How do I become a palliative nurse in Australia?
Jessica Cortez
Updated on April 04, 2026
Entry requirements
- hold a Bachelor of Nursing or registered nurse* equivalent qualification.
- be currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) or the equivalent registering authority in your country of origin.
- have a minimum of one year postgraduate experience.
What jobs can you do in palliative care?
Palliative care professionals work with individuals and families experiencing a terminal illness, improving their quality rather than quantity of life. Palliative care professionals may include doctors, nurses, physical therapists and nutritionist.
What are the five principles of palliative care?
Principles.
What is palliative care certificate?
The Certificate of Palliative Care is an online professional development program that will provide you with the awareness, knowledge, skills and values required to care for clients with a life-limiting illness and/or normal ageing process within a palliative care context.
How do you organize palliative care?
WHO DO I CONTACT TO ARRANGE IT? You may request palliative care from any health professional who cares for you. Often, your GP or specialist or community nurse is a good starting point. They may talk to you about palliative care and support as one option for ongoing professional care and support.
What is CMC in palliative care?
Coordinate My Care (CMC) is a clinical approach underpinned by an electronic solution. It puts the patient at the centre. CMC enables more patients (82.4%) to die in their preferred place (home, care home, hospice) and fewer patients to die in hospital.
Why do nurses work in palliative care?
While clinical intervention is a large part of palliative care, the role of a palliative care nurse is also to advocate for patients and their families and support them through the fear, anxiety and grief associated with terminal illness.
What is the role of the palliative care support worker?
Careworkers provide personal care and support to older people receiving care either in their private home or in a residential aged care setting. They are the largest group of workers in aged care. Careworkers are also involved in supporting palliative care needs.
What skills do you need for palliative care?
adaptability and resilience. compassion, empathy, a flexible outlook and a sense of humour. interests such as enhancing the quality of life for patients with life-limiting illnesses and improving end of life care and developing multicultural awareness.
How do I advertise a job in palliative care in Victoria?
Looking for career opportunities in palliative care in Victoria or wishing to advertise a position in palliative care in Victoria? Members of Palliative Care Victoria are able to access the PCV Members area of this website to advertise current career opportunities.
What is palliative care in the contemporary Australian context?
In alignment with the World Health Organisation definition, Palliative Care Australia defines palliative care in the contemporary Australian context as: Palliative care is person and family-centred care provided for a person with an active, progressive, advanced disease,…
What are the Therapeutic Guidelines for palliative care?
The revised (4th edition) Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative Care continues to provide good advice from expert clinicians on a range of practical issues, including symptom management, communication guidance and support for deprescribing.
What kind of jobs are there in palliative care?
Clinical Nurse Educator, Palliative Care Palliative Care Senior Social Worker Lvl 3 – Queanbeyan, Goulburn or Bega Palliative Care Team Nurse / Palliative Care Administrative Assistant – Palliative Care Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant Consultant Palliative Care Medicine Clinical Nurse – Oncology, Haematology & Palliative Care
