Casual Registered Nurse Grade 2

Austin Health; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Onsite childcare

Mentoring & career development

Job summary

Austin Health in Ballarat is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Radiation Oncology Department in a casual capacity at BRICC. You will plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care within a multidisciplinary team.

A day includes coordinating care along the radiotherapy journey, educating patients and families about side effects, monitoring toxicities, and providing psychosocial support. We value a patient-centred approach, commitment to learning, and the ability to work in a

Qualifications

• Knowledge and/or experience in cancer nursing.
• Naso-Gastric and PEG tube management.
• Commitment to Austin Health values and patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care throughout the radiotherapy journey with other health services and professions.
• Educate patients and families about treatment side effects and management.
• Assess, monitor and document anticipated toxicities.
• Manage symptoms associated with cancer treatments.
• Offer psychosocial support and referrals when required.

Skills

Cancer nursing

Naso-Gastric care

PEG tube management

Patient-centred care

Job description

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Join our Radiation Oncology Department as a Registered Nurse

Casual position located at the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC)

Make a meaningful impact supporting patients, their families and carers

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Radiation Oncology

Austin Health is one of four health service ‘hubs' in Victoria which operate radiotherapy services. Austin Health operates two radiation oncology centres in Victoria under the State Governments hub and spoke model. The metro hub is based at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre (ONJ Centre) in Heidelberg and the Ballarat Austin Radiation Oncology Centre (BAROC) is housed in the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC). Both centres provide multidisciplinary care including both nursing and allied health services, innovative and progressive approaches to treatment underpinned by the guiding principle of patient centred care and wellness for all patients.

The multi-disciplinary teams at both sites are committed to excellence in practice and care. Staff undertake a range of professional development activities, are involved in research trials and liaise and consult with a wide range of specialists and health care professionals to ensure the care offered is at the leading edge of technology. The equipment at both sites is state-of-the-art, and the treatment options available ensure every disease site is treated according to best practice.

About the role

As a Registered Nurse at Austin Health 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 patient.

A regular day will see you:

• Coordination of patient care throughout the radiotherapy journey with other health services and professions
• Educating patients and families about the side effects of treatment and how to manage them
• Assessment, monitoring and documentation of anticipated toxicities
• Managing symptoms associated with cancer treatments
• Offering psychosocial support and referral when required.

About you

• Knowledge and/or experience in cancer nursing
• Naso-Gastric and PEG tube Management
• A commitment to Austin Health values
• A person-centred approach to care
• A positive approach to ongoing self-education and skill development
• A flexible, innovative team-oriented approach to change and diversity
• Ability to work in a high functioning team environment

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Jinu Andrews, Nurse Unit Manager at ************@austin.org.au