Nurse - Palliative Care (Community)

Peninsula Home Hospice; Mornington; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Orientation and development

Family friendly

Seaside location

Job summary

Peninsula Home Hospice in Mornington, VIC, is seeking a compassionate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to support clients and their families in the home. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering assessment-driven care, planning, and symptom management in the community.

The role requires RN qualification with eligibility to work in Australia, postgraduate palliative care progress, and a strong ability to collaborate across services.

Qualifications

• Nursing qualifications (RN1) and eligibility to work in Australia.
• Postgraduate or working towards postgrad qualifications in palliative care.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team with minimal supervision.
• Highly developed palliative care assessment and care planning skills.
• Experience working in a community setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication/negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and plan ongoing nursing care in partnership with PHH and community services.
• Provide assessment, care planning, symptom and pain management, and nursing care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to support clients and families.
• Adapt to a flexible, 7-day roster with part-time hours.

Skills

RN registration

Palliative care

MDT collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (RN)

Postgraduate palliative care

Job description

Peninsula Home Hospice (PHH) is an accredited not-for-profit organisation that provides specialist palliative care to people in the comfort of their home across the Mornington Peninsula, City of Frankston and part of the City of Kingston.

Our aim is to optimise the quality of life for those in our care and honour their hope for comfort, choice dignity and peace.

Due to some exciting employee movements, we are seeking acompassionateSpecialist Palliative Care Nurse with adedicationto making a difference for client’s quality of life and to provide support to their families and carers.

Working within a multidisciplinary team the role provides specialist palliative care to clients and their caregivers along the palliative care trajectory. This includes assessment, ongoing care planning, including symptom and pain management, and nursing care.

You will use the outcomes of assessment to coordinate and plan appropriate ongoing nursing care in partnership with other services both within PHH and the community.

The role requires established work practices, a commitment to palliative care and the ability to work independently with guidance and support from a multidisciplinary team.

Flexibility is required and offered for this part time role, across a 7-day roster. Please state your preference in terms of weekly hours available in your cover letter.

What you'll bring

• Your qualifications in nursing (RN1) and eligibility to work in Australia.
• Postgraduate, or working towards, qualifications in palliative care
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team with minimal supervision
• Highly developed palliative care assessment and care planning skills
• Experience working in a community setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication/negotiation skills

What's in it for you?

• Excellent salary sacrifice packaging
• Comprehensive orientation program and ongoing professional development
• Family friendly, flexibility for work/life balance
• Seaside metropolitan location easily accessible via Peninsula Link
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and to a range of benefits and discounts through our Employment Hero Work App