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Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Imaging

Date:  8 Oct 2024
Site:  VCCC (Parkville)
Location: 

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company:  Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Unit:  Cancer Imaging Nursing
Division:  Chief Operating Officer
Department:  Cancer Imaging Operations
Enterprise Agreement:  Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Sin
Cancer Imaging Nursing

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

 

Ongoing, Full time & Part Time Roles

 

The Cancer Imaging department provides a full range of diagnostic, therapeutic and interventional procedures for oncology patients. Interventional procedures performed include insertion of CVADs, gastrointestinal/biliary/urology drains and stents, radiological insertion gastrostomy (RIG) and transarterial radio or chemo embolisation’s, selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) and Microwave and Cryoablation. Biopsies and drainage are performed under ultrasound, CT and MRI.  MRI scans are performed at RMH (Inpatient) and off site at East Melbourne (Outpatient). Cancer Imaging nurses perform a vital role in provision of procedural care and assessment of the cancer patient at Peter Mac.

 

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated Registered Nurse who may have experience in Imaging, cath lab, theatre, oncology, or surgical nursing seeking change or RN wanting to learn new skills. The position offers opportunity to upskill in both Imaging and oncology, work day shifts Monday to Friday (some on call) and work with a supportive and cohesive team. Imaging nurses also rotate to our East Melbourne campus. 


We are seeking Full Time or Part Time Registered Nurses with the following skills (or willing to work towards):

  • Previous experience in Medical Imaging, Cath Lab, theatre/day surgery or oncology (highly desirable but not essential)
  •  A minimum of 2 years recent acute experience 
  • An interest in procedural based nursing 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to build rapport across disciplines
  • A commitment to professional development of self and others 
  • A demonstrated commitment to providing patient focused care

 

Cancer Imaging can offer you:

  • Comprehensive supportive orientation and education 
  • Opportunities to grow your career and build on your acute nursing skills 
  • Work with a supportive nursing team and broader multidisciplinary team
  • Monday to Friday roster (no ND)
  • Salary packaging
  • A real focus on staff wellbeing with our nurses CARE program
  • Training and development program plus access to our renowned short course program

 

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.

 

For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

 

Hiring Manager: Jenny Marcen -Nurse Unit Manager 
Contact Number: 8559 6622
Email: jenny.marcen@petermac.org

or 

Hiring Manager: Nicola Ashford
Email nicola.ashford@petermac.org

 

Applications Close: 11:59PM Tuesday 5th November 2024
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Position Summary

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. The Registered Nurse is responsible for supervising and delegating to other health care professionals such as Enrolled Nurses and Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing (RUSON).

Enterprise Agreement

Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024.

Classification or Salary Range

RN Year 2 to RN Year 8 (YP3 to YP9)

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

 

  • Nurse Unit Manager
  • Practice Development Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator
  • Nursing Staff
  • Allied Health Staff
  • Medical Staff
  • Patient Support Staff
  • Patients, Families and Carers

 
External

 

  • Community services
  • Universities and other relevant professional development bodies
  • Primary Health Agencies
  • Public Hospitals
  • General Public

 

 

Skills

Essential Requirements

 

  • Commitment to Peter Mac’s Values and Peter Mac’s Nursing Values
  • Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
  • 12 Months recent acute medical or surgical nursing experience
  • Willingness to learn care of the oncolgy patinet in cancer imaging across modalities
  • Demonstrated commitment to life long learning and continuing professional development
  • 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

 

  • Oncology nursing experience
  • Medical imaging experience
  • Post graduate qualification in area of specialty

 

 

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
AHPRA Registration

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
  • Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team from admission to discharge

 
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

 

  • RNs 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

 
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
  • Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
  • RNs provide and may delegate, quality and ethical goal-directed actions. These are based on comprehensive and systematic assessment and the best available evidence to achieve planned and agreed outcomes

 

 

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

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 RUSONs, according to their scope of practice
  • Act as the identified nurse for patients by attending for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care.
  • Take an active role in planning effective, timely, and safe discharges following diagnostic and therapeutic cases performed on an outpatient basis

 
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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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

 

 

Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.

 

 

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.

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