Melanoma Nurse Coordinator

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Fixed term - Part time

Organisation: Bendigo Health

**Salary**: $113,651 - $113,651

Occupation: Nursing and Aged Care

Reference: 869

**The Role**

The Melanoma Nurse Coordinator will provide expert nursing care, clinical advice, care coordination and navigation support to patients, nurses, and other health care professionals with regards to high risk and advanced melanoma.

The Specialist Melanoma Nurse is an advanced practice nursing role that incorporates high level clinical service, care coordination, navigation support, clinical leadership, research, education and management to optimise patient outcomes. The Specialist Melanoma Nurse will be expected to work predominantly within the treatment settings for patients with advanced and high-risk melanoma, and will support across the continuum. The Specialist Melanoma Nurse will work closely with the Dermatologists, Plastic and General Surgeons, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Nursing and Allied health and the Skin Multidisciplinary team (MDT) as a key part of the treatment team to provide care aligned with the Melanoma optimal care pathway (OCP).

The Melanoma Nurse Coordinator will be based within the Oncology unit of the Cancer Centre, providing expert care across the following areas of Bendigo Health to include: plastics/ specialists’ skin clinics, chemotherapy unit, oncology clinics, radiotherapy, palliative care, inpatient wards and other services as required. Hours 8.30 - 5pm, three days per week. The role will report to the Nurse Unit Manager - Cancer Services.

**Working with Bendigo Health**

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
- We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

**Your New Division**

The Clinical Operations Division encompasses acute, allied health, cancer and mental health services. We provide a wide range of general medical, surgical and specialty services including but not limited to; Oncology, Cardiology, Renal, Emergency, Women’s and Children’s, Critical Care, Specialist Clinics, Cancer Clinics and Mental Health Services. Our Allied Health teams provide a diverse range of programs and person centred care in inpatient, outpatient, community, home and residential care settings.

**Bendigo Region**

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

**Interested?**

We’d love to hear from you Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.

Need more information? Please contact **Tamara Williams, Nurse Unit Manager** on **(03) 5454 8814** for a confidential discussion.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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