Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Core
Provide expert clinical leadership and autonomous NP-led palliative care to clients in their homes and offer clinical advisory support to residents of residential aged care facilities.
Role type
Senior Nurse Practitioner (Palliative Care)
Builds
Comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and care planning for patients with life-limiting illnesses.
Domain
Healthcare / Palliative Care / End of Life Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced clinical skills in palliative and end-of-life care, autonomous practice, critical thinking, ethical decision making, systems analysis, mentoring and training clinical teams, collaborative work in multidisciplinary frameworks.
Preferred skills
Recent experience in specialist Palliative Care, working towards Nurse Practitioner qualification.
Responsibilities
Deliver comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and care planning; support residential aged care staff and GPs to deliver a palliative approach; educate and mentor clinical teams; participate in rotating on-call weekend roster.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities.