QUALIFICATIONS/ EDUCATION TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Qualification as a General Nurse

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• 2 + years of post-graduation Registered Nursing experience

preferably in either paediatrics, palliative care or disability

• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and volunteers
• Post graduate qualifications/working towards/or preparedness to

work towards same, in palliative care or related field is highly
desirable.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional
  development, as evidenced in a Continuing Professional Development

(CPD) record/Professional Practice Portfolio (PPP) and self-care.

• Commitment to child-safe work practices and environment
• Teaching/Mentoring of junior staff experience
• Basic life support
• Experience in paediatric hospice care
• Demonstrated experience with nasogastric tubes, tracheostomy care,

gastrostomy care and seizures

• Advanced assessment, intervention, and review skills
• Ability to work with a high level of independence and autonomy
• High level shift organisation and time management skills
• Demonstrated capacity and experience in working collaboratively

with other stakeholders and systems

• Commitment to quality improvement and ongoing evaluation
• Utilisation of IT systems to document and record nursing activities

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Employees are required to undertake a National Criminal Record
  Check and a Working with Children Check prior to commencing

employment.

• Employees are required to maintain a valid Working with Children’s

Check and undertake a National Criminal Record Check every three

years throughout their employment.

• Employees are required to provide and maintain required

immunisations and serology results as part of their employment.

performing duties.

• Ability to work well under pressure and be flexible to changin