Job Overview:
Clinical Nurse Consultant
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant to join our multidisciplinary Supportive and Palliative Care team. In this pivotal role, you will provide expert Clinical Leadership, Consultation and Education to enhance Palliative care delivery across the community and inpatient settings.
You will work closely with patients, carers, and health professionals to optimise symptom management, improve quality of life and support end-of-life care consistent with individual goals and values. This position is based across our Lawson, Lithgow and Hawkesbury Community Health Centres.
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About Us:
Our organisation is a leading provider of public health services, delivering a comprehensive range of services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions. We have 9 centres that provide a range of services for children, young people and their families, adults, older people and their carers.
Our services include health promotion, prevention and early detection, assessment, treatment and continuing care. Our staff work in partnership with schools, GPs, hospitals, non-government agencies and other organisations to provide care across our centres, in people's homes, other community venues as well as virtual care (telehealth).
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Benefits:
* Accrued Day Off (ADO)
* Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
* Novated Leasing
* Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
* Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
* Fitness Passport
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What You Will Bring To The Role:
* Current Registered Nurse Division 1 with the Australian Health Regulation Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
* 5 years full time equivalent postgraduate experience
* Minimum of 3 years full time equivalent experience in Supportive and Palliative Care nursing and post graduate qualifications relevant to the specialty area of practice
* Proven clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework
* Demonstrated effective communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums
* Ability to implement changes and develop direction in clinical practice by the utilisation of evidence based research
* Skill in strategic and clinical service planning including an understanding of organisational behaviour, change management and cultural change processes
* Ability to teach clinically and use contemporary information systems
* Demonstrated clinical expertise in client-centred consultancy with the ability to work independently