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Clinical Nurse Consultant, Integrated Palliative Care Service - Cairns
Cairns
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Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Cairns Integrated Palliative Care Service as a Clinical Nurse Consultant and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters. This is an opportunity to provide compassionate clinical leadership and specialist palliative care expertise as a CNC across the SPaRTa and SPACE projects, working collaboratively to support safe, high‑quality care and uphold strong nursing standards.Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 7 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Flexible |
| Job ad reference | QLD/CAH681106 |
| Closing date | 12-May-2026 |
| Job duration | Please see Role Description |
| Contact person | Jessica Pinkerton |
| Contact details | 0461 545 355 Access the National Relay Service |
About us:
The Cairns Integrated Palliative Care Service delivers palliative care across the Cairns and Hinterland and Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Services. The service supports people with life‑limiting illness and their carers, with a focus on quality of life, continuity of care across settings and illness phases, and enabling care in the person's place of choice. Strong partnerships are maintained with consumers, carers, non‑government organisations, and other government agencies.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About your role:
In this position you will....
- Manage and participate in data and outcome measure collection reflecting activity and delivery of care.
- Provide effective and efficient clinical management in collaboration with the Integrated Palliative Care Service and other non-government organisations to facilitate the provision of quality evidence-based care.
- Operate with a significant degree of autonomous clinical decision-making in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Provide direct clinical care and advice in a defined practice area for a client group with diverse and/or complex care requirements, as required.
- Initiate and conduct clinical outcome reviews in conjunction with published evidence, with a view to delivering optimal evidence-based care.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
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Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application
Documents
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