Clinical Nurse Consultant - Palliative Care
- Key role providing education and support
- Build a positive, professional culture
- Be part of a dedicated, regional team
This is a key role providing education and support to staff in the Palliative Care nursing team. You are an experienced Registered Nurse with postgraduate qualifications in Palliative Care (or equivalent) with at least five years full time equivalent post registration experience. As a naturally caring person, ready to take on a leadership role within Palliative Care. You will be joining a close knit team in a regional area of NSW. Working in a regional area allows you to gain a competitive advantage by accessing a wider range of patients and diverse caseloads. You will help to build a positive, professional work culture.
Your accountabilities will include providing expert client centred clinical advice and consultancy to patients, carers and other health care professionals. You will be required to liaise with other senior nursing and midwifery roles working within the specialty to ensure that clinical knowledge is kept current and networks are built and maintained. In joining a flexible, responsive and smart workforce. Hunter New England Health is dedicated to excellence for every patient, at every time. We define excellence as the planned, disciplined approach to doing the right thing for patients and their families.
Located in Narrabri in the heart of the Namoi Valley in northâwestern NSW, Narrabri is a vibrant centre known for industries in cotton, beef and wheat. A haven for foodies, the area offers an abundance of beautiful local produce such as olives, wine, honey and pasta. Nature enthusiasts relish the unique natural attractions, including the breathtaking Mt Kaputar National Park, formed around an extinct volcano rising dramatically out of the black soil plains.
Enjoy stunning walking tracks, hot artesian bore baths, camping, and numerous water sports. Narrabri is a great place for families; voted the most sporting town in Australia, it offers many recreational facilities, as well as three primary schools, a high school and numerous child care centres. Locals appreciate the inland lifestyle and sense of community all only two hours' drive from Tamworth and Moree.
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