Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Radiation Therapy

Date: 2 Jul 2025

Site: Box Hill

Location:

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Unit: Box Hill Radiation Therapy Service

Division: Chief Operating Officer

Department: Radiation Therapy

Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Sin

Box Hill Radiation Therapy Service

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 Grade 2 – Radiotherapy – Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Box Hill

Permanent part-time (48 hours per fornight)

Box Hill radiotherapy provides expert treatment and care for patients receiving cancer care. As part of the multidiscplinary team, nurses provide education, manage side effects and ensure that patients feel supported in their treatment journey. The nurses work in a small team and are responsible for comprehensive patient assessments, symptom monitoring and escelating concerns to the medical team. Working for Peter Mac will enable you to receive ongoing professional development opportunities, have access to a broad range of learning programs and inservices and to be part of a collaborative work culture that provides evidence-based patient-centered care.

-   Permanent, part-time role
- 48 hours per fortnight
-   Reporting into the Nurse Unit Manger
-   Must be eligable to work in Australia, current AHPRA registration, police check will be done as part of hiring process, will require immunisation record as per Department of Health Guidelines

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: Fin Ryan
Contact Number: (03) 8559 9220
Email: fintan.ryan@petermac.org

Applications Close: 11:59PM Wednesday 16th July 2025

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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 communicates within the multidisciplinary teams, and 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

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 Health Agencies

Education

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 experience
The ability to be rostered for a minimum of 5 shifts per fortnight to a maximum of 9 shifts per fortnight.
Demonstrated commitment to lifelong 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
Maintain immunisation in accordance with the Staff Immunisation Policy, including vaccination against COVID-19.

Desirable Requirements

Oncology nursing experience
Post graduate qualification in area of specialty

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities	Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
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 form admission to discharge
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
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
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
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..)

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
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 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.