Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Perioperative Services

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 87,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work practices

Professional development

Job summary

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne is seeking a Registered Nurse Grade 2 to join the Perioperative Services team. The role supports complex cancer surgery across multiple specialties, from endoscopy to robotic procedures.

Official orientation includes hospital and nursing orientation, EMR training, and SKINDEEP/RESPECTS. Opportunities for perioperative education and CARE wellbeing programs are available.

Qualifications

• Nursing registration and current practice in perioperative care.
• Tailored orientation with hospital and nursing onboarding.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Tools

EMR

Job description

Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Perioperative Services

Registered Nurse Grade 2 – Operating Theatre – Scrub Scout

Both full-time and part-time, Fixed term and ongoing positions available.

Up to $86,580.00 (YP3) - $107,510.00 (YP9) base salary per annum - Full-time equivalent pro-rated for Part-Time.

Parkville location, with multiple transport options at our doorstep.

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.

The operating suite provides a comprehensive service for patients undergoing complex cancer surgery ranging from endoscopy through to specialised robotic surgery and complex multi-speciality cases. Our surgical specialties include colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, breast, reconstruction, urology, melanoma and plastics, head and neck, sarcoma, and vascular. Our patients also have access to high dose intraoperative radiotherapy (brachytherapy), and intraoperative chemotherapy (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy). We support patients from across Victoria, Australia and New Zealand.

Our Team

At Peter Mac everything we do as nurses is underpinned by our core values – Excellence, Innovation and Compassion. We aim to provide world class cancer nursing care, informed by cutting edge research and state of the art education, to every patient and their family. To achieve this, we need a diverse nursing workforce to deliver equitable, sensitive and culturally safe care. We welcome nurses from a range of clinical backgrounds bringing a breadth of knowledge to provide comprehensive care to our patients.

Our multidisciplinary surgical team has an exceptional culture of clinical learning and support, helping every team member to advance their career. As a nurse within the team, you will have access to a dedicated clinical nurse educator, practice development nurses and a team of clinical nurse specialists to support your development.

Our Facilities

The operating suite is located on level 6 at Peter Mac and boasts eight operating theatres and ten PACU bays within our purpose-built facility. Peter Macs state of the art infrastructure also includes, intraoperative radiotherapy, two and three-dimensional laparoscopic equipment and the Da Vinci Robot. Peter Mac sits within the Parkville precinct and is easily accessible by public transport, bicycle or car with staff parking available onsite. Peter Mac also boasts great coffee and food at our multiple cafés.

The Opportunity

We offer every nurse who joins us a tailored orientation program including:

• Hospital and nursing orientation
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) training
• Your Thoughts Matter – SKINDEEP and RESPECTS training
• Smart Moves – clinical manual handling training
• Supernumerary clinical shifts across all of our specialties including robotics
• Individualised clinical education and support tailored to your perioperative nursing experience

The Perioperative Clinical Nurse Education team also provide support and guidance to pursue postgraduate qualification in perioperative nursing. In addition to clinical learning opportunities, you will also have access to our Compassion and Resilience Education (CARE), which is a full day coarse focuses on wellbeing and selfcare for nurses.

Remuneration under the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028 will be from $86,580.00 (YP3) - $107,510.00 (YP9) per annum (full-time equivalent - to be pro rated for part-time hours) depending on candidate experience. To be discussed with Hiring Manager.

Hiring Manager: Cath Clifford, Nurse Unit Manager
Contact Number: 03 8559 5***
Email: ***************@petermac.org

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.