Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant Manager

Employer: Austin Health
Location: Heidelberg
Type: Full Time (Permanent)
Closing Date:  23 November 2023

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Summary

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.  We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre (ONJ Centre) provides comprehensive cancer services, including medical oncology, clinical haematology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, wellness and supportive care programs, and palliative care services. Palliative Care Services includes a 24-bed specialist inpatient Palliative Care Unit, a Consultancy service to inpatients and outpatient of Austin Health, and acute palliative care services to patients at home or residential aged care facilities. Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultants work collaboratively with medical staff to deliver all elements of the Palliative Care Service.

About The Role: 

The Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant Manager requires shared clinical and managerial responsibility. The position involves the incumbent to provide clinical nurse consultancy for at least 60% of the role and operational leadership and management for up to 40% of the role within the Palliative Care CNC team. The position aim is to lead the allocated clinical nurse consultant team, advance nursing practice within the specialty, optimise nursing care and health outcomes for patients receiving palliative care, that align with professional, organisational, legal and ethical standards. The management element of the role works collaboratively with the Director Palliative Care and Nurse Unit Manager of the Palliative Care Unit to implement, evaluate, and coordinate the Austin Health strategic and operational plan, develop/review and strive to improve Palliative Care Services, by effective use of resources, for optimal patient outcomes and experience.

Selection Criteria

• Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 
• Post graduate qualification in palliative care nursing or other equivalent advanced practice nursing qualification
• Demonstrated nursing experience in specialist palliative care in an inpatient, ambulatory and community setting, at a advanced practice nursing level 
• Demonstrated experience in a CNC and/or nursing leadership/management role, including strategic planning, service improvement, human resource and budgetary management 
• Demonstrated knowledge of professional standards and application of nursing professional practice frameworks

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What is offered

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options