Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Location Negotiable within Southern New South Wales Local Health District

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Remuneration: $149408.12 - $152392.73 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ687872

Applications Close: 31 August 2026

Welcome to Southern

About The Service

Clinical Nurse Consultant – Lead Excellence in Palliative Care

Are you an experienced nurse with a passion for clinical leadership and improving patient outcomes in a rural setting?

At Southern our Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNCs) provide expert clinical advice, support professional development, and lead quality improvement initiatives. You’ll be a vital part of shaping nursing practice and delivering exceptional care across our community

Lead the way in delivering high-quality nursing care that transforms rural health.

Support for

- Working within SNSWLHD
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Salary packaging options
- Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
- A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports you

What You'll Be Doing The Clinical Nurse Consultant provides a complex person-centered clinical consultancy service for individuals, carers and other health care professionals within the Palliative Care services to provide a people focused quality clinical consultancy service in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Selection Criteria

- Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse with at least 5 years full time equivalent postgraduate experience with tertiary nursing qualifications in Palliative Care with at least 3 year's fulltime equivalent experience in Palliative Care or current enrolment in or commitment to enrol in an approved postgraduate course within the next 12 months.




- Demonstrated skills and ability to conduct and apply scientific research and evidence based practice to the workplace with the ability to think critically, problem solve and link outcomes to the principles of continuous quality improvement in the clinical speciality field.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and computer skills and an ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Proven clinical leadership capabilities with the ability to provide consultancy advice, education and support to individuals, their families, nursing staff and other health professionals.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, present and evaluate education, clinical procedures and policies to multidisciplinary teams.
- Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.

We look forward to learning more about you and what you can bring to our team

Information for applicants Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health. This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2026_004: Occupational Assessment,



Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

At Southern NSW Local Health District, we’re proud to be an equal prospect employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce. For more information, click here

If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact [email protected] for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.

To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au

Need more information?

- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Jacqueline Clancy on 02 6150 7576 or [email protected]

📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Palliative Care - Location negotiable with Southern NSWLHD (New South Wales)
🏢 Southern NSW Local Health District
📍 New South Wales