This is a Permeant Part-time
appointment at 60 hours per fortnight, as part of a job share
arrangement.
This is where jobs become
careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place.
Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent
health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health
Service (SMHS) is the perfect place to start!
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH)
is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services
including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer
centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and
neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also
delivers specialised services such as heart and lung
transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.
SMHS delivers quality, safe
and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area
stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southern
half of Perth.
Our vision is Excellent health
care, every time. You can read more about SMHS in our
Strategic Plan here.
We are currently
seeking a Clinical Nurse Consultant to join our
team.
The Clinical Nurse Consultant
will coordinate Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) services for SMHS
inpatients and outpatients. Key components of the role include
assisting patients, their families and SMHS staff in matters
relating to VAD and End of Life Care (EoLC) choices. The Clinical
Nurse Consultant (CNC) will provide initial assessment and
discussion with patients and families to ascertain their
understanding of the VAD process, and when requested will
facilitate access to VAD clinicians for assessment and coordinate
the VAD process for patients. The CNC will also liaise with
treating teams to encourage completion of goals of patient care,
referral to palliative care and discussions around advance care
planning for both inpatients and outpatients across South
Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS). Responsible for ensuring the
safe delivery of VAD services within SMHS the CNC delivers
education and training for SMHS staff to ensure ongoing alignment
with policies, standards and legislation regarding VAD,
implementing changes to clinical practice; and initiating research
and quality improvement activities as well as monitoring,
identifying and reporting on risks associated with VAD and
EoL.
Our Values guide our work in
every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS
encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people
with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities
are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our
workforce.
Want to know more? We
encourage you to contact Sharon Delahunty, Nurse Director on 0402
015 768.
If you are ready to
partner with us see the application instructions
below:
Your application should
include:
- A copy of your current
CV
- A statement addressing
the selection criteria in no more than 2-3 pages
- The names and contact
details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your
suitability for this role.
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please
ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
If you experience difficulties
while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77
for immediate assistance during business hours.
Employee
Benefits
Our employees enjoy a range of
benefits which may include (in line with operational
requirements):
- Professional Development
Opportunities and Study leave/assistance
- Flexible working
arrangements
- Flexible leave
arrangements
- Other professional and
location-based allowances
- For further
information click
here.
Eligibility
Are you
eligible? To be eligible for appointment, applicants must
have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an
Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and
work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent
appointments).
WA Health embraces diversity
and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the
provision of our service. We are committed to growing the
Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce
Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the
Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.
Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be
required to undertake a working with children check (if required
for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask
referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of
ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
Whilst this selection process
will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be
used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health
service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant
decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most
suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of
these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from
when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
