Clinical Nurse Consultant

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Austin Health is one of Victoria’s largest health care providers. Our 11,000 employees and volunteers provide safe, high quality, person-centred care at Austin Hospital, Olivia Newton-John Centre, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, as well as in the community through Hospital-in-the-Home and partner health services.  We are an internationally recognised leader in clinical teaching, training and research and have affiliations with many leading universities and research institutes.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the department: 

Palliative Care Services, based at the Olivia Newton-John Centre, provides specialist palliative care to patients with cancer and any other life limiting illness. This includes via a 24-bed specialist inpatient Palliative Care Unit, a Palliative Care Consultancy service to the acute inpatients of the Austin Hospital, a specialist Palliative Care Clinic, a Palliative Care acute community inreach services (with visits to patients’ residence or residential aged care facility), and liaising with Community Palliative Care Service providers.  

About the role:  

• Hours per week: 40 hrs permanent. A combination of multiple candidates will be considered. 
• Employment status:  Ongoing Permanent Full time 
• Appointment period: Commencing 06 January 2025 

Additional notes: Includes community inreach services, some Saturday shifts and other workload as allocated as per the position description 

As a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant you must:  

• Be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 
• Hold a Post Graduate qualification in palliative care nursing or equivalent 
• Have significant specialist Palliative Care experience with experience in a senior nursing role  
• Have evidence of a committment to excellence in the care of Palliative Care patients, with demonstrated understanding of the care and management in an inpatient, ambulatory and community setting 
• Have excellent organisation, time management skills and attention to detail 
• Have excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills 
• Be able to demonstate analytical and problem solving ability 
• Have an ability to work collaboratively, as a team member and autonomously to meet patient needs and the goals of the unit 
• Have experience in utilising information technology to optimise patient care, including electronic medical record systems, clinical systems and business software 

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging 

• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program 

• Mentoring and career development opportunities 

• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.  

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Marita Rees, marita.rees@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: 1 December 2024