Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

WA Country Health Service; Bunbury; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

12% employer contributed superann

Salary packaging

Professional development & study leave

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible leave arrangements

Other allowances

Job summary

The WA Country Health Service is seeking a Permanent Part Time Clinical Nurse Specialist to lead quality care in the Palliative Care service, across hospital and community settings. The role is 0.5 FTE (38 hours per fortnight) and focuses on advanced assessment, planning and complex case management with a person-centred approach.

You will support staff, medical officers and families while driving clinical governance and contributing to outreach services as required.

Qualifications

• Advanced specialist palliative care nursing practice for complex patient needs.
• Coordinate and facilitate integrated care across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality care and standard of practice in palliative care.
• Act as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for staff, medical officers and families.
• Manage complex care cases.
• Provide guidance for staff on clinical decision making.

Skills

Palliative care

Clinical leadership

Team coordination

Quality governance

Education

Nursing Registration (RN)

Job description

Position Profile

This is a Permanent Part Time role at 38 hours per fortnight (0.5 FTE). Responsible for the quality care and standard of practice within Palliative Care services. Acts as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for staff, medical officers and families caring for patients within the Palliative Care area including management of complex care cases.

Area Profile

The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health system in Australia and one of the biggest in the world, providing health services to approximately half a million people, including 45,000 Aboriginal people, over a vast two and a half million square kilometre area. The organisation comprises seven regions, with a strong network of public hospitals, health services and health centres located across rural and remote Western Australia. Our core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to country WA residents and visitors.

Suitability Criteria

1. Demonstrated ability to provide advanced specialist palliative care nursing practice, including the assessment, planning and management of complex patient needs, while exercising sound clinical judgement and decision making to achieve person-centred care outcomes.
2. Demonstrated ability to coordinate and facilitate integrated care across multidisciplinary teams and service providers, building effective relationships with patients, families, clinicians and community stakeholders to support high-quality palliative care services.
3. Demonstrated leadership capability to guide, support and influence others, fostering a collaborative team environment, promoting professional development and contributing to the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
4. Demonstrated ability to apply quality improvement, risk management and clinical governance principles to monitor, evaluate and improve service delivery while ensuring compliance with professional standards, legislation and organisational requirements.
5. Demonstrated capacity to deliver responsive and flexible palliative care services across hospital and community settings, including effective prioritisation, autonomous practice and participation in outreach and on-call service delivery requirements.

Employee Benefits

• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information on superannuation click here
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements
• Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements
• Other professional and location-based allowances

Applicants Requirements

• A statement addressing the suitability criteria, (maximum 4 pages) outlining your skills, experience, knowledge and what you will bring to the role.
• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) summarising your relevant experience and ability to meet the position requirements.
• The names and contact details of two (2) professional referees, preferably including your current or most recent manager.

For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Cristina Taucean on 0437 942 785.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre‑employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre‑Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other "similar" vacancies within WACHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.

We are committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service.

WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued and empowered.

We believe that a diverse team brings unique perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community’s needs.

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of age and under).

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.