About the role

Mater Health has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Breast Care Clinical Nurse Consultant to work in the Mater Cancer Care team. This position is being offered in a permanent part-time basis, 28 hours per week.

Mater Cancer Care Centre Springfield (MCCCS) offers services to both public and private patients within a modern state-of-the-art facility which provides individually personalised, comprehensive and compassionate care. The MCCCS includes consultation rooms, cancer care treatment pods, palliative care support and pharmacy. 

The Breast Care CNC role is fundamental to patient care for women diagnosed with breast cancer from diagnosis and through the patient journey. The CNC provides expert clinical consultancy, takes a lead role in the promotion of contemporary Nursing practice, is actively involved in research, education and continuous quality improvement and facilitates the development of Nursing/Midwifery services across the continuum of care. 

Salary range: $59.87 - $67.21 (Registered Nurse 3) per hour plus superannuation and salary packaging

What you’ll be doing

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing expert advice and care to breast cancer patients, their families and other health care professionals on complex issues relating to their health and well-being at various phases of their care. 
• Liaising with the Multidisciplinary Team to ensure consistent patient outcomes between the various specialties & subspecialties 
• Coordination of procedure/surgery dates for patients who are deemed ready for care
• Tracking patients through their journey to ensure appointments, tests, procedures, surgeries and follow up is attended, in relation to elective procedures and clinic appointments.
• Communication with other internal and external health professionals to provide safe collaborative patient care.
• Establish priorities for resolution of identified health needs in consultation with the patient or group of patients.
• Acts as a patient advocate ensuring patients are informed prior to treatment, assisting/negotiating sensitively with patients where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Screening patients for eligibility to participate in research studies and trials
• Actively participating in Nursing Portfolios – Specialty specific and CSQU Audit Schedule

About you

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• Prior experience tertiary qualifications as Breast Care Nurse will be highly regarded
• Current registration as Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Tertiary qualification (or working towards) in an appropriate speciality which enhances clinical leadership
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills, organisational skills and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development of yourself and staff members
• Demonstrated experience working with an interdisciplinary team
• Demonstrated role modelling and promotion of the Mater values

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close on Sunday 26^th May 2024. Please submit a cover letter alongside your resume when applying. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.