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Nurse Practitioner - Advanced Lung Disease Unit Location: Murdoch Unit/Division: Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group > Fiona Stanley Hospital This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent healthcare where it''s needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start! SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square kilometres across the southhalf of Perth. Our vision is excellent health care, every time. We are looking for dedicated Nurse Practitioners to bring their expertise to the Advanced Lung Disease Unit (ALDU) at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH). The Advanced Lung Disease Unit (ALDU) at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a specialised service that manages severe and complex lung conditions, including lung transplantation, pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease, providing comprehensive assessment, optimisation, and longterm management for patients with severe respiratory decline. We are offering 2 permanent parttime opportunities, each at 0.8 FTE (60.8 hours per fortnight). Each role has a different focus for the 2 main arms of the ALDU Program at FSH: WA Lung Transplant Service As a Nurse Practitioner within the WA Lung Transplant Service, you will play a pivotal role in the care of patients with endstage lung disease throughout their transplant journey. This includes leading advanced clinical assessments, coordinating complex pretransplant workups, managing acute and chronic posttransplant issues, and providing expert education on immunosuppression, infection prevention, and longterm selfmanagement. You will work autonomously while collaborating closely with the multidisciplinary team, contributing to highlevel clinical decisionmaking and service development. Pulmonary Hypertension Service In the Pulmonary Hypertension Service, the Nurse Practitioner functions as a key clinical leader in the assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing management of patients with suspected or confirmed pulmonary hypertension. You will undertake advanced diagnostic evaluation, initiate and titrate complex therapies, monitor treatment response, and provide continuity of care for a cohort requiring longterm, highly individualised management. Working within a multidisciplinary framework, you will support patients to optimise their functional capacity and quality of life while shaping bestpractice models of care for this rare and challenging condition. Fiona Stanley Hospital is a 783bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purposebuilt mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine. Benefits Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance Flexible working arrangements Flexible leave arrangements Other professional and locationbased allowances Eligibility To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixedterm appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments). Equal Opportunity WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Healths Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality. Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr