• Employment Type: Temporary Full Time or Part time (up to 08/03/2026)
• Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
  
• Location: Nepean Hospital
• Remuneration: $57.11 - $58.98 per hour
• Hours Per Week: up to 38
• Requisition ID: REQ561940

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

An incredible opportunity is now available to join the team in Palliative and Supportive Care for a Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2. On Offer is a Temporary Full time or Part time position until March 2026.

Your role as the Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) is responsible for coordinating a seamless journey for patients and carers within the Supportive and Palliative Care service across the care continuum and throughout NBMLHD. You will collaborate closely with community health teams, general practitioners, hospital teams and the supportive and palliative care service to co-ordinate and deliver end of life care and palliative care for patients/clients and their family/carers across outpatient, inpatient and the home settings.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 is a Registered Nurse who applies a high level of clinical nursing knowledge, experience and skills in providing complex nursing care in Supportive and Palliative Care, with minimum direct supervision.

Our positive and innovative environment will offer many opportunities and career pathways whilst being supported by an experienced and dedicated team consisting of a Nurse Manager, NUM's, Nurse Practitioners, CNC's, CNE, CNS's and RN's.

If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunities excite you, please apply now!

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO) - Full time employees only
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

Selection Criteria

1. Current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).
2. Post registration qualifications or at least 3 years full time equivalent experience in Palliative Care or other qualifications or equivalent experience.
3. Commitment to champion, educate and lead a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes as part of a team.
4. Demonstrated problem solving and decision making abilities according to best practice.
5. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, family/carers and a diverse range of health care providers.
6. Demonstrated commitment to clinical practice development.
7. Current Drivers Licence and ability to travel within the LHD in accordance with the position.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

Need more information?

1. Click here for the Position Description
2. For role related queries or questions contact Sarah Spinks on [email protected].