Clinical Nurse – Specialist Palliative Care Service in Caloundra

We're excited to welcome a Clinical Nurse to our Specialist Palliative Care Unit. Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation committed to treating colleagues, patients, consumers, and the community with respect. We respect, protect, and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

The Clinical Nurse will lead and deliver person-centred nursing care at an advanced level based on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia – Registered Nurse Standards of Practice. The Clinical Nurse (CN) is expected to practice autonomously and provide leadership in clinical decision-making. They have the responsibility for professional leadership in the absence of the Nurse Grade 7 and an opportunity to work collaboratively to lead practice changes and clinical innovation.

This role performs as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering exceptional aged care services. Dove Palliative Care Unit is a purpose-built fourteen-bed unit situated at the Caloundra Health Service facility, providing specialist inpatient care and support for people suffering from a life-limiting illness and their families and caregivers. Patients are usually admitted to Dove for short periods to enable pain and symptom control and for specialist care during the last days of life. The primary goal of care and treatment is to optimise quality of life.

The highly skilled specialist multi-disciplinary team focuses on providing exceptional, person-centred palliative care that meets the end-of-life goals and wishes of the patient and their loved ones.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Adhere to defined service quality standards, health and safety policies and procedures to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Schedule 2, Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health Award) – State 2015 – Generic Level Statements Nurse Grade 6, Band 1 and the Queensland Public Service values.
• Understand your broad responsibilities for safety and quality in healthcare, actively participate in continuous quality and safety improvement activities within the workplace and notify a relevant clinical or non-clinical responsible officer when concerns exist about workplace or patient safety.
• Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.

Salary between $57.76 - $61.85 p.h. (p/t), employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) (Nurse Grade 6) (Part-time position available, 68 hrs p.f.). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us? We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages, and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Career training and development;
• Salary packaging.