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Healthcare
Brisbane
Hire Palliative Care Registered Nurses in Brisbane
Palliative care asks more of a nurse than clinical skill alone. This page covers what palliative care registered nurses do across Brisbane's hospice and home-based palliative sector, what the role pays, and how we keep qualified RNs matched to the providers that need them.
Brisbane & Surrounds
Temporary, Contract & Permanent
Clinical & Patient-Facing Role
High Demand Role
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Palliative care registered nurses provide clinical care for patients with life-limiting illness, focused on symptom management, comfort and quality of life rather than curative treatment. The role includes pain and symptom control, complex medication management, emotional support for patients and families, and close coordination with doctors, allied health and bereavement services. It demands clinical depth as well as genuine emotional resilience, since the role sits closer to end-of-life care than almost any other nursing specialty.
In Brisbane, palliative care RNs work across hospice facilities, hospital palliative care units, residential aged care and community-based palliative programs delivering care in patients’ homes. Demand is steady and the candidate pool is comparatively small, given the specific clinical and emotional skill set the role requires, which means facilities often need longer to find the right fit.
Our healthcare recruitment guide for aged care and NDIS in Brisbane and our nursing jobs in Brisbane guide both cover the broader clinical hiring landscape, including how facilities are managing demand for specialised nursing roles.
What We Screen For
Current AHPRA Registration
All candidates must hold current, unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA, with no conditions affecting their ability to practise in a palliative care setting.
Demonstrated Palliative or End-of-Life Care Experience
Candidates should have hands-on experience in palliative care, hospice nursing or a related setting such as oncology or aged care with significant end-of-life exposure.
Pain and Symptom Management
Confident, accurate management of complex pain relief and symptom control medications is core to the role, including subcutaneous and syringe driver administration.
Emotional Resilience and Family Support
Candidates need genuine emotional resilience and the interpersonal skill to support patients and families through some of the most difficult moments they will face.
Multidisciplinary Coordination
The role requires clear communication with doctors, allied health, pastoral care and bereavement services to deliver coordinated, holistic patient care.
Documentation and Advance Care Planning
A sound understanding of advance care directives, end-of-life documentation and accurate clinical record-keeping is expected from day one.
Licenses and Tickets
- AHPRA Registration. Required
- National Police Check. Required
- First Aid and CPR. Required
- Postgraduate Qualification in Palliative Care. Highly regarded
- NDIS Worker Screening Check. Required for some community-based roles
Where We Place Palliative Care Registered Nurses
Palliative care RNs are a specialised and comparatively scarce part of the nursing workforce. Hospices and palliative programs depend on having the right person rostered, since a staffing gap here has a direct impact on patients and families during the most vulnerable point in their care.
Agency Nursing
We supply qualified palliative care RNs on an ongoing basis through our nursing agency pool, covering rostered shifts, leave gaps and fluctuating caseloads without the overhead of direct employment.
Temporary Staffing
When you need a qualified RN fast to cover an unplanned absence or short-notice gap, we deploy screened candidates quickly. Our nurses are credentialed and assessed before they're ever called.
Permanent Recruitment
For providers building a stable palliative care team, we source and place permanent RNs who bring the clinical skill and emotional resilience the role demands.
$84,000 – $114,000
per yearPay Rates for Palliative Care Registered Nurses in Brisbane
Palliative care registered nurse salaries in Brisbane average around $84,200 per year, while broader national data shows a typical range between $93,500 and $114,400 depending on experience and setting. The variance reflects the mix of hospital, hospice and community-based roles within this specialty, each with different shift patterns and on-call requirements.
RNs with postgraduate palliative care qualifications or significant pain management experience typically attract rates at the upper end of the range. Hourly and shift-based rates for labour hire and temporary placements are quoted separately and reflect facility type, after-hours availability and any on-call component.
Core Industry
Healthcare and Medical Brisbane
Palliative care registered nurses work across hospices, hospital palliative units, residential aged care and community-based programs. They provide the clinical and compassionate care that supports patients and families through end-of-life care.
Request Staff
If you’re an AHPRA-registered nurse with palliative care or end-of-life care experience, register with us and we’ll match you with Brisbane palliative care roles that suit your skills and availability.