October 23, 2024

Southern NSW Local Health District

Queanbeyan

OTHER & FULL TIME

Care Coordinator - Palliative Care - Inland Network - Incentives offered

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 or Transitional Clinical Nurse Specialist
Location: Site Negotiable within SNSWLHD - Goulburn, Cooma or Queanbeyan
Remuneration:

Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $109945.46 - $113556.22 per annum

Registered Nurse: $70049.73 - $98351.38 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ529068
Applications Close: 3 November 2024
Interview Information: Scheduled within 10 days of closing.

This position qualifies for the NSW Health Rural Incentive scheme with a value of up to $5000

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

What we offer

Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
Corporate Health and Fitness program
11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
Annual Leave Loading

Where you'll be working
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here: We Are Southern

What you'll be doing
The Care Coordinator, Palliative Care is a supportive clinical role, considered a key member of the clinical teams. The Care Coordinator will have appropriate clinical skills and training to promote seamlessness in the patient journey from referral to discharge. The role will work collaboratively with the patient and family, palliative care teams, GPs, community nursing teams and other care providers and act as a central point of contact.

The role provides clinical leadership, support and supervision for less experienced clinicians to achieve people focused quality care.

Selection Criteria

Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and relevant post-registration qualifications in Palliative Care Nursing with a minimum of three years' experience working in the clinical speciality or enrolment in or commitment to enrol in a postgraduate course in Palliative Care Nursing within the next 12 months with demonstrated experience working in the clinical specialty.

Demonstrated competencies in and knowledge of the complexities and challenges involved in providing speciality nursing care in the context of a multidisciplinary team.

Demonstrate ability to exercise extended autonomy in clinical decision making capabilities and leadership in the development of nursing specialty practice advancement.

Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology, written and verbal means and sound interpersonal skills with the capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner.

Demonstrated knowledge and application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person-centred care at an extended role level with a commitment to quality improvement.

Demonstrated ability to supervise, delegate, and negotiate with others to deliver quality nursing care with a willingness to show leadership and embrace change in the coordination and delivery of care.

Evidence of participation in own professional development, a commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills in the development of therapeutic relationships in Palliative Care context, complex supportive care, collaborative practice, leadership and practice development, with a willingness to apply and share professional expertise as a resource person and mentor others within the speciality.

Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au

Need more information?

1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Jacqueline Clancy on 02 6150 7576 or Jacqueline.Clancy@health.nsw.gov.au

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