AddressAt GenesisCare we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about innovation and working together to drive better life outcomes for patients around the world.
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GenesisCare is a leading healthcare provider in Australia, specialising in the treatment of cancer. At GenesisCare we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about innovation and working together to drive better life outcomes for patients around the world.
We are currently looking for an Oncology Practice Development Nurse to join our NSW team. This senior nursing role will support our nurses across our Medical Oncology, Haematology, and Radiation Oncology services, on a part time - 3 days per week, fixed term contract until May 2025.
The primary purpose of the Practice Development Nurse (PDN) is to conduct, coordinate and evaluate education, training and ongoing professional development activities of the nursing workforce including the potential for overseeing and supporting external undergraduates and post graduate students (where applicable). The PDN provides direct supervision and support, academic assistance, competency assessment, clinical advice and Practice Development recommendations in collaboration with the clinical nurse educator (CNE)/s in centres across the state (where relevant).
More specifically, you will:
- Ensures the provision of nursing education is safe, effective and meets the needs of patients and their carers in alignment with best practice standards
- Identify training gaps and needs across the state and at individual centres through effective relationships with key stakeholders to create tailored education and training materials to support identified concerns
- Facilitates an environment which supports self-accountability and responsibility for effective clinical decision making and patient outcomes
- Facilitates positive performance management within the nursing training and development domain
- Maintains a peer network of support within GenesisCare, collaborating at a National level for ongoing information sharing and learning that ensures National consistency
- Through critical self-appraisal, clinical supervision and networking, continually develops personal and professional knowledge and expertise across Oncology Practice
- Assume a high level of communication skills to enable the dissemination of practice changes, updates and best practice at a state level, Nationally, at conferences or through professional publications
- Collaborative engagement with the local leadership teams and Director of Nursing to develop and support local strategies to meet clinical need through identified Practice Development requirements
- Collaborates with, supports and guides the CNE/s to develop structures that support identified learning gaps within individual sites or across the state
- Ensuring competency, education and training records of staff are monitored, maintained and documented with support from the CNE/
- Promotes and facilitates a learning environment that encourages and supports the professional development of all nurses by ensuring
- Every member of nursing staff has an individual learning and development plan based on a need's analysis and their professional development goals
- Evidence of a flexible and innovative continuing education program that reflects the identified learning needs of nursing staff and is tailored to the requirements of the business and national nursing workforce planning
We're interested in hearing from people who have:
- Eligible for unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Post graduate qualification in cancer care nursing, clinical education or similar
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 (or demonstrated working toward)
- Minimum of five years' experience as a nurse leader in the oncology setting
- Exemplary interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
- Possess the skills and experience for positive performance management in the staff development domain
- Proven ability to coordinate workload to maximise skills of staff
Benefits of joining our team:
- Competitive renumeration
- Qantas membership discount, gym membership discount, 12 weeks paid parental leave, Bupa discount
- All employees and their family members have access to free confidential support that is completely external to GenesisCare including financial, nutritional and wellbeing coaching, legal advice & counselling
- Working with a vibrant team aligned with providing the best patient experience possible and outcomes
- Internal and external training and development opportunities
- Close knit internal community
- Free access to thousands of LinkedIn training courses
About GenesisCare
We are 5500+ highly trained healthcare professionals and support staff in Australia, U.K., and Spain, designing innovative treatments and care for people with cancer. Our dedicated teams treat more than 1 million patients annually.
People centricity is at the heart of what we do whether that person is a patient, a referring doctor, a partner or someone in our team. We aim to build culture of care that is patient focused and performance driven. Our people promise is "do your life's best work, by always growing, having a profound human impact and making great things happen together." If you'd like to make a difference, join us at GenesisCare.
Covid 19 Vaccination Requirement
In line with the Public Health Order, all GenesisCare employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. To be eligible for consideration to perform work for GenesisCare, all recruits must provide evidence against COVID-19 and comply with the requirements of the Public Health Order prior to appointment.
Applications close: COB 12th February 2024
GenesisCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
