Palliative Care Nurse
- Defeat Ncd India
- 3 - 5 years
- South Goa
- 4 days ago
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Job Description
JD - Palliative Care Nurse:
Project Context:
This role of Palliative Care Nurse is part of Defeat-NCD India Foundations Palliative Care Programme. A 3-year initiative with Goa Medical College (GMC) started in 2025 is foreseen to establish OPD, IPD, day-care, and home-based palliative care services.
Key objectives include:
- Improving quality of life for patients with life-threatening illnesses.
- Reducing hospital readmissions through community-based care.
- Strengthening training for healthcare professionals and caregivers.
Role Details
Position Title :Palliative Care Nurse
Work Location: Goa
Total Positions: 1
Reporting Manager: Palliative care Medical Officer / Specialised Nurse and in close coordination with GMC Head of Oncology Department
Contract: One-year consultancy contract, renewable annually based on performance, within the three-year project duration
Renumeration (CTC basis): Between INR 25,000 to 35,000 per month (will be determined based on qualifications and experience)
Stakeholders
Relationship (within the organisation): Multi-disciplinary team members in the program (DNCD India and GMC)
Relationship (Outside Organisation): Primary Care professionals
Hospital colleagues, Community-based organizations
Brief Job Description
- Provide critical nursing support and education to palliative care patients and their caregivers across settings OPD, IPD and Home care
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessment of patients with advanced or life-limiting conditions.
- Monitor and manage symptoms including pain, breathlessness, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, delirium, and terminal symptoms.
- Administer medications as prescribed, including opioids and adjuvant therapies, ensuring safe handling and documentation.
- Assist in procedures related to palliative care (example wound care, catheterization, Ryles tube feeding, stoma care).
- Monitor vital signs and document patient progress systematically.
- Identify and escalate clinical deterioration to the physician promptly.
- Identify the psycho-social needs and help triage to multi-Disciplinary team member
- Maintenance of nursing record, patient registers OPD, IPD, and home care, death register
- Participate actively in continuing education training programs
- Participate in home visits as part of palliative care outreach team.
- Coordinate with ANM, community health workers for follow-up care.
- Maintain home visit documentation and reporting.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- BSc, GNM (General Nurse Midwifery)
Desirable:
- Computer Skills- MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
Experience:
- 3-5 years of clinical experience in Palliative care
Skills/Competencies:
- Exemplify ethical behaviour.
- adhere to the practice of respect, confidentiality, beneficence and non-maleficence regarding patients, families, staff, and the organization.
- Exemplify respectful behaviour with all members of the team and foster the dignity of each member in their role.
- Educate patients /family on clinical condition, hands-on care needs, progress of disease, prognosis
- Discuss and provide end-of-life care with empathy and religious/cultural sensitivity
- Be available out-of-hours for phone follow-up/triage
- Update knowledge and skills of the science continuously
Note: The candidate should be eligible to work in India.
APPLICATIONS: Send your CV and a motivation letter explaining how you think your skills and experience make you a strong candidate for this position to in**a@de*******d.org quoting the subject line: Palliative Care Nurse
Deadline for applications: 31st March 2026. Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Applications will be received and evaluated on a rolling basis and the recruitment process may close early if we have enough suitable applicants and the project is confirmed by the health authorities.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
Job Classification
Industry: NGO / Social Services / Industry AssociationsFunctional Area / Department: Healthcare & Life SciencesRole Category: NursingRole: General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) NurseEmployement Type: ContractContact Details:
Company: Defeat Ncd IndiaLocation(s): South Goa
Keyskills: Patient Care Palliative Care Nurse Nursing
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