Role Title: Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2), Palliative Care
Role Type: Permanent full time
Department and location: Sacred Heart Health Service, Supportive and Palliative Care Service, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
Salary: $131,870.90 - $134,500.70 + super

Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent's Health Australia, Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

About the role
The inpatient, consult and community palliative care multi-disciplinary teams are working together to develop a world-class palliative care service:

• Delivering specialist palliative care intervention to patients across various clinical settings, admitted and non-admitted care.
• Adopting a leadership role in the palliative care service, you will be pivotal in facilitating optimal health outcomes for patients and their families.
• Working closely with medical teams, offering consultancy, education and support to professional and non-professional colleagues to improve the palliative care competencies of the workforce.
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement, the role will undertake quality improvement projects to enhance palliative care services.
• Contributing to service planning, audit and research processes.

About you

• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency and hold a current and unrestricted NSW Class C Driver's License.
• At least 5 years full time equivalent post registration experience and in addition approved post registration nursing qualifications relevant to Palliative Care.
• Demonstrated skills and clinical leadership across the five CNC domains of practice: clinical service and consultancy, clinical leadership, research, education, and clinical services planning and management.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and within the interdisciplinary team and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Demonstrated evidence of integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills in aged care and end of life scenarios, critical thinking and analysis in their daily practice.

Why work at St Vincent's?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent's hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location
• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches
• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people
• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus
• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health

Sponsorship / work rights forAustralia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
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Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply
The closing date for applications is 26 May 2025.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.