Registered Nurse - Icon Cancer Centre Geelong

Icon Oncology Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Icon Cancer Centre Australia is seeking a Registered Nurse (Part-time) to deliver patient-centred care to patients undergoing radiotherapy. You will work with a supportive multi-disciplinary team under the Nurse Manager's guidance.

The role emphasises autonomy within a collaborative setting, education, managing treatment side effects, and ongoing professional development in oncology nursing.

Qualifications

• Radiation Oncology nursing experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary, patient-centric environment.
• Current AHPRA nursing registration.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to learning and continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provision of patient centred radiation oncology care to patients and families.
• Monitor and treat patients for illness and side effects.
• Maintain standards by following best practice protocols and clinical guidelines.
• Provide expert advice and nursing knowledge in oncology practice.
• Support Nurse Manager in day-to-day operations.
• Assist in implementation of new systems, therapies and clinical trials.

Skills

Radiation Oncology Nursing

Nursing registration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Fast-paced environment

Professional development

Education

Nursing registration with AHPRA

Job description

Nursing VIC - Other Part Time Icon Cancer Centre Australia

• Develop your Radiation Oncology Nursing Career within a Highly Innovative, Research-Focussed, Rapidly Expanding Company
• Deliver Exceptional Patient Care with a Supportive and Collaborative Team
• Competitive REM
• 8-Month Contract working 2 days/week: We’re open Monday to Friday (Keep your nights and weekends free!)

Who are we looking for to join us?

Experience in Radiation Oncology or Medical Oncology is highly desirable; however, we also welcome candidates with backgrounds in high-acuity care, immunocompromised patient management, wound care, and palliative care. If you thrive in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary setting, this role offers the chance to work closely with a diverse team of nurses, radiation therapists, doctors, administrators, allied health professionals, and support networks.

About the role:

This RN role is responsible for providing nursing care to patients receiving Radiotherapy and will report to the Nurse Manager. The role involves assessing, reviewing and implementing care plans to patients receiving treatment. This is a parental leave part-time position for the duration of 8-months.

The Nursing role has a great level of autonomy, while still working within a close and supportive team. It is a greatly rewarding role which provides great opportunities to build positive rapports with our patients.

The role of a Registered Nurse at Icon is invaluable, through clinically assessing, providing education, supporting patients with physical side effects, emotional support and referrals to allied health.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision of patient centred radiation oncology cancer care to our patients and their families, ensuring an empathetic approach to patients needs are met in a timely manner.
• Monitor and treat patients for illness, lymphoedema or other side effects.
• Maintain standards by ensuring best practice protocols and clinical guidelines are implemented and followed.
• Contribute expert advice and demonstrate contemporary nursing knowledge and skill in oncology nursing practice in accordance with current legislation and professional standards and codes of practice
• Support the Nurse Manager in the day-to-day operations
• Support implementation of new systems, therapies and clinical trials.

Skills and Experience:

• Radiation Oncology Nursing experience highly desirable.
• Genuine interest in cancer care nursing and professional development within this space.
• Experience providing nursing support within a multi-disciplinary, patient centric environment
• Current AHPRA Nursing registration.
• Ability to apply excellent communication and problem-solving skills with both patients and colleagues.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining good working relationships.
• Experience documenting patient experiences and relaying patient feedback to Doctors and Nurse Managers.
• Capacity to learn and use multiple clinical administration systems.
• Commitment to learning and continual professional development.

About our Geelong Site:

Icon Cancer Centre Geelong has proudly provided the latest in radiation therapy technology and techniques close to home in a friendly and supportive environment since opening in 2020. Located on-site at Epworth Geelong Hospital, the centre offers cutting-edge radiation therapy treatment for all cancer types, delivered by an experienced, skilled, and close-knit team who are dedicated to ensuring patients and their loved ones receive support and exceptional care every step of the way. The service is a single-machine service with a Varian Truebeam STx linear accelerator, with HD-MLCs, Identify Surface Guidance system, and ExacTrac imaging. Icon Cancer Centre Geelong facilitates a number of MDT meetings in the region. Like all Icon Cancer Centres, our Geelong site contributes to, and benefits from, the vast array of experts, technical resources, development programs, and opportunity provided by the Icon Cancer Centre network.

Read here for more information: https://iconcancercentre.com.au/centre/geelong/

Icon Cancer Centre – Australia and New Zealand

Icon Cancer Centre are pioneers of private cancer care in Australia with a proud history spanning decades. We have a large and expanding network of cancer centres across Australia. These centres include a mix of dedicated medical oncology, haematology, and radiation oncology facilities, as well as comprehensive cancer centres that bring all services together under one roof, including research and pharmacy. Many of our cancer centres are in outer-metro and regional communities delivering on our mission to bring the best possible care, closer to home.

Here’s why our people choose us:

Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally. Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference. Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other. Opportunity, at Hand: We’re constantly innovating and evolving. Working across a broad network of services, you'll be part of a team focused on delivering exceptional patient care while embracing growth, development, and new opportunities.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.