Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 - Community Palliative Care Team
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Job no: 527940
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Kogarah
Categories: Nursing
- Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
- Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
- Fixed Term Full-time - Secondment until 02 March 2025
- Remuneration: $55.45 per hour to $57.27 per hour
About the role
The Community Palliative Care Service provides specialist ambulatory and community palliative care to the southern sector of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. The service also operates a Motor Neuron Disease service and both services are supported by dedicated allied health and medical resources.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), provides evidence-based nursing care to people of all ages and cultural groups, including individuals, families, and communities. The CNS assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve goals and health outcomes. The CNS practices independently and interdependently, assuming accountability and responsibility for their own actions and delegation of care to enrolled nurses and other health care workers.
About you
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)
- Relevant post-graduate qualifications and at least 3 years’ full time equivalent post-registration experience working in Palliative Care; plus satisfy the Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 minimum criteria as per current Public Health System Nurses’ and Midwives’ (State) Award
- Current Unrestricted Class C driver’s license allowing the holder to drive a passenger vehicle in NSW
- Demonstrated advanced clinical assessment and problem-solving capacity and the ability to transfer this knowledge and skill to other clinicians
- Demonstrated, well-developed verbal and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with limited supervision: and within a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated time management and organisational skills; and demonstrated competence in the use of health-related information technology such as eMR
- Ability to work within the Mission and Values of Calvary Health Care Kogarah
Why work for Calvary?
At Calvary, our staff matter.
With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
Your benefits:
- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.
Please note the following:
- As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
- You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella.
Application Closing Date: 27 November 2024
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Applications close: AUS Eastern Daylight Time
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