Cancer Care Coordinator

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Port Lincoln Hospital - Cancer Services
• Salary: RN/M3 $125,183 to $130,779 p.a. (Pro-rata) + 12% superannuation + leave loading and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Permanent Part Time position working 32 hours per week
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Cancer Care Coordinator to join our dedicated team at Port Lincoln Hospital. In this pivotal role, you will provide expert clinical leadership and specialist cancer care coordination, ensuring patients receive safe, evidence-based, and seamlessly coordinated care across their cancer journey.

As a senior clinician, you will:

• Provide expert cancer care coordination and facilitate delivery of evidence-based oncology/haematology services.
• Lead clinical decision-making, support staff development, and contribute to high-quality patient outcomes through innovation and best practice.
• Coordinate local systems and processes to enhance service integration, quality improvement, risk management, and continuity of care.
• Guide and mentor staff, foster a strong learning culture, and support the delivery of safe chemotherapy services through training oversight.
• Participate in service planning, research activities, policy development, and multidisciplinary teamwork to continually strengthen cancer service delivery.

This role offers significant autonomy, scope to shape service models, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the future of cancer care in the Eyre Peninsula region.

Leave long commutes and city congestion behind. Imagine finishing work and being on the beach five minutes later, exploring national parks on your days off, or enjoying fresh local seafood with family and friends. Working in Port Lincoln means more balance, more space, more connection - and a chance to make a genuine impact in a thriving regional health service.

Essential Requirements

• Registered Nurse (or eligible for registration) with at least 3 years post-registration experience, with demonstrated competence in Oncology/Haematology.
• A strong and confident leader with advanced communication, problem-solving, conflict-resolution and change-management skills.
• A collaborative team member who can prioritise workload, support staff development, and drive innovation, quality improvement, and consumer-engagement initiatives.
• Someone with sound knowledge of relevant legislation, standards, quality systems, and confidentiality requirements, with a deep understanding of multidisciplinary cancer care and care-coordination complexities.

Join our team and contribute to innovative healthcare delivery in a supportive environment that values your expertise and professional growth.

About Us

With its ancient outback landscapes, boutique vineyards, oyster farms and Australia's best-kept-secret surf coast, Eyre and Far North will inspire and energise you.

The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN) is responsible for the planning and delivery of hospital and health services over 337,626 square kilometres, taking in the Eyre Peninsula, western part of South Australia and north to Coober Pedy.  We are one of the largest LHNs by area in Australia and communities include Ceduna, Cleve, Coober Pedy, Cowell, Cummins, Elliston, Kimba, Oodnadatta, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay and Wudinna.

Services include acute care, medical, accident and emergency, surgery, birthing and midwifery, specialist consultancy, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, transfusions, rehabilitation, residential and community aged care, respite care, transitional care packages, Aboriginal health, mental health, allied health, community health, community nursing, palliative care, community home support packages and home modifications.

Click here to learn more about living and working in Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Why Join Us

• Make a real difference and feel like an important part of the community. Being part of Eyre & Far North means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care.
• Job security and inclusions: in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation, leave loading and allowances), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $15,000 may be available to people relocating for this opportunity. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 920792

Enquiries

Jacqueline Ogilvy
Position: Nurse Manager
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Application Closing Date

18 November week close PM

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

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