Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care
About The Position
Leading compassionate, expert care when it matters most—delivering clarity, comfort, and dignity at every stage of life. Belmont Hospital is a facility within Hunter New England Local Health District, providing high-quality, patient‑centred care to the Lake Macquarie community. The Palliative Care Service delivers specialist care to patients with life‑limiting illness across the inpatient setting and liaises closely with community services. The multidisciplinary team works closely with patients, families, and carers to promote comfort, dignity, and quality of life, and collaborates with acute services, general practitioners, and community providers across the district. Belmont Hospital offers a supportive, collaborative work environment in a peaceful location close to Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. The Nurse Practitioner – Palliative Care provides advanced, autonomous clinical care to patients with life‑limiting illness across inpatient and community settings. The role focuses on comprehensive assessment, clinical management, symptom control, care coordination, and advance care planning in partnership with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. The Nurse Practitioner provides expert clinical advice, leads case conferences, supports complex decision‑making, and contributes to quality improvement, service development, and evidence‑based practice. The role provides clinical leadership, education, and support to nursing and multidisciplinary staff but does not usually have direct line management responsibilities. The position works collaboratively with medical officers, allied health, general practitioners, and community services to ensure seamless, patient‑centred care. The Nurse Practitioner reports operationally to the to the Director of Nursing. The Nurse Practitioner – Palliative Care will be supported by a collaborative multidisciplinary team, senior clinicians, and nursing leadership within Hunter New England Local Health District. A structured orientation and onboarding plan is provided on commencement, tailored to the role and local service model. Ongoing support includes access to clinical supervision, peer Nurse Practitioner networks, mentoring, and professional development opportunities. The service supports continuing education, reflective practice, and involvement in quality improvement and service development activities.
Requirements
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner
- Relevant Masters-level qualification enabling NP endorsement
- Advanced clinical experience in palliative or related specialty
- Prescribing authority with MBS/PBS eligibility
- Current Class C NSW Driver Licence
Nice To Haves
- Further scope expansion and credentialing
- Leadership, education, quality improvement, or research skills
- Service development, quality improvement, and innovation initiatives
- Education, mentoring, and clinical leadership of nursing and multidisciplinary staff
- Research involvement and translation of evidence into practice
- Advanced leadership within networked palliative care services
Responsibilities
- Conducting advanced clinical assessments
- Prescribing and managing medications
- Ordering and interpreting diagnostics
- Developing and evaluating palliative care plans
- Providing expert clinical advice
- Leading case conferences
- Supporting complex decision-making
- Contributing to quality improvement, service development, and evidence-based practice
- Providing clinical leadership, education, and support to nursing and multidisciplinary staff
Benefits
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Long service leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
