Palliative Aged Care Support Service Nurse Practitioner
A new and exciting opportunity exists for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Transitional Nurse Practitioner (TNP) with a strong interest in Supportive Palliative Care and commitment to Aged Care to enhance the delivery of services within Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD). In this role you will be providing advanced nursing assessment, diagnosis, care and intervention to patients and families within the scope of practice of a NP/TNP Palliative Aged Care Supportive Service (PACSS). You will also provide high level clinical nursing, leadership, strategic governance and management in establishing a model of care for those patients and their families in their transition to end of life care.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $2,676.60 - $2,865.90 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ589134
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Mona Vale Hospital
What you'll be doing
The Nurse Practitioner/Transitional Nurse Practitioner (NP/TNP) for the Palliative Aged Care Supportive Service (PACSS) will provide advanced palliative care support to older people residing in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) across the Mona Vale region. Working in partnership with the NSLHD Palliative Care service and the BRACE program, the NP/TNP will deliver expert clinical assessments and care planning. This role will also collaborate closely with key stakeholders including HammondCare Palliative Care, Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service (NSHNS), and General Practitioners supported by the Northern Sydney PHN, ensuring coordinated, person-centred palliative care for aged care residents. The practice of the NP/TNP is in accordance with current best evidence and all relevant NSW Health and NSLHD policies, procedures, and guidelines, including compliance with the NSW Health Policy Directive Nurse/Midwife Practitioners NSW PD2012_026. Operating within a defined scope determined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s NP Standards for Practice and the Australian Nursing Code of Ethics, the role functions at an advanced practice level, independently managing a range of palliative and end-of-life care options that best meet the needs of patients, carers, and families.
The NP/TNP extends nursing practice by enabling timely patient reviews and effectively managing palliative and end-of-life care, addressing identified service gaps. As a palliative care expert with strong aged care assessment skills, the NP/TNP supports the education and professional development of nursing staff, allied health, patients, carers, and families. A key role is to facilitate the transition of aged care residents to end-of-life care while coordinating with relevant NSLHD services. Scope of Work:
- Providing autonomous, evidence-based clinical care for patients in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) and as inpatients at Northern Beaches Hospital
- Conducting comprehensive assessments to identify physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and implementing advanced, holistic management plans
- Prescribing evidence-based therapeutic interventions tailored to patient needs
- Leading advance care planning and optimizing symptom management across physical, psychological, social, and spiritual domains
- Referring complex cases beyond scope to BRACE Geriatricians, Palliative Medicine specialists, and other healthcare teams
Acting as a liaison between community and inpatient services to ensure seamless care coordination.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Registered Authorised NP with APHRA that has completed the Tertiary requirements including a Master’s Degree (Nurse Practitioner) OR Registered Nurse willing to enrol in a Tertiary Master’s Program for Nurse Practitioner.
- Minimum of 5,000 hours of advanced nursing/midwifery practice during the last six years appropriate to the specialty area (or working towards within the next 3 years).
- Ability to independently assess, investigate and implement appropriate treatment for patients within advanced nursing practice guidelines.
- Demonstrated clinical competency in advanced practice management in Supportive and Palliative Care and specific interest in aged care.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and have effective communication and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Current Driver’s Licence
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For role related queries or questions contact Rowena Broadbent on Rowena.Broadbent@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9463 1190.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have
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Applications Close: 21 July 2025
