Overview
Fixed Term, Part Time parental leave cover. 0.8 FTE until Feb 2027 then 0.3 FTE until Mar 2027.
Responsibilities
* Providing expert knowledge to patients and their families
* Advanced clinical assessment; early recognition of toxicities and escalation of care
* Telephone assessment and/or consultation
* Support and education to patients and families
* Screening for supportive care and management of referrals as required
* Facilitate coordinated care for patients within and outside of the hospital walls
Qualifications, Skills And Experience
* Current Nursing Registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
* Postgraduate Certificate in cancer care or above
* Minimum 5 years' experience in haematology nursing at a senior level, above grade 3 or CNS
* Demonstrated clinical expertise in haematology cancer care
About The Company
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent's Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 5,000 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia\'s leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.
About Department
The department of Clinical Haematology provides comprehensive services to in-patients, day patients, outpatients, and outreach clinics, through diagnosis and management of a wide range of benign and malignant haematological conditions. The department also has an active clinical trials and research program and is engaged in medical education at all levels. Clinical haematology works in close collaboration with other disciplines including Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology Units within the hospital where the focus is to manage all patients in a multidisciplinary setting bringing together expertise from a range of disciplines and specialists.
About The Role
The Multiple Myeloma Nurse Coordinator will facilitate evidence based individualized, coordinated care for patients with haematological malignancies across the cancer trajectory.
The Multiple Myeloma Nurse Coordinator is an expert nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge, complex decision-making skills, and clinical competency for advanced practice to undertake the specialist, clinical management, and coordination of patients with multiple myeloma under the care of the SVHM Haematology team.
The purpose of the role is to provide clinical expertise, consultancy, and education through advanced clinical leadership in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team including nursing teams in the Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU), Ward 6W, GPs and community services.
This role also includes coordination of the Virtual Chemotherapy Day Unit at home service, supporting patients at home being treated with subcutaneous chemotherapy and immunoglobulin.
This is a fixed Term, part time parental leave cover position. The hours for this role are 0.8 FTE until Feb 2027 then, 0.3 FTE until Mar 2027.
Classifications for this role will be YY4 ($118,149.20 per annum, pro rata).
Duties
* Providing expert knowledge to patients and their families
* Advanced clinical assessment; early recognition of toxicities and escalation of care
* Telephone assessment and/or consultation
* Support and education to patients and families
* Screening for supportive care and management of referrals as required
* Facilitate coordinated care for patients within and outside of the hospital walls
Application
* Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police.
Review the following documents
Closing Date: 15 March 2026 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or contact indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
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