Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Nurse with specialist breast care skills and training to fill the Advanced Breast McGrath Cancer Care Nurse role.
This is a three (3) year fixed term part-time position, working 60.8 hours per fortnight.
The successful candidate will utilise expert skills, knowledge and experience to work as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team according to the complexity of care required and the individual need of the patients in their care.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Acts as a role model and an expert clinician in services to patients with advanced breast cancer.
* Leads, establishes and reviews clinical guidelines in the area.
* Provides leadership in the ongoing review of current clinical practice, ensuring it is evidence based and benchmarked against peers to ensure best practice.
* Assesses the individual needs of the patient, their families and carers and co-ordinate relevant support services in hospital and/or the community including palliative care services.
* Works in collaboration with the breast care nurse.
* Acts as liaison with the oncology, radiation oncology, palliative care and allied health departments ensuring the continuity of care and services to patients with advanced breast cancer.
* Actively participates in the multidisciplinary team and contributes to treatment planning.
Requirements
* Holds current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5 years' post registration experience in either surgical or medical oncology.
* Holds a relevant post graduate qualification in breast care nursing or working towards same and have relevant experience in advanced practice with respect to management of women with breast cancer (and/or oncology nursing experience).
Benefits
* A competitive salary: $103,883 to $110,954 per annum (pro-rata), plus 11.5% superannuation.
* Salary packaging options up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses.
* A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs.
* Employee discount on private health insurance.
* Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
* Innovative Professional Development opportunities.