Prostate Cancer Specialist

**Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse**

**Radiation Oncology**

**Calvary Mater Newcastle**

**#512487**
- Make a difference at one of Australia’s leading health care providers
- Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment
- Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, Year 1 to Grade 2, Year 2
- Remuneration: $59.66 per hour - $63.33 per hour excluding superannuation
- Temporary part time position - dependent on ongoing funding
- 0.8 FTE/32 hours per week

**_About the role_**

The Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with advanced knowledge of the health needs and preferences of men with prostate cancer across the continuum of care, including diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, follow-up and palliative care. The practice of the Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse incorporates advanced knowledge and skills in supportive care, including providing specialised and tailored information and education, psychological support, and clinical care to men with prostate cancer.

The Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse will be working in close collaboration across a multidiscipinary team to provide seamless and integrated care for patients with prostate cancer. The level of intervention by the Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse will vary according to the complexity of care required, based on the individual need of the patients in their care. The Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse is required to develop and implement a coordinated, evidenced based, seamless, patient focused approach to providing cancer nursing care. The workload of this position will be mainly self-generated, so the ability to effectively self organise and deliver your varying workload is essential.

**_ What you bring_**
- Demonstrated relevant advanced level of skills in cancer or urological nursing; or working towards prostate nursing certificate or cancer urology specialist qualifications.
- Demonstrated effective communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Demonstrated clinical teaching and research skills
- Evidence of participation in and commitment to quality improvement and best practice principles.
- Demonstrated highly developed verbal and written communication skills necessary for documenting research, promoting awareness of current research and providing clinical services directly to patients/clients including competencies in advanced computer literacy skills.
- A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation
- The Calvary Mater Newcastle is an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Current employees of NSW Health can request to have various leave entitlement balances transferred to Calvary Mater Newcastle on commencement. Leave types may include but not limited to Long Service Leave, Annual Leave and Sick Leave. Applicants are encouraged to discuss this with the Convenor for further information._

**Why work for Calvary?**

At Calvary, our staff matter.

Join our team, learn with purpose and drive positive impact in one of Australia’s largest healthcare providers across Public and Private Hospitals, Residential Aged Care and Home Care.

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits:

- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you

**_ to start your career in an organisation that is making a positive difference in the community._**
- Please note the following:_
- _Calvary has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all workers. You will also be required to provide evidence of other immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella_
- _As part of this recruitment activity, an eligibility list will be created for future vacancies._