Clinical Nurse Consultant

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
 
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
Clinical Nurse Consultant – Vascular Access Specialist Team (VAST)
Ongoing, Full Time or Part Time positions available

Are you a senior nurse with advanced skills in vascular health and access, looking for an exciting opportunity to shape a new specialist service? 
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) to lead the establishment of a Vascular Access Specialist Team (VAST) at Peter Mac.
In this pivotal role, you will apply your advanced clinical expertise to develop and lead a nurse-led vascular access service. You will provide strategic and clinical leadership, driving excellence in vascular health assessment, access device selection, insertion, and ongoing management for our cancer patients.

Key responsibilities include:

•    Leading the development and implementation of a high-performing VAST service

•    Providing clinical leadership, education, and strategic direction across the service

•    Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure best practice vascular access care

•    Embedding evidence-based protocols for device selection, ultrasound-guided PIVC (USG PIVC), and nurse-led central venous access device (CVAD) insertion

•    Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and clinical excellence in oncology vascular access

About You:

•    Advanced nursing skills and experience in vascular access, particularly in an oncology or acute care setting

•    Postgraduate qualifications in an advanced nursing specialty, preferably at Master's level 

•    Proficiency in USG PIVC and nurse-led CVAD insertion

•    Demonstrated leadership in service development or clinical innovation

•    Excellent communication, education, and stakeholder engagement skills

•    Passionate about improving patient outcomes through expert vascular access care

This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead a service that will make a profound difference to the care and experience of our cancer patients. If you're ready to take the next step in your nursing clinical leadership journey, we encourage you to apply.
 

Please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Jenny Marcen - DDON Ambulatory  
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Applications Close: 11:59PM Tuesday 28 October 2025

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Position Summary

The Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) - Vascular Access is an advanced nursing professional who applies clinical leadership and educational skills to the development, delivery and sustainability of a Vascular Access Specialist Team (VAST) within the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac). 

The CNC- VAST will provide expert clinical leadership, consultation, and education and will build a high functioning vascular access team. The CNC – VAST collaborates with essential organisation wide stakeholders, to oversee excellence and deliver comprehensive care in vascular health assessment, access device selection, insertion and management at Peter Mac and will foster a culture of continuous improvement. The role will contribute to the advancement of nursing practice in central venous access devices (CVAD) and access management. This includes development, delivery and sustainability of clinical escalation pathways and development of a nurse-led CVAD insertion service.  The position holder will be a dynamic and highly skilled expert with insertion, assessment and management of vascular access devices including Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) and midlines as well as difficult peripheral cannulations.

Enterprise Agreement

Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement
 

Classification or Salary Range

ZJ4

Immunisation Risk Category

Category A: Position involving direct patient contact, potential for exposure to blood, body fluid, human tissue specimens during course of a normal working day

Key Relationships

Position Reports to:
Direct:

Nurse Unit Manager, Cancer Imaging 

Indirect:

Chief Nursing Officer

Nurse Manager,Specialist Nurses

Internal

• Patients and Carers
• Infection Prevention Team 
• Cancer Imaging Team 
• Clinical Units 
• Specialist Clinics and Pathology team 
• Academic Nursing Unit 
• Clinical Nurse Consultants and Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse Managers
• Research clinicians 
• Chief Nursing Informatics Officer 
• Clinical Product Advisor 
• Nursing staff 
• Multi-disciplinary team
• Improvement Science Team 
• Quality Managers and Coordinators 

External

• VCCC and Precinct partners
• Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR) 
• Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA) 
• Industry and clinical/professional partners 
• Relevant education providers 
• World Congress on Vascular Access (WoCoVA)

Skills

Essential Requirements

• Registered Nurse (AHPRA).
• Postgraduate Qualification in Oncology Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing, or related field. 
• Minimum five years' experience in oncology nursing, predominantly in a senior role
• Proficiency in ultrasound guided PIVC insertion and teaching. 
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge with CVAD management and vascular access. 
• Experience in implementing and managing change initiatives and innovations, with a focus on improving clinical outcomes and service delivery. 
• Evidence of leadership in applying evidence-based practice and critical appraisal of research findings to inform practice.  
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex clinical information to a diverse audience.
• A proven ability to lead a high performing team and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, fostering a culture of teamwork and shared responsibility for patient care. 
• Advanced patient assessment and management knowledge and skills relevant to vascular access and cancer care. 
• Demonstrated active involvement in professional activities and organisations relevant to role e.g., AVATAR, and CNSA, WoCoVA.
• Well developed leadership skills with experience in providing clinical supervision, guidance, and mentorship to nursing staff. 

Desirable Requirements

• An understanding of and experience with developing evidence-based practice and practice change and development.
• Experience with vascular access insertion, including PICC insertion and midlines or working towards.
• Experience with clinical education and training - vascular access 
• Experience in providing expert consultation to resolve clinical issues and improve patient care processes.

Key Accountabilities

1. Strategic 

• Provides clinical leadership and maintains clinical standards, collaborating on relevant practice auditing and monitoring, policy development and change management relevant to Vascular Access Specialist Team (VAST).  
• Leads coordination and implementation of vascular access research quality improvement activities in collaboration with the Vascular Access Committee.
• Collaborates and applies effective change management strategies to develop expert vascular access practice within Peter Mac with stakeholders. 
• In conjunction with relevant Peter Mac Education specialists and other stakeholders, develops, implements, and evaluates multi-disciplinary team (MDT) education and training programs for vascular access.
• Develops innovative techniques for complex problem solving for relevant function and speciality within the health service.

2.Clinical & Governance

• Provides clinical leadership through formation and clinical leadership of a dedicated vascular access committee to establish, monitor, evaluate and maintain KPIs and related activities for vascular access at Peter Mac 
• Initiates and analyses research to inform clinical best practice in vascular access at Peter Mac.
• Translates research findings into clinical practice, contributing to the advancement of nursing knowledge and patient care outcomes. 
• Leads and evaluates evidence-based standards and policies that inform best practice and quality clinical decision making.
• In collaboration with stakeholders maintains policies, procedures, practice, products, and professional standards in line with National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSHQS) clinical care standards and national and international evidence-based and consensus-based guidelines in vascular access assessment and management.  
• Evidence of involvement in the development and/or recognition and/or evaluation of evidence-based patient education resources.
• Establishes and provides clinical leadership within health service vascular access governance committee and relevant work groups. 
• Provides expert consultation advice and clinical leadership for nursing staff that supports learning and fosters a culture of inquiry and evidence-based practice.

3.Teamwork and Communication 

• Effectively engages with key internal and external stakeholders to support excellence in vascular access practices at Peter Mac 
• Enable and support effective communication across departments through appropriate and effective interpersonal behaviour and leadership.  
• Maintains excellence in interpersonal skills to guide appropriate patient care and service delivery.

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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

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WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

• Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
• Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.

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