Clinical Nurse Palliative Care - Casual Pool (2025 -2026)

Job description
Clinical Nurse Palliative Care - Casual Pool (2025 -2026)

Job no: 8+1707
Work type: Casual
Location: Adelaide Hills, Barossa, Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Various
Categories: Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Nursing/Midwifery

Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Country Health Connect
Salary: $44.10 - $55.74 per hour + 25% casual loading - Casual - RN/RM2C
Various locations across Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN
Overview

Joining the team of caring and professional palliative care nurses at Country Health Connect, you will provide high quality palliative nursing services to clients across various locations in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu community. Assessing individual client needs, you will plan, implement or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options. It is expected that you will provide support and guidance to newer or less experienced staff, Enrolled Nurses, student nurses and other workers providing basic nursing care. Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.

You will need to be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and hold or be eligible to hold a current practicing certificate. With demonstrated competence in palliative nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards, you will have effective communication skills, including problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills. You will be capable of dealing appropriately and relevantly with clients and families where there are multiple complexities, diverse cultural backgrounds and expectations. With the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and prioritise workloads, you will be innovative and flexible when approaching issues within the palliative care setting.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (Direct Contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 8+1707

Enquiries

Name: Elise Stewart

Title: NUM Community Nursing Directorate

Phone: 0414 412 120

E-mail: elise.stewart@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

24 March 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

8+1707 - Role Description Clinical Nurse Palliative Care.pdf

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Advertised: 21 Jan 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 24 Mar 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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