Community Palliative Care Nurse (Grade 2)

Employer: Ballarat Hospice Care Inc
Location: Alfredton
Type: Part-Time
Hours: Negotiable
Closing Date: 22 July 2022

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Summary

Ballarat Hospice Care Inc. (BHCI) is a home-based palliative care service, caring for people living with a life limiting illness and supporting their family and carers. BHCI staff and volunteers work within our values framework which focus on loyalty, honesty, trust, willingness, kindness, respect and skill. These values guide how we communicate and how we undertake our work, and are the foundation for our positive workplace culture.

We are currently seeking a suitability qualified and experienced nurse to undertake the role of Community Palliative Care Nurse. This role will be paid as a Grade 2 and will be part time. Working closely with the Clinical Coordinator and with other members of the multidisciplinary team, you will demonstrate leadership and nursing expertise in the provision of community-based holistic palliative care. You will be expected to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, within your skill set and experience.

This role will work towards developing specialist palliative care nursing skills and competencies. It is expected that this role will undertake ongoing self directed learning in conjunction with education provided within the organisation, to achieve this.

This is an outstanding opportunity for highly capable and motivated nurse to join our organisation, which has a proud history and an exciting future. If you have appropriate qualifications, qualities and willingness to work in an organisation who cares for people at the end of life, we’d love to hear from you.

What is Offered

• Friendly, warm welcome
• Positive values driven team approach across the organisation 
• Structured orientation and on-boarding process 
• New purpose built facility with free onsite parking
• Proactive focus on ensuring appropriate staff supports within the workplace including access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Pathway to continue to develop professionally
• Family friendly environment with a focus on well-being and work/life balance
• Workplace which is highly regarded and respected within our community
• Simple mechanism to access salary packaging benefits
• Our city and local areas provide a wonderful environment to live, work and play.

Selection Criteria

1. Significant understanding of, and demonstrated commitment and energy for, the objectives and values of BHCI
2. Demonstrated strong values driven leadership with commitment to reflective practice and ongoing professional development
3. High level of nursing skills and inter-personal and communication skills with the commitment to the delivery of quality person centred care and ability to accept assistance from colleagues to work through complex clinical issues based on the principles of palliative and end of life care
4. Willingness to participate in quality improvement and research initiatives to enhance patient and family care
5. Commitment to flexibility and innovation with an openness and willingness to work towards independent practice while having a high level of organisational and time management skills
6. Demonstration of excellent written and verbal communication through the sound documentation of person centred care plans; skill in the use of IT
7. Demonstrated resilient behaviours and skills that will maintain your own wellbeing in context of complex workload and working alone within the community

Essential: 

• Registered Nurse Div.1 registered with AHPRA with 2 - 5 years’ experience
• Willingness to undertake specific palliative care education within 6 months from commencement
• Ambition to become a specialist palliative care nurse 
• Current Police and Working with Children Check
• Current COVID and flu vaccinations
• Current Driver License

Desired:

• Some experience in palliative care and or community nursing