Palliative Care Advanced Practice Opportunity
We are seeking a skilled Nurse Practitioner to join our team and enhance the delivery of supportive palliative care services in Northern Sydney Local Health District.
* The successful candidate will provide advanced nursing assessment, diagnosis, care, and intervention to patients and families within the scope of practice of a Nurse Practitioner/Transitional Nurse Practitioner (NP/TNP) Palliative Aged Care Supportive Service.
* They will also lead high-level clinical nursing, leadership, strategic governance, and management in establishing a model of care for those patients and their families in their transition to end-of-life care.
Key Responsibilities:
* Providing autonomous, evidence-based clinical care for patients in Residential Aged Care Facilities and as inpatients at Northern Beaches Hospital
* Conducting comprehensive assessments to identify physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and implementing advanced, holistic management plans
* Prescribing evidence-based therapeutic interventions tailored to patient needs
* Leading advance care planning and optimizing symptom management across physical, psychological, social, and spiritual domains
* Referring complex cases beyond scope to Geriatricians, Palliative Medicine specialists, and other healthcare teams
* Acting as a liaison between community and inpatient services to ensure seamless care coordination
Requirements:
* Registered Authorised NP with APHRA that has completed the Tertiary requirements including a Master's Degree (Nurse Practitioner) OR Registered Nurse willing to enrol in a Tertiary Master's Program for Nurse Practitioner
* Minimum of 5,000 hours of advanced nursing/midwifery practice during the last six years appropriate to the specialty area (or working towards within the next three years)
* Ability to independently assess, investigate, and implement appropriate treatment for patients within advanced nursing practice guidelines
* Demonstrated clinical competency in advanced practice management in Supportive and Palliative Care and specific interest in aged care
* Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and have effective communication and negotiation skills
* Demonstrated ability to work independently within the wider multidisciplinary team
* Current Driver's Licence