Acute Pain Clinical Nurse Consultant – Nurse Practitioner
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Collaborate with specialist multidisciplinary teams across RMH's City and Royal Park campuses.
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Improve patient outcomes through expert pain assessment and coordinated care.
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Contribute to innovation through education, research and opioid stewardship.
Why Join The Royal Melbourne Hospital?
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Shape the future of pain management within one of Victoria's leading tertiary health services.
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Work across a highly specialised multidisciplinary team delivering acute, transitional and persistent pain care.
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Advance your career through education, research, quality improvement and innovative models of care.
About the Role
Join The Royal Melbourne Hospital's renowned Pain Management Service and Peri Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), supporting a busy 16-theatre operating suite and delivering expert care across acute, sub-acute and persistent pain services.
In this role you will:
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Deliver expert assessment, care planning and management for patients experiencing acute and persistent pain.
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Lead multidisciplinary collaboration to optimise pain management and improve patient outcomes.
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Contribute to the Transitional Pain Service, opioid stewardship initiatives and quality improvement activities.
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Provide education, mentoring and clinical leadership across nursing and multidisciplinary teams.
About You
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Endorsed Nurse Practitioner, or working towards endorsement.
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Significant experience in perioperative, recovery or pain management nursing.
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Strong clinical assessment, communication and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
Desirable
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Graduate Certificate in Peri-Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing or related specialty.
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Experience in acute pain, transitional pain or persistent pain services.
Benefits of Working at RMH
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Work with one of Australia's leading Pain Management Services.
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Access ongoing professional development, education and research opportunities.
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Thrive in a collaborative team committed to innovation and excellence.
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Salary packaging, wellbeing initiatives and generous employee benefits.
Interested?
Submit your application, please include a cover letter and resume.
Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.
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All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.
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