Registered Nurse Palliative Care Buronga

Employment Type

Permanent Full Time

Registered Nurse

$73,417.94 - $ + Super

38

Buronga NSW

• The Palliative Care Registered Nurse will work as a member of the Specialist Community Palliative Care Team providing patient centred palliative care for people with advanced life limiting illnesses, their families and carers.
• The role will provide a combination of direct/shared/consultative care across settings, in liaison with other FWLHD palliative care health professionals, and is expected to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team including primary care, specialist services, community based services, inpatient, aged care and volunteers.

• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the AHPRA with recent clinical experience relevant to the position and demonstrated understanding and practical application of palliative care pain and symptom management.
• Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with Registered Nurse Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics for Nurses, and Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia).
• Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology, written and verbal means; and sound interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people in a sensitive manner.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of the multi‑disciplinary care team; ability to prioritise and organise workload, and demonstrated leadership qualities.
• Understanding of the challenges associated with rural and remote palliative care community nursing.
• Commitment to quality improvement, practice development and evidence-based practice.
• Current drivers licence and willingness to travel within the LHD.

• Recruitment Incentive Package up to $10,000 under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, paid fortnightly.
• Salary packaging (pay less tax) $9,009 + Meals/Entertainment $2,650.
• Novated leasing.
• Paid allocated day off (ADO) every month.
• Fitness passport.
• Support through advanced education & training.
• A comfortable country lifestyle supporting balance and wellbeing.

At Far West 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. We encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.