Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care - Permanent Part Time - NCN Health

Position :        Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care

Location :       Across NCN Health

EFT / Hours :   0.6 EFT (32 Hours Per Fortnight)

Status :         Permanent Part Time

Salary / Hourly rate :  $ 72.4737 to $ 73.8500 plus 12% superannuation

About the Role :

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) role is built on the platform of a Registered Nurse (RN) and centres on advanced clinical practice, nursing leadership, and the development of quality nursing through research, mentoring, and training.

All NP roles include, but are not limited to, assessment and management of patients / clients / residents using nursing knowledge and skills, direct referral of patients / clients / residents to other health care professionals, prescribing medications, and ordering / interpreting / acting on diagnostic investigations. The scope of patients include Urgent Care Centre presentations, ward patients (general medical, subacute, Transitional Care Program, maintenance care), Hospital In The Home patients and residential aged care, with opportunities to develop outpatient services.

The NP provides innovative and flexible health care delivery that complements other health care providers.

The NP will be credentialed as per NCN Health credentialing processes and will be granted admission rights to the health service and granted a defined scope of practice.

Selection Criteria

We are looking for someone with :

• Current registration and endorsement with AHPRA as a Nurse Practitioner of the selected discipline, such registration and endorsement to be maintained for duration of employment in the role.
• Current credentialing by NCN Health as a nurse practitioner, including meeting requirements for qualifications, experience, professional attributes and continuing professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to function autonomously and collaboratively in an advanced and extended clinical role.
• Demonstrated capability to effectively communicate with a range of divergent health care professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with and promote reflective practice across the nursing workforce.
• Demonstrated ability to apply and promote evidence informed practice at the point of care.

What we can offer you :

About NCN Health :

NCN Health is an amalgamated rural health service caring for diverse rural communities across the Moira Shire, with approximately 18,000 people in our community, which includes Nathalia, Cobram , Numurkah and surrounding communities.

NCN Health upholds our three core values of Respect, Accountability and Partnership. Our purpose is to build healthy communities together, and our promise is to work together to provide safe, high-quality care that improves the health and wellbeing of the diverse communities we live in.

Mandatory Screening Checks :

All appointments at NCN Health are subject to a current Employee Working with Children Check and a National Police Check issued within the last 6 months. Some positions may require a NDIS Worker Screening Clearance. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia.

A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Enquiries :

Rachel O'Dwyer, Manager Community Nursing, Phone : (

For further information please see position description and submit response to the Key Selection Criteria for your application to be considered.

Closing Date :

Tuesday, 15th July 2025 at 11 : 59pm

As an inclusive employer, NCN Health is committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce. We encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, NCN Health promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.

NCN Health's ongoing commitment to our employees, volunteers and community is to prioritise the wellbeing and safety of those who have or are experiencing family violence through our workplace support programs. We have zero tolerance to Occupational Violence and Aggression and zero tolerance to Bullying and Harassment.

NCN Health do not accept unsolicited resumes / applications from Recruitment Agencies.