The Community Palliative Care Service provides specialist ambulatory and community palliative care to the southern sector of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. The service also operates a Motor Neuron Disease service and both services are supported by dedicated allied health and medical resources.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), provides evidence-based nursing care to people of all ages and cultural groups, including individuals, families, and communities. The CNS assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve goals and health outcomes. The CNS practices independently and interdependently, assuming accountability and responsibility for their own actions and delegation of care to enrolled nurses and other health care workers.
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA)
- Relevant post-graduate qualifications and at least 3 years’ full time equivalent post-registration experience working in Palliative Care; plus satisfy the Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 minimum criteria as per current Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Nurses Agreement 2017
- Current Unrestricted Class C driver’s licence allowing the holder to drive a passenger vehicle in NSW
- Demonstrated advanced clinical assessment and problem-solving capacity and the ability to transfer this knowledge and skill to other clinicians
- Demonstrated, well-developed verbal and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with limited supervision: and within a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated time management and organisational skills; and demonstrated competence in the use of health-related information technology such as eMR
- Ability to work within the Mission and Values of Calvary Health Care Kogarah