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• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Medicine, Cardiac and Critical Care
• Salary $125,183.00 - $130,779.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN/M3| Multiple part time positions available – Contract up to 2 years

Join Our Dynamic Team as RN 3 Nurse Consultant - McGrath Cancer Care – SALHN FMC

The Oncology and Haematology Departments within the Division of Medicine and Critical Care Services at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN), Flinders Medical Centre, is seeking two passionate and dedicated Cancer Nurse Consultants to assist the team to lead clinical excellence and innovation in patient care. In collaboration with the McGrath foundation these positions will be a unique opportunity to work in a supportive, forward-thinking environment where your expertise will drive quality improvements to patient care and experience.

About the roles:

The roles of the McGrath Cancer Care Nurse's at SALHN are to support patients and their carers/families following the diagnosis of Lymphoma (0.4 FTE role available) and Brain Cancer and Hepatobiliary cancer (0.6 FTE role available).

In this role, you'll use your cancer knowledge and expertise to elevate patient care and drive better clinical outcomes in a collaborative team. Employees classified at this level are experts within their area and stream of practice and have a significant degree of autonomy and decision making. If you’re passionate about providing quality nursing cancer care, innovation, and professional growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Reporting to the Advanced Nursing Director in the Division of Medicine and Critical Care, in this role you will have the chance to use your experience and expertise in a variety of ways. You will be assisting the medical teams with the assessment and management of symptoms of the disease and treatment side effects. Along with this you will be promoting selfcare and enhancing self-efficacy through guidance, education, and the facilitation of a multidisciplinary approach to the individual patient’s care and wellbeing using the McGrath model of care. The mode by which the patient contact is delivered will be in a variety of ways, e.g. face-to-face, telephone, email or telehealth. Considerations include the stage in the patient's cancer journey pathway, the type of information being provided, how often contact is being made and the individual needs of the patient.

Why This Role is for You:

This role is more than just a position—it’s a chance to make a real impact. There are two positions available for the following tumour steams to support patients’ cancer journey:

• Lymphoma 0.4 FTE
• Hepatobiliary and Primary brain malignancy 0.6 FTE

Experience

• With chemotherapy and other anti-cancer treatment administration/therapies and symptom management
• In basic computing, including email, word processing and excel
• Minimum of 3 years of prior full time equivalent experience in cancer nursing
• Demonstrated competence in cancer nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards

Educational/Vocational Qualifications

• Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
• Demonstrated competence in cancer nursing practice/treatment/therapy in accordance with the relevant standards
• Tertiary qualifications relevant to Oncology and Haematology Nursing or working towards e.g. Graduate Diploma

Please refer to Role Description for further details

Want To Know More? Contact: Melissa McRoe through Ms Alana Kemp at Alana.Kemp@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Monday 14th July 2025

Attachments:

• RN3 Nurse Consultant McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Role Description
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• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 908418