Nurse Educator - Palliative Care

This vacancy is for a Permanent Full-Time appointment of 76 hrs per fortnight.

An exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced and enthusiastic clinician to join the Palliative Care Program to provide clinical expertise, education, support and guidance as an integral member of the WACHS team.

The Palliative Care Program is continuing to develop and expand regional community palliative care services, improving the equity of access to quality palliative care through innovative models of care and providing governance for services in rural and remote communities.

To Be Successful, You Will Have

• Demonstrated experience in competency-based program development, implementation, evaluation and assessment of clinicians.
• Experience in planning, coordination and evaluation of education programs.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and effective management of fiscal/human/material resources.
• Demonstrated experience with research and policy development experience.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated application of quality and risk management principles in day-to-day activities.

Position Profile: This position will progress education, development strategies, programs and clinical research to maintain and improve clinical standards, quality of patient care and staff professional development within for the Palliative Care Program, and is responsible for, in a planned and systematic way, the coordination, development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programs across the multidisciplinary Palliative Care Program.

Want to know more about this role? We encourage you to contact Jenni Andrew on 0474 381 275.

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form.

Eligibility to apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.

How to Apply: Applicants are requested to apply online http://www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au/

Please provide the following information as part of your application:

• A detailed CV that clearly shows your experience relevant to this role
• A cover letter outlining suitability for this position.
• A 2–3-page maximum document addressing the selection criteria listed on the Job Description Form (JDF)
• The names and contact details of two (2) professional referees - preferable for one to be your current/recent supervisor or manager.

What We Offer

• Generous salary packaging benefits:
• Up to $9010 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, your rent or other everyday living expenses
• Up to $2650 on meal entertainment, holiday accommodation and venue hire
• Access to novated leasing to use pre-tax dollars for a car and expenses.
• Professional Development opportunities.
• Continuous learning opportunities.
• 12% Superannuation Guarantee.
• WACHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work/roster options, where operationally appropriate.
• As a WA Country Health Service employee, you’re entitled to discounts across some private health care funds. Please see attached flyer for further details.

Area Profile

The WACHS Palliative Care Program is a comprehensive specialist palliative care service in rural and remote Western Australia (WA) and is improving equity of access and end of life choices for country WA. The program is dedicated to expanding services in rural and regional WA and providing care closer to home through improving and increasing community based palliative care services, provision of in-home palliative care support, developing and expanding innovative Telehealth services and the delivery of culturally respectful care for Aboriginal people and their families in their place of choice.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

Please note this recruitment process requires completion of satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment (PEHA). Any offer of employment with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is conditional on satisfactory PEHA to ensure you are able to perform the inherent requirements of the position. An unsatisfactory PEHA will result in the offer of employment being withdrawn. Please see the attached WACHS PEHA Policy for further information.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where every employee feels valued and empowered. We believe that a diverse team brings unique perspectives and drives innovation to meet our community’s needs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to join us in shaping a more equitable future and as a measure to achieve equality, under sections 51, 66R and 66ZP of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, encourage applications from people living with a disability, Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and youth (24 years of age and under).

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm will not be accepted.

LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.