Registered Nurse - Chemotherapy/HTH

John Fawkner Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work across hospital network

Discounted health insurance

Continuing professional development

Job summary

John Fawkner Private Hospital in Melbourne is seeking experienced Registered Nurses for day chemotherapy (8 chairs) and hospital in the home (HITH). Roles include rotating shifts Monday–Friday for day chemotherapy and Monday–Sunday for HITH, with flexibility.

You will provide evidence-based, patient-centered care within a supportive team. Applicants should have 2–3 years in acute medical or surgical nursing, sound knowledge of AHPRA standards, and strong teamwork abilities.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in acute medical or surgical nursing.
• Australian work rights required.
• Rotating shifts across day chemotherapy and hospital-in-the-home (HITH).

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based, patient-centered care.
• Adhere to AHPRA standards, code of ethics, and Healthscope policies.
• Collaborate with the inter-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Maintain professional relationships with VMO partners and other stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• Support wound care for HITH and venipuncture/CVAD for day chemotherapy.

Skills

Acute care

Venipuncture

Wound care

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

John Fawkner Private Hospital is currently seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our close-knit team who provide care to patients in day chemotherapy (8 chairs) and/or "hospital in the home" (HITH). You will play a key role within the supportive team to ensure high levels of patient care is provided. For day chemotherapy the role is Monday - Friday with flexibility. For HITH, the role would be Monday - Sunday. Both are rotating shifts.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing excellent standard of evidence based, person centred patient care
• Demonstrating professional practice as evidence by adhering to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and conduct, legislative requirements and Healthscope's policies and processes
• Acting as a valued member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide exceptional patient care by actively contributing to team processes and practices
• Maintaining professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high-quality patient outcomes
• Australian work rights
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in an acute medical or surgical nursing
• Understanding of the Australian National Commission in Quality and Safety Ten National Standards
• Ability to show initiative and work within a team environment
• Ability to communication well with a range of stakeholders
• For "hospital in the home" - an interest in wound care and working one-on-one
• For day chemotherapy - an understanding of cytotoxic medication and venepuncture and CVAD

About us

John Fawkner Private Hospital is located in the northwest suburbs of Melbourne. With 186 registered beds, an emergency department, 5 operating theatres, 12 bed Critical Care Complex and a busy day surgery/endoscopy unit the hospital provides a wide range of services to its community. The hospital specialises in orthopaedics, general surgery, general medicine, oncology, cardiology, urology, plastic surgery, ENT and gynaecology.

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

You'll also benefit from:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
• Discounted health insurance (non-casuals only)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us. We support each other, share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

Come and be the difference in our patients' lives.