Nurse Practitioner - Oncology - Griffith

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (from 8/1/2024 until 28 May 2028)
Position Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Remuneration: $135,591.23 – $145,181.65 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ457095
Applications Close: 24 January 2024
Vaccination Category: A
Outstanding Experience. Infinite Opportunities.
Here in the Riverina, we treasure your skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.
We’ve prepared to help you move and settle in, including:
up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car! * Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations

• Subsidised

membership for you and your family * Free confidential
for you and your family
Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospital that will remind you of the city, to small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.
And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!
There’s heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)
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About Your Role
The Nurse Practitioner/Transitional Nurse Practitioner (NP/TNP) Oncology works in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Oncology Team providing clinical expertise to patients and staff working within the MLHD-RCCC Oncology.
The NP/TNP Oncology works within a defined scope of practice operating at an advanced practice level and independently manages a range of patient conditions. The NP/TNP Oncology provides comprehensive systematic patient assessment, determines the appropriate interventions necessary to deliver advanced and holistic management of patients for treatment or symptom review and refers issues that are outside of the NP scope to the Oncology Registrar or Oncology Staff Specialist.
The NP/TNP extends nursing practice by facilitating timely patient review and management of patients in the Oncology inpatient and outpatient setting.
The NP/TNP is an expert clinician who provides evidence-based autonomous clinical care for patients in accordance with current best evidence and relevant NSW Health and MLHD Policies Procedure and Guidelines.
The scope of practice complies with NSW Health Policy Directive Nurse/Midwife Practitioners NSW PD2012_026 and the Nursery and Midwifery Board of Australia's standards for Practice.
The NP/TNP Oncology role includes:

• Advanced comprehensive assessment
• Investigative and diagnostic interventions
• Consultation with community MLHD, RCCC, Griffith Base Hospital medical teams
• Referral to community health care workers and in patient medical teams
• Prescribing of Medicines

The primary objectives of the NP/TNP are to optimise the management and coordination of oncology patients both in the outpatient oncology service and inpatient ward setting at Griffith Base hospital or Griffith community environment and actively participate in the MLHD Nurse Practitioner Governance committee and collaborate in promoting the Nurse Practitioner pathway across Local and State opportunities.
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Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD
Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.
Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning sta? and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Catherine Lancaster, Nurse Unit Manager- Ambulatory- HITH, Oncology, Specialist Clinic Nurse on 02 6969 5531 or now for a confidential chat.
New applicants must have completed the COVID-19 Primary vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. Should a medical contraindication certificate be provided, ongoing employment post certificate expiry is conditional to meeting COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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