AddressEnjoy flexibility to grow and broaden your experience with diverse pathways. Benefits include salary packaging, competitive renumeration and more.
We are healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.
About the role
Grafton Community Health has an exciting career oppotunity for a Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC1) to join their Palliative Care team. Working with members of the Palliative Care nursing team across the inpatient and community settings, providing a consultative and liaison focussed service aimed at supporting GPs, Community Nurses and the Residential Aged Care Facilities in the assessment, care and management of patients with life limiting illnesses.
If you have:
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) and a minimum of 5 years' full time equivalent post registration experience and at least 3 years’ full time equivalent experience in Palliative Care and postgraduate qualifications in Palliative Care or area related to the clinical specialty
- Recent experience and knowledge and proven clinical expertise and leadership skills in assessment and management of Palliative Care patients, and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills (including the use of coaching) across a variety of mediums and proven ability to write for a variety of documents
- Understanding of and commitment to the effective and meaningful engagement of clinicians in the decision-making process that impacts on positive patient outcomes
Join our team and you’ll enjoy:
- Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay.
- Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing.
- Growth – access to professional and personal development.
- Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
- Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
Need more information?
2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Michelle Bridges on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 24 March 2024
NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably. For help with your application to this role visit our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see .
You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.
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