At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert palliative care and support to clients in their homes.
- Company: Palliative Care South East, a respected specialist service in Melbourne.
- Benefits: Attractive salary packaging, flexible work-life balance, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a values-led organisation focused on responsiveness, empowerment, collaboration, and kindness.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while working in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Nurse practitioner or working towards, with experience in specialist palliative care.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Employer: Palliative Care South East
Type
Full-Time
Closing Date
4 November 2026
Palliative Care South East provides palliative care in the southeast metropolitan region of Melbourne.
We support people with a life-limiting illness to live well and, in doing so, provide support at home to improve the quality of life of individuals, carers and families.
Our specialist palliative care services are provided to people of all ages, free of charge, in the Local Government areas of Cardinia, Casey, Greater Dandenong and part of Kingston.
About the role
As our Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you'll provide expert clinical leadership and autonomous, NP‑led care to clients in their own homes and, in a consultative and clinical advisory capacity, to residents of residential aged care facilities.
You'll work alongside our Medical Officers, Advanced Trainee, Nurse Practitioner and specialist interdisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care planning.
This role will also support our aims to build the capacity of residential aged care staff and support GPs to deliver a palliative approach across the region.
- Selection Criteria
- Nurse practitioner, or working towards, with recent experience in the provision of specialist Palliative Care Demonstrated advanced clinical skills, competence and leadership in the assessment, treatment and management of patients with Palliative Care and End of Life care needs.
- Demonstrated understanding of integrated care and proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework and mixed clinical environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of current issues impacting on the provision of Palliative Care services in Australia.
- Demonstrated capability to work autonomously when required.
- Demonstrated abilities in critical thinking, human relations, clinical skills, ethical decision making, problem analysis and systems analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to educate, mentor and support clinical teams to build capability and confidence in delivering high‑quality palliative care and influence organisational and cultural change.
- Ability to participate in a rotating on call weekend roster.
- What is Offered
- A genuinely varied, autonomous senior clinical role at the heart of a respected specialist palliative care service.
- Work within a values‑led organisation — Responsiveness, Empowerment, Collaboration and Kindness — that backs its clinicians.
- Contribute to the training and mentoring of our Palliative Care Specialist Nurses, Advanced Trainees and broader clinical team.
PCSE is transitioning through an exciting stage of growth and change, and the successful candidate will have access to a range of benefits including:
- Attractive salary packaging options - up to $15,900 tax free per year.
- Flexible work life balance opportunities Training and Development Opportunities.
- Rewards and Recognition program.
- An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is funded by the employer for business and private access.
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