Posi­tion details

• Appli­ca­tions close: Thurs­day 20 Novem­ber, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
• Award/​Classification: Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­man­ian State Ser­vice) Award, Reg­is­tered Nurse, Grade 5
• Salary: $106,570 to $112,440 pro rata, per annum
• Employ­ment type: Per­ma­nent, part-time
• Region: North West
• Loca­tion: Park­side, 1 Stra­han St

Assist the Nurse Unit Man­ag­er (NUM) and oth­er senior staff with the plan­ning and man­age­ment of staff and resources, and the coor­di­na­tion of day to day client care activ­i­ties and flow. Work in col­lab­o­ra­tion with the NUM and oth­er senior staff to ensure the effi­cient and effec­tive pro­vi­sion of pal­lia­tive care nurs­ing prac­tice based on con­tem­po­rary best prac­tice with­in a col­lab­o­ra­tive inter­dis­ci­pli­nary framework.

The Team:

The Spe­cial­ist Pal­lia­tive Care Ser­vice pro­vides con­sul­ta­tive, mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary sup­port to patients, car­ers, and clin­i­cians across both com­mu­ni­ty and inpa­tient set­tings in North West Tas­ma­nia. As part of a small, ded­i­cat­ed team, you’ll con­tribute to deliv­er­ing best-prac­tice care that pri­ori­tis­es dig­ni­ty, com­fort, and indi­vid­ual choice.

We’re seek­ing a who is pas­sion­ate about holis­tic, per­son-cen­tred care and thrives in a col­lab­o­ra­tive envi­ron­ment. This role offers the oppor­tu­ni­ty to work close­ly with expe­ri­enced pro­fes­sion­als in a sup­port­ive team, mak­ing a real dif­fer­ence in the lives of those fac­ing life-lim­it­ing illness.

The Role:

• As a Clin­i­cal Nurse Spe­cial­ist, you will work with the team in sup­port­ing home vis­its to patients and their fam­i­lies, assess­ing con­di­tions and needs for sup­ports and report­ing back to the spe­cial­ist team. 
• Work­ing col­lab­o­ra­tive­ly with the wider team, you will ensure time­ly response to requests for sup­port and assess response to interventions. 
• This role requires excel­lent com­mu­ni­ca­tion and doc­u­men­ta­tion skills to thrive.

Note: — Please refer to the State­ment of Duties for all the selec­tion cri­te­ria of this posi­tion to address in your application

Why Tas­ma­nia:

The Depart­ment of Health Tas­ma­nia over­sees var­i­ous hos­pi­tals across the state, includ­ing the Roy­al Hobart Hos­pi­tal, Launce­s­ton Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal, North­west Region­al Hos­pi­tal, and Mersey Com­mu­ni­ty Hos­pi­tal, as well as dis­trict hos­pi­tals and ambu­lance ser­vices. Addi­tion­al­ly, it pro­vides com­mu­ni­ty health, men­tal health, and pri­ma­ry health­care ser­vices to the Tas­man­ian com­mu­ni­ty through more than 300 sites.

Tas­ma­nia, Aus­trali­a’s only island state, offers unpar­al­leled nat­ur­al beau­ty and a lux­u­ri­ous lifestyle. Pur­su­ing your health career in Tasmania’s pub­lic health sys­tem means build­ing strong con­nec­tions with col­leagues and patients. It also means embrac­ing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extra­or­di­nary expe­ri­ences out­side of work while mak­ing a sig­nif­i­cant impact on the com­mu­ni­ty dur­ing work.

Details of appointment:

Per­ma­nent, part time, day work­er posi­tion, work­ing up to 40 hours per fort­night, com­menc­ing from 2 Feb­ru­ary 2026.

*notwith­stand­ing hours to be nego­ti­at­ed with the suc­cess­ful applicant.

Appli­cants should note that, for a peri­od of twelve months from the date of pub­li­ca­tion, this selec­tion process may be used to fill sub­se­quent or sim­i­lar full time, part time, and casu­al vacancies.

Salary: $106,570 to $112,440 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employ­er 12% super­an­nu­a­tion con­tri­bu­tion is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accor­dance with Nurs­es and Mid­wives (Tas­ma­nia State Ser­vice) Agree­ment 2023.

In addi­tion, the fol­low­ing allowances cal­cu­lat­ed on the salaried incre­men­tal point may be available:

• Post Grad­u­ate Allowance of up to 10 % based on qual­i­fi­ca­tion type

Salary Pack­ag­ing:

You’ll have access to salary pack­age a range of ben­e­fits includ­ing liv­ing expens­es up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal enter­tain­ment each FBT year + oth­er ben­e­fits if eligible. 

Ben­e­fits avail­able to eli­gi­ble candidates:

• Trav­el and relo­ca­tion assis­tance sup­port avail­able up to $15,000 for eli­gi­ble appointees from over­seas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate. 
• Pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and accel­er­at­ed pathways.
• A range of leave enti­tle­ments, includ­ing study leave and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Support.
• Fit­ness Pass­port – You, and your fam­i­ly can access 40+ fit­ness facil­i­ties across Tas­ma­nia for just $14.50 per week per per­son, or $28.05 for a family.

More infor­ma­tion about our Employ­ee Ben­e­fits can be found here

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty:

Suc­cess­ful appli­cants will be required to meet the essen­tial criteria.

• Reg­is­tered with the Nurs­ing and Mid­wifery Board of Aus­tralia as a Reg­is­tered Nurse
• Cur­rent Driver’s Licence

Appli­cants should note the fol­low­ing cri­te­ria are desirable:

• Holds or is work­ing towards rel­e­vant post grad­u­ate qualifications

Note: — Please refer to the Appli­ca­tion Guide for more infor­ma­tion of pre-employ­ment check.

Down­load the State­ment of Duties and any Asso­ci­at­ed Documents

We encour­age you to review the State­ment of Duties, Appli­cant Guide, pri­or to apply­ing for an overview of the duties, pro­gram, selec­tion process and appli­ca­tion guidance.

State­ment of Duties: 

• 525880 Clin­i­cal Nurse Spe­cial­ist — Pal­lia­tive Care Grade 5 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Appli­ca­tion Guide: 

• Depart­ment of Health — Appli­cant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online https://careers.pageuppeople.c… . Please click the ​“Apply” but­ton on this screen to ensure that impor­tant ques­tions about you are answered.

You will be prompt­ed to com­plete a 1 – 2 page appli­ca­tion detail­ing your expe­ri­ence, skills and knowl­edge as they relate to the attached State­ment of Duties. A sep­a­rate state­ment address­ing the selec­tion cri­te­ria in the State­ment of Duties is not required.

*only Recruit­ment Agen­cies specif­i­cal­ly con­tract­ed are invit­ed to pro­vide appli­cants to this role

For more information:

Appli­cants who require fur­ther infor­ma­tion are encour­aged to con­tact the Con­tact per­son for detailed infor­ma­tion about the vacancy.

Name: Jacque­line Mon­sour
Posi­tion: Nurse Unit Man­ag­er
Phone num­ber: 03 6477 7760
Email address: jacqueline.​monsour@​ths.​tas.​gov.​au