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This is a Permanent Part Time vacancy
at 56 hours per fortnight (0.7 FTE).
Overview of the
Role:
As a Clinical Nurse in
Palliative Care, you will play a pivotal role in delivering
high-quality patient care within the palliative care setting. Your
advanced skills in patient assessment, planning, implementation,
and evaluation will enable you to provide expert clinical advice
while leading a multi-disciplinary team. You will actively
participate in improving care services and be accountable for the
efficient use of resources, ensuring that our patients receive
holistic and compassionate support throughout their
journey.
Ideal
Candidate:
- Must be eligible for
registration as a Registered Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery
Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated advanced
nursing practice within a palliative care setting is
essential.
- Strong planning,
coordination, and decision-making skills tailored to palliative
care.
- Well-developed leadership
skills, with the ability to lead and be a part of
multi-disciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication
skills, both written and verbal, along with strong
interpersonal abilities.
- Experience in
incorporating risk management and quality initiatives into
nursing practice.
- Current driver's licence
(C or C-A Class) is required.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Provide an expert
clinical role in community and hospital settings, offering
professional advice on clinical standards and symptom
management.
- Assist the Nurse Manager
with resource planning and management strategies for palliative
care services across the South West.
- Facilitate effective
communication with patients, families, staff, and the general
public, identifying patient education needs.
- Actively contribute to
quality improvement and research programs to enhance Palliative
Care services.
- Monitor the nursing
practice and support the implementation of strategies to
improve care delivery.
About
Us
The WA Country Health
Service’s core business is the provision of quality, accessible
health services to people from large regional centres to those in
small remote communities.
Our vision is
to be global leader in rural and remote healthcare.
Our values of
Community, Compassion, Quality, Integrity, Equity and
Curiosity shape who we are, how we behave, how we interact
with each other, how we make decisions and how we provide care to
our patients.
About the
REGION
Learn more about living and
working in country WA by visiting our website at
WA Country Health Service - Living and working in country
WA
To learn more about the role,
please refer to the attached Job Description Form or contact
Claudia Tschopp on 9772
5228.
Why work for
us: In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an
amazing range of benefits:
- 12% employer contributed
superannuation into a fund of your choice.
- As a WA Country Health
Service employee, you’re entitled to discounts across some
private health care funds (flyer attached)
- Generous salary packaging
benefits:
- Up to $9010 on a
range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent or other
everyday living expenses
- Up to $2650 on meal
entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue
hire
- Access to novated
leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and
expenses
- Professional Development
Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
- Flexible working
arrangements
- Flexible leave
arrangements
- Other professional and
location-based allowance
Application
Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online via
the ‘apply for job’ button below. Please provide the following
documents and information as part of your application:
- A detailed cover letter
and resume that clearly demonstrates your relevant work
experience and achievements including the contact details of 2
referees (including a current line manager).
- A written statement
addressing the work-related requirements in the JDF (maximum
3-4 pages).
If you experience difficulties
while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77
for immediate assistance during business hours.
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.
Eligibility for sponsorship may be considered for some vacancies.
You are encouraged to discuss this with the contact person listed
in the advertisement before completing the application as there are
several steps that are required to be completed prior to
progressing any application for employment.
WA Health is committed to
eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of
our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage
applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people
with disabilities.
WA Health supports flexible
working practices within the context of a quality health
service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across
all buildings, grounds, and vehicles.
Other
Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of
trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to
undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part
of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment
on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
This vacancy 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
Please note this recruitment
process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health
Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country
Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to
ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the
position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of
employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS
PEHA Policy for further information.
We are committed to fostering
a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued
and empowered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique
perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community’s needs.
We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us
in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve
equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984, encourage applications from people living with a
disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of
age and under).
Similar
Vacancy: 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 will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
