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Wendy Goremusandu
Springfeild Lakes,QLD
Summary
Experienced Clinical Nurse with extensive specialist community palliative care experience across community, aged care, and multidisciplinary healthcare settings. Demonstrated expertise in case management, complex symptom management, advance care planning, and end-of-life care coordination for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Proven ability to work autonomously while delivering evidence-based, holistic, and patient-centred care within complex clinical environments. Strong clinical leadership experience through Team Leader responsibilities and Nurse Unit Manager backfill roles, with highly developed communication, care coordination, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills. Committed to delivering safe, high-quality care and supporting patients and families through all stages of the palliative care journey.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Nurse Unit Manager (Occasinal Backfill)
St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
- Backfilled in the role of Nurse Unit Manager to support operational management and clinical leadership requirements.
- Assisted with staffing coordination, workflow management, and day-to-day service operations.
- Supported staff supervision, escalation management, and maintenance of safe clinical practice standards.
- Coordinated daily workloads, referrals, and staffing allocation across the community palliative care team.
- Provided clinical leadership, staff support, and operational coordination to ensure effective service delivery.
- Assisted with escalation management, prioritisation of urgent referrals, and complex clinical decision-making.
- Supported multidisciplinary collaboration and continuity of patient care across community and hospital settings.
Clinical Nurse Specialist Community Paillative
St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
2016.08 - Current
- Provide specialist community palliative care and comprehensive case management for patients with complex life-limiting illnesses within the community setting.
- Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and develop holistic, patient-centred care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Provide complex symptom management and end-of-life care to support patient comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
- Facilitate Advance Care Planning (ACP) and goals-of-care discussions to support informed decision-making and patient-centred care.
- Participate actively within multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing to collaborative care planning and coordination of services.
- Deliver patient, family, and carer education on disease progression, symptom management, medications, and available support services.
- Coordinate care with hospitals, general practitioners, residential aged care facilities, allied health professionals, and community providers to ensure continuity of care.
Escalate clinical concerns appropriately and coordinate timely interventions to support patient safety and quality care outcomes. - Work autonomously in the community setting while managing complex, competing clinical priorities.
- Provide psychosocial support and advocacy for patients and families throughout the palliative care journey.
- Demonstrate strong clinical leadership through mentoring, staff support, and contribution to service delivery and quality patient care.
- Worked in a Team Leader capacity for several years, supporting workload coordination, referral management, staff support, and operational service delivery.
Clinical Nurse - Community Palliaitve Care
Blue Care
2015.12 - 2016.08
- Provided holistic, patient-centred care to clients referred to the Specialist Palliative Care Service.
- Coordinated delivery of funded community palliative care services for clients across Metro South.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and palliative care case conferences to support collaborative care planning and continuity of care.
- Assisted with symptom management, care coordination, and support for patients and families with complex palliative care needs.
- Liaised with internal and external healthcare providers to facilitate timely referrals, service coordination, and continuity of care.
- Ensured timely follow-up of referrals, clinical reviews, medications, and community support services.
Clinical Nurse - Palliative Care (Secondment )
Metro South Palliative Care Servcie (MSPC)
2016.04 - 2016.04
- Provided comprehensive case management for patients and families with complex life-limiting illnesses within the community setting.
- Collaborated effectively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support coordinated, patient-centred care and optimise clinical outcomes.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership in care planning, problem solving, prioritisation, and coordination of nursing resources.
- Maintained effective communication with patients, families, multidisciplinary team members, and external stakeholders to support continuity of care.
- Delivered holistic, evidence-based care addressing physical, emotional, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual patient needs.
Supported patients and families through complex decision-making, escalation of care, and end-of-life care planning. - Demonstrated clinical leadership in care planning, problem-solving, prioritisation, and coordination of nursing resources and linguistic backgrounds.
Registered Nurse
Blue Care Carramar RACF
2014.09 - 2015.12
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care, including clinical assessment, medication administration, wound management, continence management, catheter care, and palliative care.
- Provided holistic, patient-centred care focused on maintaining resident comfort, dignity, safety, and quality of life.
Collaborated with internal and external healthcare providers to support coordinated care planning and positive resident outcomes. - Supervised and coordinated care staff to ensure safe and effective delivery of care within the facility.
- Liaised effectively with residents, families, and visitors, providing ongoing communication, support, and education.
- Worked as Palliative Care Link Nurse, supporting best practice palliative and end-of-life care within the facility.
- Participated in multidisciplinary case conferences and contributed to care planning and clinical decision-making.
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation and adhered to professional, organisational, and quality standards.
Registered Nurse
Nazareth RACF
2014.01 - 2014.09
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care, including clinical assessment, medication administration, wound management, continence management, catheter care, and palliative care.
- Provided holistic, resident-centred care focused on maintaining comfort, dignity, safety, and quality of life.
- Collaborated with internal and external healthcare providers to support coordinated care planning and positive resident outcomes.
- Supervised and coordinated care staff to ensure safe, effective, and high-quality care delivery within the facility.
- Liaised effectively with residents, families, and visitors, providing ongoing communication, support, and education.
- Maintained accurate and timely clinical documentation, including ACFI assessments and resident care records.
- Contributed to multidisciplinary care planning and supported continuity of care for residents with complex healthcare needs.
- Demonstrated strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise competing clinical demands within a busy aged care environment.
Enrolled Nurse
Nazareth RACF
2011.02 - 2014.01
- Delivered safe, holistic, and resident-centred nursing care within the scope of practice in accordance with professional and organisational standards.
- Participated in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for residents with diverse and complex care needs.
- Assisted residents with activities of daily living while promoting dignity, independence, comfort, and quality of life.
Worked collaboratively with registered nurses and multidisciplinary staff to support continuity of care and positive resident outcomes.
Maintained effective c - Communication with residents, families, and staff while ensuring confidentiality within legal and ethical frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise resident needs and deliver organised, compassionate care within a busy aged care environment.
- Promoted residents’ rights, cultural values, and individual preferences while providing respectful and person-centred care.
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation and adhered to infection control, medication safety, and organisational policies and procedures.
- Participated in ongoing professional development and education to maintain clinical knowledge and skills.
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Chronic Diease Management And Palliative Care
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD07.2018
Bachelor in Nursing -
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD07.2013
Doploam in Nursing -
TAFE QLD
QLD06.2010
Skills
- Comprehensive Clinical Assessment
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Complex symptom management
- Advance Care Planning
- Goals of care Discussions
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Evidence Based Practice
- Autonomous Practice
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Specialist Community Paillative
St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
2016.08 - Current
Clinical Nurse - Palliative Care (Secondment )
Metro South Palliative Care Servcie (MSPC)
2016.04 - 2016.04
Clinical Nurse - Community Palliaitve Care
Blue Care
2015.12 - 2016.08
Registered Nurse
Blue Care Carramar RACF
2014.09 - 2015.12
Registered Nurse
Nazareth RACF
2014.01 - 2014.09
Enrolled Nurse
Nazareth RACF
2011.02 - 2014.01
Acting Nurse Unit Manager (Occasinal Backfill)
St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
Post-Graduate Certificate - Chronic Diease Management And Palliative Care
University of Queensland
Bachelor in Nursing -
Queensland University of Technology
Doploam in Nursing -
TAFE QLD