This is a Permenant Part-time appointment at 72 hours
per fortnight 0.9FTE, 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.
