Nurse Practitioner

Wesley Mission Queensland Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friday Feast & Recharge

Complimentary parking

Not-for-profit caring culture

Job summary

Hummingbird House, Queensland's only children's hospice, seeks a Nurse Practitioner to deliver specialist paediatric care for children and families, collaborating with the Family and Community Support Team to provide advanced practice that is safe, evidence‑based and family‑centred.

You will work autonomously and with an interdisciplinary team, lead comprehensive assessments, develop care plans, manage complex medical needs, and support pain, end-of-life care, bereavement, and home care

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Nurse Practitioner endorsement in Palliative Care and/or Paediatric Nursing.
• Willingness to travel across SEQ and statewide as required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver holistic, family-centred services.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist paediatric care to children and families from perinatal to 21 years.
• Undertaking comprehensive assessments and developing individualised care plans.
• Managing complex medical needs with the interdisciplinary team.
• Ensuring effective pain and symptom management and treatment interventions.
• Providing emotional, psychological, spiritual, and end-of-life support.
• Facilitating advance care planning and bereavement support.
• Educating families about conditions, treatments, and home-care strategies.

Skills

AHPRA NP registration

NP endorsement in Palliative Care

NP endorsement in Paediatric Nursing

Leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Your Role as Nurse Practitioner

This meaningful role supports both Hummingbird House and the statewide Family and Community Support Team, providing compassionate, specialist paediatric care to children and families. The Nurse Practitioner works both autonomously and in close collaboration with the broader team, delivering advanced practice care that is safe, evidence‑based, and family‑centred. The NP ensures their practice reflects the highest professional and regulatory standards, including those set by the NMBA, while contributing to a supportive, connected, and values‑driven care environment.

You’ll deliver this role by:

• Providing specialist paediatric care to children and families from perinatal to 21 years
• Undertaking comprehensive assessments and developing individualised care plans.
• Managing complex medical needs with the interdisciplinary team
• Ensuring effective pain and symptom management and treatment interventions.
• Providing emotional, psychological, spiritual, and end‑of‑life support
• Facilitating advance care planning and bereavement support
• Educating families about conditions, treatments, and home‑care strategies

What We Offer

• Friday Feast and Recharge - (HBH) Here at Hummingbird house, Every Friday we have our 'Friday Feast and recharge' Yummy food and great company!!
• Free and Secure Car Parking - No more paid parking!! Employees can enjoy complimentary access to secure parking, ensuring the safety of their vehicles while at work
• Purpose-led practice - Be part of a not-for-profit organisation that puts people, not profits, at the heart of care

What We’re Looking Fo r

• C urrent AHPRA registration with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Practitioner endorsement in Palliative Care and/or Paediatric Nursing
• Willingness to travel across SEQ and statewide as required
• Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver holistic, family‑centred services
• Proven leadership skills an d ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team

A Valuable Addition, Yet Not a Must-Have!

Experience working with either paediatric care, paediatric Oncology or a hospice

Essential Requirements

• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status (or as required by legislation and WMQ policy)
• Relevant probity checks required by legislation and WMQ Limited policy.
• Current Driver's Licence and willingness to travel for work
• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance

Join a Team Where Your Work Truly Matters

Hummingbird House, Queensland's only children's hospice, operates as a medically supported 'home away from home' for children affected by a life limiting condition, and their families. The stand‑alone purpose‑built facility offers 8 guests in care beds, 5 family accommodation suites and a unique 'end of life' suite.

Underpinned by the notion of creating a 'warm embrace' for children and their families, the multidisciplinary team provides 24/7hr scheduled and emergency specialist care short break stays; pain and symptom management; care at the end of life; and psychosocial support programs for the whole family . With strong connections locally, nationally and internationally with specialist paediatric care services, Hummingbird House is an integrated community-based service delivering flexible child and family centred care.