Clinical Nurse - Metropolitan Palliative And Community Care Service - Part-Time

Fixed-Term, PART-TIME 

(60-67.5 Hrs per fortnight)

The Metropolitan Palliative and Community Care Service (MPaCCS) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated palliative care Clinical Nurse to join our professional team. This fixed-term position, integral to the success of our consultancy model, is available until 30 June 2025, with the possibility of further employment pending ongoing funding of the outreach program.

About the role

Using a combination of impromptu and formal education, role modelling, and mentoring, you will promote best-practice nursing care for residents and their family carers. Additionally, you will help build the capacity of facilities to provide quality, holistic end-of-life and palliative care by supporting facility staff in learning and implementing relevant, evidence-based care techniques and methods. This position will be based in the North and North-Eastern suburbs, though all staff may be expected to work across the metropolitan area.

About you

Ideally, you will have a minimum of three years of experience in a palliative care nursing role and can demonstrate:

• A commitment to excellence in person-centred care delivery
• The ability to work autonomously as part of a dedicated interdisciplinary specialist team
• strong problem solving and relationship-building capabilities
• Leadership and advanced nursing skills and knowledge relevant to the practice setting.

What you need

• A commitment to working within a value and behaviour-based organisation
• Current AHPRA Registration
• Current WA Driver’s Licence (C-class, with no restrictions)
• Currently hold or willing to obtain a National Police Clearance
• Full working rights in Australia

About Bethesda Health Care and MPaCCS

Bethesda Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital with a strong reputation for high-quality care and is one of Perth’s leading inpatient palliative care units. 

Palliative care consultancy to the community is provided by MPaCCS, located in South Perth.

MPaCCS is a mobile specialist palliative care team that works collaboratively with General Practitioners and other health professionals to ensure superior outcomes for patients residing in residential aged care, mental health services, disability services and corrections. The service focuses on building the palliative care workforce through training, education, assistance, and mentoring, whereas no specialist palliative care consultation services are available.

Nursing and support staff are highly qualified, and the organisation is an occupational health and safety leader.

Benefits

• Friendly and modern work environment
• No On Call duties 
• Salary Packaging up to $15,900.
• Access to Company provided vehicle
• Free Parking 

How to Apply

For further information and confidential enquiries, contact Bernadette Nowak, Clinical Nurse Manager –MPaCCS, on 9217 1777 or e-mail [email protected]">[email protected].

To apply, please e-mail your CV with a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and outlining your experience in relation to the position, along with an application form to [email protected] by close Friday, 21 June 2024. 

Application Form.pdf

Clinical Nurse Position Description 

Please note that successful applicants will be contacted via phone or email. Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual acknowledgement or feedback about your application if you are unsuccessful in shortlisting.

We reserve the right to close applications before the specified closing date.