McGrath Metastatic Breast Care Nurse
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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Job summary
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is seeking a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Metastatic Breast Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) on a max-term part-time contract (32 hours per week) until January 2028. You will provide clinical leadership within the Cancer Stream and collaborate with a multidisciplinary breast cancer team to coordinate comprehensive care for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
You will lead education programs, implement evidence-based practice, and coordinate treatment pathways
Qualifications
- Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with AHPRA.
- Minimum 5 years full‑time equivalent post‑registration nursing experience, including at least 3 years in Oncology, Palliative Care, or Cancer Stream‑specific nursing.
- Post registration nursing qualifications relevant to the field or equivalent qualifications and/or experience deemed appropriate by St Vincent's Hospital Sydney.
- Demonstrated knowledge of metastatic breast cancer patient needs and ability to provide education and support to patients and carers.
- Advanced clinical assessment, care planning, and complex case management skills enabling autonomous and collaborative work.
- Excellent communication, documentation, leadership, teaching, organisational, and time-management skills.
- Proven ability to lead and implement evidence‑based practice improvements and contribute to policy and clinical service planning.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and role modelling to support evidence‑based, patient‑centred care per the McGrath Foundation Model of Care.
- Actively participate in the multidisciplinary breast cancer team, assess patients and carers, and coordinate ongoing care.
- Deliver expert clinical support, information, and advice to patients with metastatic breast cancer and their families across the care continuum.
- Serve as a specialist resource for healthcare professionals within St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, offering advanced metastatic breast cancer expertise.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of education programs and support clinical staff development.
- Lead and enhance metastatic breast cancer services through evidence-based practice, guideline implementation, and coordination of pathways and supportive care.
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Job description
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Metastatic Breast Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2)
Max term contract part time (32 hours per week until January 2028)
Monday - Thursday (08:00 - 16:30)
Cancer Stream, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
$149,408.12 - $$152,392.73 (pro-rata) + super.
Join a team built on a proud legacy of world‑class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney's premier and iconic inner‑city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world‑class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting‑edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high‑frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
- Provide clinical leadership and role modelling to support the delivery of evidence-based, patient‑centred care in accordance with the McGrath Foundation Model of Care.
- Actively participate in the multidisciplinary breast cancer team, undertaking comprehensive assessment of patients and carers and coordinating ongoing care.
- Deliver expert clinical support, information, and advice to patients with metastatic breast cancer, their families and carers throughout the care continuum.
- Serve as a specialist resource for healthcare professionals across the St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, providing advanced clinical expertise in metastatic breast cancer management.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of specialty‑specific education programs and support professional development within the clinical team.
- Lead and enhance specialist metastatic breast cancer services through innovative, evidence‑based practice, clinical guideline implementation, and coordination of treatment pathways, referrals, and supportive care services.
- Currently registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Minimum 5 years full‑time equivalent post‑registration nursing experience, including at least 3 years full‑time recent experience in Oncology, Palliative Care, or Cancer Stream‑specific nursing.
- Approved post registration nursing qualifications relevant to the field or equivalent qualifications and/or experience deemed appropriate by St Vincent's Hospital Sydney.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the physical and psychosocial needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer, including common treatment regimens, and the ability to provide effective education and support to patients, families, and carers.
- Advanced clinical assessment, care planning, and complex case management skills, with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication, documentation, leadership, teaching, organisational, and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Proven ability to lead and implement evidence‑based practice improvements, including experience in policy, procedure, guideline development, and strategic and clinical service planning.
- Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at‑risk people in our community
- Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
- Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
- Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax‑free
- Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave
- Moving from NSW Health? Your eligible accrued leave entitlements will be transferred over. (As restrictions apply to the amount and type of leave that can transfer, feel free to discuss this with our team during the recruitment process)
- Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for‑profit salary packaging to maximise your income
- World‑Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
- Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
- Cutting‑Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
- Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
- Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discount
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