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This is a Permanent Part Time vacancy at 56 hours per fortnight (0.7 FTE).
Overview of the Role:
As a Clinical Nurse in Palliative Care, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality patient care within the palliative care setting. Your advanced skills in patient assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation will enable you to provide expert clinical advice while leading a multi-disciplinary team. You will actively participate in improving care services and be accountable for the efficient use of resources, ensuring that our patients receive holistic and compassionate support throughout their journey.
Ideal Candidate:
- Must be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated advanced nursing practice within a palliative care setting is essential.
- Strong planning, coordination, and decision-making skills tailored to palliative care.
- Well-developed leadership skills, with the ability to lead and be a part of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with strong interpersonal abilities.
- Experience in incorporating risk management and quality initiatives into nursing practice.
- Current driver's licence (C or C-A Class) is required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide an expert clinical role in community and hospital settings, offering professional advice on clinical standards and symptom management.
- Assist the Nurse Manager with resource planning and management strategies for palliative care services across the South West.
- Facilitate effective communication with patients, families, staff, and the general public, identifying patient education needs.
- Actively contribute to quality improvement and research programs to enhance Palliative Care services.
- Monitor the nursing practice and support the implementation of strategies to improve care delivery.
About Us
The WA Country Health Service’s core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to people from large regional centres to those in small remote communities.
Our vision is to be global leader in rural and remote healthcare.
Our values of Community, Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity and Curiosity shape who we are, how we behave, how we interact with each other, how we make decisions and how we provide care to our patients.
About the REGION
Learn more about living and working in country WA by visiting our website at WA Country Health Service - Living and working in country WA
To learn more about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description Form or contact Claudia Tschopp on 9772 5228.
Why work for us: In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits:
- 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
- As a WA Country Health Service employee, you’re entitled to discounts across some private health care funds (flyer attached)
- Generous salary packaging benefits:
- Up to $9010 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent or other everyday living expenses
- Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire
- Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowance
Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online via the ‘apply for job’ button below. Please provide the following documents and information as part of your application:
- A detailed cover letter and resume that clearly demonstrates your relevant work experience and achievements including the contact details of 2 referees (including a current line manager).
- A written statement addressing the work-related requirements in the JDF (maximum 3-4 pages).
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.
Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments. Eligibility for sponsorship may be considered for some vacancies. You are encouraged to discuss this with the contact person listed in the advertisement before completing the application as there are several steps that are required to be completed prior to progressing any application for employment.
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. 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.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.
This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
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.
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).
Similar Vacancy: Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. 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.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
