Nurse Practitioner Pain

Nurse Practitioner - Pain ManagementLooking for exciting opportunity to join and lead the Nurse Pain Management Team at Western HealthThe NP – Pain Management works within the Pain Management team which presides within the Division of Surgery, Endoscopy & Anaesthesia.The role of the NP - Pain Management in the clinical setting is to coordinate and provide pain management to a variety of patient groups, including acute peri-operative & post-operative patients, trauma patients, chronic pain patients and those referred for intractable cancer pain management.The NP led model of care, particularly at Williamstown involves taking a brief pain and medical history including pathology results (to determine any renal or liver impairment), pain management advice and the prescribing of analgesia in the post-operative setting and medical and rehabilitation setting. This allows for an increase in complexity of elective surgery at Williamstown and provides an improved patient experience.The role consists of

• Use your nursing knowledge, theories and skills to perform comprehensive health assessments and utilise the extensions to NP practice to provide evidence based and person centred care.
• Running Nurse lead outpatient clinics
• Lead the Nurse Clinical Consultant Team in implementing care.

About you:

• You are an experienced Endorsed Nurse Practitioner, holding a Masters of Nurse Practitioner (or a Masters granted equivalence by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency).
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and work well with health professionals at both a clinical and executive level.
• You have experience in research, with knowledge of research methodologies and processes.
• You bring great clinical leadership to our already amazing team.

About UsOur workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care and Mental Health and Well-being Services as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.$67,527.20 - $95,378.40 based on Experience per Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Health Sector) (single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024.Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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