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Job details

Role details

The Palliative Care Service at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse to join their team on a temporary basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

• The Clinical Nurse is an advanced level clinician who is responsible for providing clinical leadership and expertise at an advanced nursing practice level for the provision and coordination of evidence-based person-centred care in accordance with organisational goals for a defined clinical area or speciality.
• The Palliative Care Clinical Nurse is an experienced nurse with advanced clinical knowledge and an in-depth understanding of Palliative Care, symptom management, and end of life care planning.
• The Palliative Care Clinical Nurse employs advanced clinical and professional practice capabilities to deliver a positive patient-centred health experience for individuals and their support persons.
• The Palliative Care Clinical Nurse works closely with other members of the MHHS SPCS team sharing client load.

About the Team

The MHHS Specialist Palliative Care Service (SPCS) aims to improve the quality of life for patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-limiting illness. This can be achieved through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and treatment of pain and other problems, in the physical, psychological and spiritual domains. The SPCS seeks to:

• Provide holistic patient-centred care for patients with life-limiting illness across the care continuum.
• Provide specialist palliative care for patients with life-limiting illness which are needs-based regardless of diagnosis or prognosis.
• Address the specialist palliative care needs of patients and their families for the duration of their illness trajectory.
• Provide multidisciplinary care in a reliable and efficient manner.

The MHHS SPCS provides palliative care support to inpatients at MHHS, outpatient clinics and a community program to assist patients and carers in their own home within a 45km radius of Mackay. Specialist palliative care support in the Isaac, Bowen and Whitsunday regions, are provided by the Specialist Palliative Care Rural Telehealth Service (SPaRTa) team based at the Townsville Hospital and Health Service. A multidisciplinary team working within specialist palliative care provides holistic, co-ordinated care to patients and their carers across the care continuum, with close collaboration with other health professionals. Specialist palliative care services are located at 475 Bridge Road Mackay, Mackay Hospital and Health Service.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

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 and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their online application. Applications remain current for 12 months (permanent roles) or for the duration of the vacancy (temporary roles).

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• QH Information for Applicants (PDF)
  
  Role Description (PDF)