CRVCID.
727878
This is a Recruitment Pool
for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time,
Fixed Term Part Time, and Casual appointments with the possibility
of extension(s) and/or permanency.
Position Profile: An
exciting and rare opportunity is available for experienced Clinical
Nurses to be based at the brand-new WA Children’s Hospice,
Sandcastles (Boodja Mia). This state-of-the-art, 7-bed facility
will be the first of its kind in Western Australia, providing
specialised palliative care for children living with life limiting
conditions aged from birth to 18 years. These roles will provide
comprehensive evidence-based nursing care and individual case
management to children with life limiting conditions and their
families including assessment, intervention and evaluation within
the hospice setting.
In this role, you
will:
- Deliver
evidence-based nursing care and case management for children
with life-limiting conditions and their families, including
assessment, intervention, evaluation, and advocacy.
- Coordinate and provide
complex patient care through planning, collaboration with
multidisciplinary teams, and participation in clinical shifts,
including after-hours/on-call as required.
- Maintain
professional standards and documentation, supervise staff,
support education, and contribute to quality improvement,
research, and evidence-based practice initiatives.
- Ensure
patient safety and service objectives by monitoring workload,
meeting KPIs, and fostering continuous learning and development
for self and team.
If you are passionate about
paediatric palliative care, trauma-informed practice, and leading a
team to make a profound difference in the lives of children and
families, we invite you to apply.
About the Sandcastles (Boodja Mia)
Children’s Hospice: Due to commence
operations mid-2026.This purpose-built, world-class paediatric
hospice, located on the stunning Western Australian coast, offers
statewide specialist paediatric palliative care services for
children and young people (0–18 years) who are living with
life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families.
For more information on the Perth Children’s Hospice
can be found here.
Eligibility to Apply: 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).
Application
Instructions: Applications are required to be
submitted online by selecting “Apply for job” below. (via
www.jobs.wa.gov.au.)Please note, applicants must have a current,
valid email address in order to apply online. This email address
will be used for communication with
applicants.
Your ability to meet the
work-related requirements will be assessed throughout the
recruitment process. For your written application please provide
the following:
Within the
application system you will be presented with the following three
(3) questions designed to assess your qualifications against the
Essential and Desirable Selection Criteria outlined in the attached
Job Description Form. Please review the Criteria carefully when
preparing your responses. These questions allow you to
showcase your relevant skills and experiences in detail, with a
generous word limit of 500 words per
question.
- Describe
how your advanced clinical knowledge and experience enable you
to deliver evidence-based nursing care in your workplace. In
your response, outline how you apply the NMBA Code of Practice
and relevant legislation in ensuring safe, accountable and
ethical nursing care. (Related to Essential Selection Criteria
2 & 3)
- Provide
an example that demonstrates your leadership skills and your
ability to communicate effectively with patients, families and
colleagues. Include how you have used negotiation, teaching or
conflict resolution skills within a multidisciplinary team to
achieve positive outcomes. (Related to Essential Selection
Criteria 4, 5 & 6)
- Describe
your experience with continuous quality improvement and
implementing evidence-based practice or research findings.
Include how your knowledge of relevant legislative and
regulatory requirements influences your approach to nursing
practice and service delivery. (Related to Essential Selection
Criteria 7 & 8)
In addition, please provide
a current resume which summarises your experience and includes both
phone and email contact details of two professional referees, with
at least one being a recent supervisor/line manager.
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please
ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
Working With Children
check: This position is subject to a Western
Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further
information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au.
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description
Form.
For Further Job
Related Information: We encourage you to contact
Suzanne Kearney, Clinical Nurse Manager, Hospice on 0482 636 497 or
by email Suzanne.Kearney@health.wa.gov.au.
About Child and Adolescent Health Service
(CAHS): CAHS is Western Australia's primary
provider of paediatric healthcare, exclusively dedicated to
infants, children, and young people. Comprising Perth Children’s
Hospital (PCH), Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). CAHS operates with over
7,000 employees across PCH, King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH),
and over 160 community clinics in the metropolitan area. For more
information about our services click here.
CAHS
Values: CAHS is committed to providing a workplace
culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration,
Equity,
Respect,
Excellence
and Accountability. During
the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil
the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values. For further information about the benefits of working for
CAHS and our services please click here.
For Assistance including any
adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential
enquiries – please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team on +61
8 6456 0321 or via email: cahs.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au.
Other
Conditions: 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.
Our Values guide our work in
every action, and that includes recruitment and
employment! CAHS 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.
WA Health is committed to
eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of
our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage
applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and
people with disabilities.
In addition, we are
committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health
Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this
position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are
encouraged to apply.
This is an extended
recruitment pool, and as such the following should be
noted:
- The panel will monitor
this recruitment pool for applications, and will assess on a
regular basis.
- Suitable applicants will
be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when
similar vacancies occur.
- Appointments may be made
from this pool until 30 September 2026.
If you experience
difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee
Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business
hours.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
EMAIL EXPRESSIONS OF
INTEREST WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
