Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 Care Coordinator – Palliative Care
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ577659 Requisition #
Location: Hawkesbury District Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $57.11 - $58.98 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ577659
Application Close: 03/06/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Hawkesbury District Health Service is a teaching hospital in Windsor NSW, providing acute, community and allied health services for the local community and surrounding districts. The service provides 24-hour emergency, medical, surgical, diagnostic, maternity, neonatal, paediatric, palliative, intensive and coronary care services.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) is a Registered Nurse who applies a high level of clinical nursing knowledge, experience, and skills in providing complex nursing care with minimum direct supervision.
The primary purpose of the CNS2 role within the Community Health Care nursing team is to work with other community health teams like allied health and specialty programs, general practitioners, hospital teams and specialist palliative care teams to co-ordinate and deliver evidence based best practice palliative care to clients with a life limiting illness.
We invite you to make your next career move with us. Apply Now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
· Novated Leasing
· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
· Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
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What you will bring to the role
- Current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) and current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel (this may include driving long distances across the LHD).
- A minimum of three (3) years full time equivalent post registration experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification or in a specialty area of practice related to the management of clients with a life limiting illness and a related recognised postgraduate clinical qualification (Graduate Certificate level or equivalent) or such other qualifications or equivalent experience deemed appropriate by the public health organisation.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical skills and contemporary knowledge of evidence based Palliative Care Nursing practice and the ability to implement those within clinical practice utilising their clinical expertise
- Commitment to champion, educate and lead an interdisciplinary team to improve clients’ outcomes as part of a team.
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making abilities according to best practice.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, carers and a diverse range of health care providers.
- Demonstrated commitment to clinical practice development.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision maintaining involvement within the wider interdisciplinary team.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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 Melissa Drury on melissa.drury1@health.nsw.gov.au
