Registered Nurse – Enhanced Care Unit
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
Registered Nurse | Enhanced Care Unit (ECU)
Ongoing, Full-Time Role
At Peter Mac everything we do as nurses is underpinned by our core values – Excellence, Innovation and Compassion. We provide world class cancer nursing care, informed by research and state of the art education to every patient and their family.
THE ENHANCED CARE UNIT
The Enhanced Care Unit at Peter Mac is an innovative unit that provides high quality, specialised care for cancer patients requiring higher levels of monitoring and clinical support. The enhanced model of care is internationally recognised. Patients within the unit may require invasive and non-invasive continuous blood pressure monitoring, advanced haemodynamic support, continuous cardiac monitoring, high flow oxygen, complex fluid and medication infusions including noradrenaline, epidurals, or intrathecal opioids. The Enhanced Care Unit is a six-bed unit and is located at Peter MacCallum’s Parkville Campus.
THE PATIENTS
Peter Mac cares for patients with a complex array of cancer types that require treatments that are integrated and carefully planned. Treatments may involve several modalities such as medicines, surgery, radiotherapy and in more recent years the growth of immunotherapies have seen significant advances. As the treatments for cancer have advanced, we have seen increased complexity and acuity of care needs for our patients. The development of the Enhanced Care Unit is to ensure we continue to deliver world’s best cancer care that meets the needs of our patients.
THE TEAM
The Enhanced Care Unit includes a Nurse Unit Manager, Practice Development Nurse, Associate Nurse Unit Managers and Registered Nurses who work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and high-quality care for our patients. The Enhanced Care Unit works closely with the High Acuity Team including the ICU Outreach Nurses, the Academic Nursing Unit and Specialist Medical teams. There is also a strong relationship with the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and the RMH Emergency Department to ensure patients are cared for in the most appropriate setting.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an opportunity for Registered Nurses to develop their advanced clinical skills in a supported environment. The role will involve working with the Nurse Unit Manager, Nurse Educator and Clinical Leads to ensure the services within the unit align with the care needs of the patients.
YOU
We are seeking Registered Nurses with at least two years' experience post registration. Experience in ICU or HDU will be highly desirable, as will any previous experience in an oncology setting. Those applicants with, or working towards, post graduate qualifications in acute care nursing will be highly regarded.
BENEFIT
As an employee of a Victorian public hospital, you will be entitled to Salary Sacrifice a portion of your income. This provides up to $9,010 per annum tax-free cap, that can be used to pay your mortgage or rent, used on credit card payment or general living expenses. In addition, you can apply to salary sacrifice meals and entertainment to receive an additional $2,650 tax free per annum. In total that’s $11,660 of your expenses that can be paid before tax is calculated. It’s a real saving that’s worth consideration! For further explanation and conditions please see www.smartsalary.com.au.
Remuneration as per Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028. Registered Nurse Grade 2 Year 2 (YP3) $83,803.20 per annum (full-time equivalent) to Registered Nurse Grade 2 Year 8 (YP9) $103,152.40 per annum (full-time equivalent) dependent on candidate experience. To be discussed with Hiring Manager.
CONTACT
For a confidential discussion about the role please contact Hannah Jukes – Acting Nurse Unit Manager Enhanced Care Unit via hannah.jukes@petermac.org or Andrew Pilcher - Manager Nursing Workforce via andrew.pilcher@petermac.org.
If you provide us your best contact number, we are happy to give you a call back.
Applications Close: 11:59pm Thursday 19 June 2025.
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Position Summary
The Enhanced Care Unit at Peter Mac is an innovative unit currently being developed to provide high quality, specialised care for cancer patients requiring higher levels of monitoring and clinical support.
Patients within the unit may require invasive and non-invasive continuous blood pressure monitoring, advanced haemodynamic support, continuous cardiac monitoring, high flow oxygen, complex fluid and medication infusions including noradrenaline, epidurals and intrathecal opioids.
The Enhanced Care Unit is located on Level 6 and has six beds. The unit has two negative pressure isolation rooms and four patient bays all with line of sight from the main nurses’ station. The unit will run 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
As a Registered Nurse at Peter Mac you are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for our patients.
The Registered Nurse is a key member of the health care team responsible for ensuring nursing professional, organization, legal and ethical standards are met.
Enterprise Agreement
Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024.
Classification or Salary Range
RN Grade 2
Immunisation Risk Category
Immunisation Category A
Key Relationships
| Internal | • Nurse Unit Manager • Clinical Nurse Educator • Nursing Staff • ICU Outreach Nurses • Allied Health Staff • Medical Staff • Patient Support Staff • Patients, Families and Carers |
| External |
• Royal Melbourne Hospital Intensive Care Unit |
Skills
| Essential Requirements | • AHPRA Registered Nurse Division 1 • Minimum 2 years recent relevant acute nursing experience • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development • A demonstrated capacity to work collaborative as a part of a multidisciplinary team • The ability to embrace innovative technology and a willingness to engage with education that supports the growth of the unit • A patient focussed approach to care • Demonstrated team player who can foster collaborative partnerships • Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems |
| Desirable Requirements | • Recent experience, demonstrated knowledge and expertise in ICU or HDU nursing • Postgraduate qualification in critical care nursing • Australian Resuscitation Council (or equivalent) Advanced Life Support Level 1 |
Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Key Accountabilities
| Key Accountabilities | Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators |
| 1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice |
• Utilises a variety of thinking strategies and the best available evidence in making decisions and providing safe, quality nursing care within person centred and evidence-based frameworks |
| 2. Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships | • RN practice is based on purposefully engaging in effective therapeutic and professional relationships. This includes collegial generosity in the context of mutual trust and respect in professional relationships • Assesses and evaluates patient care needs with appropriate staff member/s ensuring communication and patient care is coordinated with the multidisciplinary team |
| 3. Maintains capability for practice | • Registered nurses as regulated health professionals are responsible and accountable for ensuring they are safe and have the capability for practice. This includes ongoing self- management and responding when there is a concern about other health professional’s capability for practice • RNs are responsible for their professional development including completion of mandatory annual and nursing competencies within agreed timeframes • RNs are responsible for contributing to the development of others • RNs are also responsible for providing information and education to enable people to make decisions and take action in relation to their health |
Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
| Key Accountabilities | Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators |
| 4. Comprehensively conducts assessments | • RNs accurately conduct comprehensive and systematic assessments that are holistic as well as culturally appropriate • Analyse information and data and communicate outcomes as the basis for practice |
| 5. Develops a plan for nursing practice |
• RNs are responsible for the planning and communication of nursing practice. Agreed plans are developed in partnership. Plans are based on the RN’s appraisal of comprehensive, relevant information and evidence that is documented and communicated |
| 6. Provides safe, appropriate, and responsive quality nursing practice | • Provides comprehensive safe, quality practice to achieve agreed goals and outcomes that are responsive to the nursing needs of people • Practices within own scope of practice • Appropriately supervises and delegates aspects of practice to enrolled nurses and Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing (RUSONs), according to their scope of practice |
| 7. Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice | • RN takes responsibility for the evaluation of practice based on agreed priorities, goals plans and outcomes and revises practice accordingly |
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Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.
WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.