Transcript Palliative care

Victorian Palliative Care Nurse
Practitioner Program
Jackie Kearney
Cancer & Palliative Care
Department of Health
Collaborative Forum – 18/03/2010
Department of Health
Overview
• Potential NPCs and locations
• Scholarships
• NP Candidate Support Packages
• Common elements – clinical and
management
Metropolitan
Potential Nurse Practitioner Candidates
Outreach from practice locations
Rural
Rural NP
Auspicin
g agency
Potential Nurse Practitioner Candidates
Outreach from practice locations
Scholarships
• Up to $6,000 per NPC per annum for
maximum 2 years
• Metro – NPB
• Rural – Palliative Care
• ‘Ring-fenced’ for rural NPCs
• 5 rural PC scholarships offered in 2010
NPB round
NP Candidate Support
Packages
• Available to employing agency
• Assist with costs of clinical and
professional supervision
• ‘Tagged’ to a specific NP candidate
• Paid on recruitment/appointment
• Confirmation required – Letter of Offer,
Variation of Appointment, etc
• $8,000 first NPC, $10,000 second NPC
Interim reports
Common elements - clinical
• Triage criteria
• Referral criteria/pathways e.g. high
complexity
• Assessment and care planning – tools
and measures
• Scope of practice
• Clinical learning plans
Interim reports
Common elements - management
• Curriculum – RACP Clinical Diploma in
Palliative Medicine
• Policies, protocols, practice guidelines
• Clinical governance
• Project governance
• Terms of Reference for committees, etc
• Position Descriptions
• Memoranda of Understanding
• Project evaluation
Contact details and links
• Palliative Care, DH
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/palliativecare/nursepra
c.htm
• Nurse Policy Branch, DH
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/nursing/furthering/pra
ctitioner
• Victoria’s Cancer Action Plan, DH
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cancer/vcap.htm
• Victorian Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Collaborative
http://www.vpcnpc.unimelb.edu.au/about/overview.
html