AddressPosition Summary
Cancer Care Nurse
- Become part of a great team providing supportive care to Oncology patients.
- Friendly work hours, Monday to Friday, no weekends
- Registered Nurse Grade 4A
Cancer Care Nurse
Latrobe Regional Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Cancer Care Nurse to join the Chemotherapy team working part time 0.4, fixed term position until the end of December.
Reporting to the Chemotherapy Nurse Unit Manager this position plays an important role in the continuum of care for patients with cancer with the aim of improving individual health outcomes, and to provide support and advice to hospital staff and community care providers on aspects of Cancer Care management.
LRH employees enjoy access to:
- Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
- Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support
- Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave
- Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
- Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff
We are looking for candidates with:
- Professional qualification in nursing (Registered in Division 1 of the AHPRA register)
- Evidence of recent professional development in Cancer Care
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
- Evidence of recent clinical experience with cancer patients
- Knowledge of relevant evidenced based guidelines for Cancer Care
- Experience working in an interdisciplinary team
- High level of consumer advocacy
- Ability to manage the demands of a case management role for higher needs/complex cancer patients
- Understand the issues and concerns of cancer patients and their carer’s
- Awareness of community supports and services available
- Collaborate and liaise with a variety of service providers, professionals, care givers and other stakeholders
The successful applicant will:
- Understand the issues and concerns of cancer patients and their carers.
- Demonstrate a high level of competence in Cancer Care nursing
- Provide high level care co-ordination of patients diagnosed with a malignancy.
- Focus on education and support for newly diagnosed cancer patients.
- Demonstrate a high level professional engagement with a number of clinicians and peak cancer support organisations.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact NatashaCampbell on (03) 5173 8*** or ***************@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.
About LRH
LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award. This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.
We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.
Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.
Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here - https://lrh.mercury.com.au
Diversity and Inclusion
We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8***.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.
