Clinical Nurse Specialist (Community Palliative Care) - St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Role title : Clinical Nurse Specialist (Grade 2)

Role type : Permanent full time

Department and location : Palliative Care Service, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst

Salary : $113,243.15 - $116,963.48 + super

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

About the role

• Coordinate, lead and participate in projects related to patient flow and care coordination from one service location to another
• Monitoring patient wait times and estimated discharge dates through update and management of electronic patient journey boardas well as identifying key ‘Waiting for What’ (W4W) and patient exit blockers
• Leading multidisciplinary meetings in relation to patient flow and movement, to ensure that patients are seen in a timely manner. Advising and negotiating with referrers, andescalating any bed blocks
• Work in a dynamic team leading our approach to the provision of quality care to community clients of the Palliative Care Service
• Provide evidence-based nursing care to people of all ages and cultural groups, including individuals, families and communities
• Take an extended leadership role in the coordination of nursing and health care, providing expert nursing assessment and triage to facilitate optimal health outcomes. Feeding back to staff on how to improve patient satisfaction or efficiency

About you

Why work at St Vincent’s?

About the hospital

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 3 December 2025.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

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