Nurse Practitioner

Make the move. Make a difference.

Care that stays with families forever.

Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Integrated Palliative Care Service team as a Nurse Practitioner and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters—while living in one of Australia’s most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. Based in Gordonvale within the Cairns region, you will play a vital role in providing compassionate, person-centred care, supporting patients and their families with dignity, comfort and respect at every stage of their journey.

About us:

The Cairns Integrated Palliative Care Service delivers specialist, multidisciplinary care across hospital, community, aged care, and rural settings within the Cairns and Hinterland region. Our service includes community and aged care programs (SPACE), rural telehealth support (SPaRTa), inpatient care in Gordonvale, and consult liaison services at Cairns Hospital. We are committed to improving quality of life for people with life-limiting illness and their families, providing coordinated, person-centred care that supports dignity, continuity, and choice—wherever people prefer to receive care.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will...

• Provision of collaborative clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary environment that contributes to professional practice and upholds patient rights and responsibilities in regards to health care provision.
• Effectively manage self and in collaboration with Clinical Nurse Educators and Nurse Unit Manager, develop clinical staff to enable fulfilment of clinical role responsibilities.
• Provide effective communication, consultation and negotiation with other menbers of the Palliative Care Service to ensure the relevant involvement of internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate quality improvement and evidence-based nursing practice activities to ensure the provision of quality, cost-effective nursing services.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

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