Your role at St John of God Murdoch HospitalYou will lead the development of a specialist palliative care framework for Murdoch Community Hospice, providing clinical leadership and expert consultancy to internal and external services.
Our Hospice offers a home-like, supportive environment where patients and families can spend meaningful time together.
You will help optimise each patient's quality of life by managing pain and symptoms, ensuring they remain comfortable and supported.
Compassionate end-of-life care for patients, carers and families is central to our mission, and you will play a key role in delivering it.
This position will be offered on permanent part-time basis, working 60 hours per fortnight.The Position Commitment to providing local support and leadership for primary care providers in palliative care, metropolitan and rural Western Australia.Promote excellence and implements best practice that supports the delivery of evidence based clinical care in palliative care.Review current clinical practices and identifies strategies to improve efficiency and the quality of service to patients.Maintain advanced clinical skills relevant to palliative care practice.Act as a clinical resource for Hospital staff.Initiate and co-ordinates care of patients with complex problems.Consult with other SJOG Palliative Care Facilities to provide telephone advice and education.Co-ordinates and develops outpatient services at Murdoch Community Hospice.In conjunction with the Learning and Development Facilitator develops, implements and evaluates in-service education for caregivers.Develops, coordinates and participates as appropriate, in research-based quality improvement initiatives and processes to support professional practice, practice standards and practice environments.With experience in clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary setting, you will bring strong interpersonal and communication skills, including conflict resolution, negotiation,



problem-solving and the ability to lead teams through change.You will also demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based practice, supported by up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and professional standards.You will hold current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse, along with possession of (or substantial progress towards) a relevant postgraduate qualification.You will have more than five years of experience in specialist palliative care at a senior leadership level.Knowledge and experience in the EQUIP accreditation process, policy development, and implementing standards and legislative requirements are essential.Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.Salary and benefitsSalary: $129,203 per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 12% superannuation A part-time position, working 68 hours per fortnightSalary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing work related expenses self-education and additional superannuationA healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs Access to gym membership,



fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport for you and your familyEmployee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health InsuranceEmployee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Innovative Professional Development opportunitiesTravel Green allowanceIf you walk, carpool or use public transport you could be eligible for up to $1,500 per yearFor enquiries contact Natalie Chemello, Deputy Director of Nursing, on .
Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly.At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.At St John of God Health Care we support you to be the best health care qualified or support worker you can be.
We believe positive culture drives performance, so we are focussed on building collaborative and supportive team environments, providing opportunities for development and promotion, and ensuring our leaders are visible and accessible.As one of the largest Catholic providers of health care services in Australia, St John of God Health Care is a outstanding place to work with a host of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, and a great work life balance.
Our caregivers come from diverse backgrounds and belief systems and you don't need to be Catholic to work with us.
We offer our nurses and midwives a healthy and engaging environment where you are supported to put patients and clients first and to provide exceptional clinical care.
We provide a wide variety of nursing and midwifery job opportunities, in hospitals, in the community and in home care.
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📌 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care (Western Australia)
🏢 Sjog
📍 Western Australia