Clinical Nurse Consultant – End of Life and Palliative Care, Virtual Clinical Care Centre
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Gde 1
Salary range: $130,524 per annum + $ 133,191 per annum + 12% Super + Benefits
Location: NSW Ambulance State Operations Centre, Sydney Olympic Park
Applications Close: 11:59 PM on Monday 1 December 2025
With your advanced clinical expertise and leadership, you can contribute to the millions of ways we're enhancing patient care and strengthening clinical outcomes. Join NSW Health and continue developing your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.
About NSW Ambulance:
NSW Ambulance is an integral part of the NSW Health system that must work together seamlessly to deliver services to the community of NSW. We take a values-based leadership approach putting our people at the centre of everything we do, striving to deliver our mission of Excellence in Care through our CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
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NSW Ambulance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!
About the Opportunity:
In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the future of end-of-life and palliative care within NSW Ambulance’s Virtual Clinical Care Centre (VCCC). This is a unique opportunity to use your advanced clinical expertise to influence statewide care delivery and strengthen patient outcomes.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
• Provide expert leadership and guidance on end-of-life and palliative care in a virtual care environment.
• Collaborate with clinical and operational leaders across the VCCC and Clinical Programs to design and implement a best-practice virtual EOLPC model.
• Contribute to improving care for patients and families through education, consultation, and evidence-based clinical recommendations.
• Help shape innovative service delivery approaches that support NSW Ambulance staff and enhance patient-centred care.
Please note: This is a temporary full-time position for a period of up to twelve (12) months with possible extension.
About You:
You thrive in environments where compassionate, evidence-based care guides your practice, and you are committed to elevating palliative and end-of-life care across a dynamic virtual service. You are an experienced clinician who values collaboration, continuous improvement, and supporting others to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
We’re looking for someone who:
• Is a Registered Nurse (NSW) with at least five years of full-time equivalent post-registration experience.
• Extensive experience and knowledge in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, presentation, negotiation, and consultation skills.
• Brings strong clinical leadership capability and thrives working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework.
• Shows a commitment to excellence in palliative care and the ability to influence and enhance clinical practice.
• Has experience in quality improvement and/or research that supports evidence-based change.
• Enjoys mentoring, teaching, and supporting clinicians to build skills in person- and family-centred palliative care.
• Is confident using digital systems, with sound computing and word-processing skills.
• Postgraduate qualifications in palliative care or related fields is highly desirable.
How to Apply:
Please respond to the below two questions (max 4000 characters including spaces) and submit this with your CV and other required information.
Question 1: Tell me about a time you identified a safety improvement opportunity in a palliative care or virtual clinical setting. How did you communicate, implement and evaluate this change, and what was the outcome?
Question 2: How do you set and maintain high clinical standards in end-of-life and palliative care? Walk me through a time when you monitored your own and other team members performance to ensure best practice.
Need more information?
- Click here for the Role Description and Position Conditions and General Info
- Find out more about applying for this position
- Learn more about careers at NSW Ambulance here
Additional Benefits:
Financial benefits
- Generous salary packaging options to help you increase your take home pay: Up to $9,000 for living expenses + $2,600 meal & entertainment + novated leasing
- Accessible via Public Transport
Work-life balance
- Flexible or Hybrid Work Agreements may be negotiated
- Paid Allocated Days Off (ADOs) once a month
- Additional Public Holiday
Professional development
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Access to on-the-job development and coaching
Health & wellbeing
- Fitness passport, and medic-fit gyms at most locations – discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy
- Discounted private health insurance
- Staff Support Program – extensive free, confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
Additional Information :
- NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs.
- All workers must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2024_15 for more detail.
- Eligibility lists and talent pools may be created and used to fill temporary or permanent vacancies over the next 18 months at the same, or other locations, that are at the same grade and capability level.
Contact People
Please contact Jaime Warhurst on Jaime.Warhurst@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to NSW Ambulance’s Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact Leonie Garvey on Leonie.Garvey@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
Please contact ambulance-diversity@health.nsw.gov.au if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.
Child Safe Employment
NSW Ambulance is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
NSW Ambulance is committed to minimising and preventing the risk of unacceptable behaviours, ensuring bullying, discrimination, harassment and victimisation are identified as early as possible and responded to and effectively managed. The consequences for employees who engage in inappropriate behaviour are serious and could result in the termination of a person’s employment.
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