Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Day Therapy
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
Registered Nurse Grade 2 – Day Therapy
• Ongoing, part-time role – 64 hours per fortnight
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available
• $107,510 (prorated for part time) + salary packaging + super + five weeks annual leave
About the team
Day Therapy delivers specialised ambulatory cancer and supportive care services through a shared service model with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital. The service comprises 85 treatment chairs across five clinical areas: Chemotherapy Day Unit, Medical Day Unit, Transfusion Lounge, Apheresis, and Clinical Trials Unit. The team works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment to provide high-quality, patient-centred care to people undergoing cancer treatment and supportive therapies.
About the role
As a Registered Nurse in Day Therapy, you will play a vital role in delivering safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients receiving cancer treatment and supportive therapies. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, ensuring optimal patient outcomes while maintaining professional, ethical and clinical standards. You will also support the development of colleagues through supervision and delegation to Enrolled Nurses and Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing (RUSONs).
A regular day will see you:
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients across Day Therapy services.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in partnership with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Safely administer and manage chemotherapy and other specialised treatments in accordance with clinical protocols.
• Support and supervise Enrolled Nurses and RUSONs while contributing to a positive, collaborative team environment.
About you
You are a compassionate and patient-focused Registered Nurse who thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment. You have excellent communication skills, a collaborative approach to care, and a strong commitment to professional development, quality improvement and delivering exceptional patient experiences.
You'll bring with you:
• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Minimum 12 months' recent acute medical oncology nursing experience.
• Demonstrated experience in chemotherapy medication management.
• Strong commitment to evidence-based practice, lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Postgraduate qualification in oncology or a related specialty area (desirable).
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally, including:
• Generous salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
• Discounted health insurance and eye care
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
• Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADOs and purchased leave options
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements
Inclusion and belonging
Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we warmly invite you to apply and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police check, and may require a valid Working with Children Check. Many staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, influenza, and a range of other diseases.
Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.
How to Apply
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, please review the position profile below or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Yasmin Downey – Acting NUM
Contact Number: 03 8559 5365
Email: Yasmin.downey@petermac.org
Applications Close: 11:59PM Wednesday 07 October 2026
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Position Summary
Day Therapy provides patient care under a shared service model with Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women’s Hospital.
The service comprises of 85 chairs across five areas:
• Chemotherapy Day Unit
• Medical Day Unit
• Transfusion Lounge
• Apheresis
• Clinical Trials Unit
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
Classification or Salary Range
RN Grade 2 Year 2 to RN Grade 2 Year 8 (YP3 to YP9)
Immunisation Risk Category
Key Relationships
| Internal | Nurse Unit Manager Practice Development Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator Clinical Quality Consultant Nursing Staff Allied Health Staff Medical Staff Patient Support Staff Patients, Families and Carers |
| External | Community Health Agencies |
Skills
• Commitment to Peter Mac’s Values and Peter Mac’s Nursing Values
• Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• 12 Monthsrecent acute medical oncology experience
• 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
• Maintain immunisation in accordance with the staff immunisation Policy, including vaccination against COVID-19
• Experience in chemotherapy medication management
• Post graduate qualification in area of specialty
Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Key Accountabilities
| Key Accountabilities | Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators |
| Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice |
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| Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships |
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| Maintains capability for practice |
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| Comprehensively conducts assessments |
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| Develops a plan for nursing practice |
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Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
| Key Accountabilities | Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators |
| 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 outcomesto 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.