At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a world-class palliative care team delivering compassionate end-of-life care.
- Company: Murrumbidgee Local Health District, known for innovation and excellence in patient care.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, salary packaging, flexible work options, and access to wellness programs.
- Other info: Supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and community connection.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while enjoying a vibrant regional lifestyle.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in palliative care and a passion for teaching and mentoring.
The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) offers medical clinicians the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, highly supportive regional health network. With more than 5,000 dedicated staff working across 33 public hospitals, MLHD is a progressive organisation known for innovation, compassion, and excellence in patient care.
Serving a diverse population of approximately 245,000 people across 125,561 square kilometres, MLHD provides clinicians with unparalleled scope to expand their clinical practice, manage a wide variety of presentations, and make meaningful impacts in both small rural communities and larger regional centres.
What you'll be doing:
- Be part of a world class palliative care team with doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals.
- Deliver specialist palliative and end-of-life care through clinical consultation, outreach, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration across hospital, community, residential aged care, and virtual care settings.
- Provide face to face care in our regional centres of Wagga Wagga and/or Griffith, virtual care and prescribing support as part of a multidisciplinary on-call roster, and scheduled outreach clinics as required across the region.
- Support patients across MLHD with complex care needs through inpatient consultation, outpatient and home-based consultative services and virtual outreach services.
- Provide clinical leadership, education, training and mentoring in palliative and end of life to medical staff, specialist palliative care nurses and allied health professionals.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, specialist palliative care visiting medical officers, nurse practitioners, nursing staff and allied health professionals to deliver high-quality services.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and the ongoing growth of specialist palliative care across MLHD.
In accepting this position, you will uphold core NSW public sector values, including cultural diversity, equity, ethical practice, and contributing to a healthy, safe, and fair workplace.
Where you'll be working:
- You will be based in Wagga Wagga or Griffith, joining a dedicated Specialist Palliative Care team that delivers high-quality services across the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
- A district-wide specialist palliative care service providing care across hospitals, community settings, residential aged care facilities and virtual care settings.
- A collaborative multidisciplinary team committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centred and family-focused end-of-life care.
- An innovative service using outreach and virtual care to improve equitable access to specialist palliative care across a large geographic area.
- A supportive clinical environment that values education, mentoring, service development and continuous improvement.
- A vibrant regional community offering an exceptional lifestyle, affordable living and easy access to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
What We Can Offer You:
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!)
- Car leases
- Fitness Passport
- Support through advanced education & training
- Access to EAP, wellbeing programs and supports for you and your family
MLHD provides remuneration consistent with NSW Health statewide awards and determinations. Clinicians may also benefit from regional incentives, salary packaging opportunities, and flexible working arrangements designed to attract high quality medical practitioners to rural practice.
Extensive experience:
- Extensive experience in the provision of direct patient care, with an ongoing commitment to clinical consulting in palliative medicine.
- Demonstrated experience in teaching palliative medicine and end of life care to health care professionals, and in the community setting.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team.
- A willingness to provide both face-to-face and digital health i.e. video-consulting to all LHD communities, residential aged care facilities and acute facilities across Murrumbidgee LHD.
- Willingness to establish and facilitate formalised training appointments for medical, nursing and allied health staff in palliative and end of life care.
- Demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement and clinical risk management; actively seek out improvements to service delivery; initiating change and consulting those affected by the change.
Staff Specialist - Palliative Care in Wagga Wagga employer: Murrumbidgee Local Health District
As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to delivering exceptional, person-centred care in a supportive and collaborative environment. We prioritise continuous professional development and offer numerous opportunities for growth, ensuring you can advance your skills while contributing to a culture of safety and learning. Located in a vibrant community, our workplace fosters a strong sense of belonging and commitment to quality improvement, making it an ideal place for passionate healthcare professionals.
Contact Details:
Murrumbidgee Local Health District Recruitment Team
