Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care

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Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care

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Nursing - General Medical & Surgical

Company: Latrobe Regional Hospital

Location: West Gippsland & Latrobe Valley

Work type: Full Time

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Phone: +61-8-6020-9513

Fax: +61-2-2300-2175

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Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon West
Full Time

Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH) is the major provider of specialist health services in the Gippsland region, east of Melbourne.  Our comprehensive range of services extends to emergency and intensive care, elective surgery, allied health, obstetrics, medical and radiation oncology at the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre, dialysis and aged care.

LRH has a number of outstanding facilities following a recent expansion. These include a cardiac catheterisation laboratory, large Emergency Department, endoscopy suites and modern and contemporary inpatient units. These complement extensive Allied Health amenities including a gym and pool.

LRH is the regional provider of mental health services in Gippsland. LRH Mental Health Service operates an integrated specialist mental health program across the region and provides inpatient and community mental health care for adults, children and young people and older persons.

Gippsland provides a fantastic regional lifestyle with easy access to Melbourne.

Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care (permanent, full time)

The Gippsland Regional Palliative Care Consultancy Service, (GRPCCS) has been established to deliver specialist palliative care consultancy and care to patients and their families with complex palliative care symptoms and needs according to their preferences and goals across Gippsland. The GRPCCS has received departmental funding to expand the current service.

We are seeking a qualified nurse practitioner (NP) with extensive experience in palliative nursing care to join the palliative care specialist team.

The successful applicant will closely work with the GRPCCS team members to influence quality care through strengthening and progressing the GRPCCS vision and strategic planning, clinical collaboration and direct and indirect specialist consultancy in the region.

As part of the GRPCCS team the NP will provide clinical and professional leadership and will work collaboratively with clinical staff to ensure equity and access to specialist palliative care service provision for all patients and their caregivers across Gippsland.

The NP will also conduct comprehensive nursing assessments utilising advanced and extended practices for those patients requiring specialist palliative care in the inpatient setting and across the community.

For further information please contact Glenn Boulton on telephone (03) 5173 8583.

Applicants will be required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children Check. 

Latrobe Regional Hospital supports Equal Employment Opportunity by recognising and valuing inclusion and diversity. The hospital encourages all people from different cultures and backgrounds to apply for our advertised positions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants are encouraged to apply. Successful appointment will be based on merit. LRH’s Koori Health Liaison Officer is available to assist on (03) 5173 8831.



Enquiries: GLENN BOULTON
Ph: (03) 5173 8583
Applications Close: 06/08/2018

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