Clinical Nurse Educator - Palliative Care

The role:

The Clinical Nurse Educator - Palliative Care (CNE) operates as part of a multidisciplinary team developing education strategies for Palliative Care services to patients, their families, and carers across the respective region of Tasmania. The CNE is responsible for:

• Facilitating and supporting the development of team members by planning, promoting, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating education programs in Palliative Care.
• Providing professional advanced clinical leadership and expertise in the delivery of clinical advice, assessment and interventions based on best practice in the health care management of people with a life limiting illness.
• Contributing to learning and development programs for other health disciplines and volunteers.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The team:

• Join Ambulance Tasmania and help to lead our exciting new Palliative Care Education program.
• Work with an exciting team of change makers in our education team 
• 12 month fixed term opportunity 

Details of Appointment

Fixed term full time, day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible for a period of 12 months.

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $111,506 - $118,336 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 7.5% based on qualification type
• Professional Development Allowance of up to $500 per annum
• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse

2. Current Driver's Licence.

   *Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Holds or is working towards relevant tertiary or postgraduate qualification in specialised Palliative Care management with experience working in the community setting.

2. Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment (or equivalent)

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• Generic Clinical Nurse Educator - Palliative Care G6 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• Generic Clinical Nurse Educator - Palliative Care G6 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information 

Katrina Ostrenski

Director - Education
(03) 6230 8***
***************@ambulance.tas.gov.au