternoon/evening shifts and a 7.5-hour weekend/public-holiday shift (1.00 pm–9.30
Qualifications
- Degree in general nursing and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Agency
- Postgraduate qualification in palliative care
- Minimum of five years full time equivalent, post-registration experience in specialist palliative care nursing
- Minimum of three years working in community palliative care services
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced clinical expertise, telephone triage, and palliative care advice
- Deliver timely clinical assessment and support to patients and families
- Coordinate with specialist community palliative care providers and emergency services
Skills
Education
Job description
St Vincent’s Health Australia is seeking a Specialist Nurse to provide advanced clinical expertise, telephone triage, and specialist palliative care advice through the After-Hours Telephone Triage Service, based at Caritas Christi, Kew.
The role delivers timely clinical assessment and guidance to patients receiving palliative care in the Victorian community, supporting families and carers, with four-hour weekday afternoon/evening shifts and a 7.5-hour weekend/public-holiday shift (1.00 pm–9.30
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