Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (Closing: Sunday, 25 October)

Palliative Care NSW Inc; Broken Hill; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Remote Area Housing Assistance

Meal Entertainment Card

Allocated Day Off (ADO)

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced palliative nursing in a remote NSW setting. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, interpret diagnostics, and implement treatment plans for patients with life-limiting illness across care settings.

The role requires registration as an Australian RN with NP endorsement and a minimum of 5 years post-registration experience, including 3 years in palliative care.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery board of Australia and endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner (minimum 5 years post-registration experience)
• At least 3 years post-graduate experience in Palliative Care with relevant qualifications
• Advanced clinical leadership, negotiation, liaison, and problem solving in Palliative Care
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Experience in education and training for health professionals
• Must have a current Drivers Licence and willingness to travel within the Far West LHD

Responsibilities

• Provide independent and collaborative expert palliative care nursing
• Perform comprehensive assessments and interpret diagnostics
• Implement treatment modalities including pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures
• Lead and participate in quality improvement and clinical practice changes
• Contribute to continuing professional development and education of staff

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Diagnostics interpretation

Autonomy & accountability

Clinical leadership

Education & training

Travel readiness

Education

Registered Nurse (Australia)

Nurse Practitioner endorsement

Postgraduate qualifications in Palliative Care

Job description

What you’ll be doing

The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice role comprising comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, and implementation of treatment modalities within the Specialist Palliative Care setting. Palliative Care NP provides independent and collaborative expert palliative care nursing for patients with life limiting illness, particularly in complex cases and across care settings

What is on offer

• Salary packaging (pay less tax!), includes Remote Area Housing Assistance and Meal Entertainment Card
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) Every Month
• Special rates at local gyms
• Fitness passport
• Support through advanced education & training
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About the Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District isone of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

A true "Oasis in the Outback", Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.

With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast-food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.

On the NSW side of the Murray River, Buronga is a beautiful rural town, just 10km from Mildura Victoria, many of our staff live in the booming regional hub of Mildura and travel the short 10minutes to work. Mildura has a population of over 50,000 and growing with all the facilities of a regional city, yet is uniquely positioned in the scenic, sunraysia region, famous for its sunshine, and horticulture including grapes and oranges. While Mildura thrives as its own destination, it is also a great base for touring many iconic natural wonders and picturesque locations nearby including the world renowned Mungo National Park!

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Selection Criteria

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery board of Australia and endorsement by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Nurse Practitioner with a minimum of 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience and at least 3 years full time experience in Palliative Care with post graduate qualifications relevant to Palliative Care.
• Demonstrated high level knowledge and advanced clinical nursing skills including comprehensive assessment, interpretation of diagnostics, implementation of treatment modalities including pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures, and relevant referral skills applied to a broad range of challenging, complex and changing palliative care situations.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical leadership role, negotiation, liaison, interpersonal and problem solving skills within the Palliative Care setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and accountability while also working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary and multi service environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement change and improvements in clinical practice through initiation, utilisation and review of evidence based research and participation in peer review, quality assurance, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management activities relevant to Palliative Care.
• Demonstrated ability to actively contribute to own continuing professional development and demonstrated experience in providing education and training to other health professionals.
• Current Drivers Licence and willingness to travel with the Far West LHD, which may involve overnight stays.
• Current Drivers Licence and willingness to travel within the Far West LHD.

For role related queries or questions contact Melissa Cumming on [e-mail]