Diabetes Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Consultant

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YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
Diabetes Nurse Educator – Clinical Nurse Consultant
Ongoing, Part Time – 48 Hours per Fortnight

About the Opportunity
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is seeking a passionate and dedicated Diabetes Nurse Educator to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your expertise within a world-leading cancer centre known for excellence in patient care, research, and innovation.

In this specialised role, you will support patients living with or newly diagnosed with diabetes, ensuring they receive the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to manage their condition effectively. You will work across both inpatient and outpatient settings, making a meaningful difference to patient outcomes during some of the most important moments of their lives.

What You'll Be Doing
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital part in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and responsive diabetes nurse education. Your responsibilities will include:

•    Providing individualised diabetes self-management education to patients and carers across inpatient wards and outpatient programs.

•    Acting as an expert clinical resource—offering guidance, support, and best-practice knowledge to patients, nurses, and broader clinical teams across Peter Mac.

•    Collaborating closely with clinicians and allied health professionals to deliver flexible, patient-centred care that responds to diverse needs in a dynamic clinical environment.

This role is well-suited to a motivated clinician who thrives in a collaborative setting and is committed to empowering patients through education.

How to Apply
Click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the full position summary and submit your application.
Applicants should include a covering letter outlining their relevant experience, clinical expertise, and key skills to support our assessment process. We encourage applications from nurses who demonstrate strong communication skills, sound clinical judgement, and a commitment to continuous improvement in diabetes care.

If you would like a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:
Hiring Manager: Tanya Wilson-Guest
Email:
Phone:
 

Applications Close: 11:59PM, Sunday 21 December 2025

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Position Summary

The Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) will co-ordinate, negotiate, procure and manage the transition of care of the selected patient population across the health care continuum. The Diabetes CNC will act as a resource person, for the whole hospital, promoting best practice in the provision of patient care through clinical initiatives and service innovation. The Diabetes CNC will demonstrate superior clinical expertise together with outstanding interpersonal negotiation and communication skills to assist with the achievement of patient centred goals and the goals of the designated department and organisation.

Enterprise Agreement

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

Classification or Salary Range

ZA7 – ZA8 (CLIN NURSE CON C Year 1 - CLIN NURSE CON C Year 2)

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

• Operations Directors
• Nurse Unit Managers of ward/unit
• Associate Nurse Unit Managers of ward/unit
• Nurse educators
• Clinical Nurse Specialists of ward/unit
• Registered Nurses
• Medical staff in ward/unit

External

• Consumers
• Families of consumers
• Carers of consumers
• Diabetes Victoria

Skills

Essential Requirements

• Registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• Post graduate qualifications in Diabetes Education and Management
• Credentialed as a Diabetes Educator with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (or working towards)
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and practice collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Advanced assessment, problem solving, critical thinking and organisation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of reliability and professional conduct

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in Insulin dose titration in the Inpatient and Ambulatory Care setting in patients undergoing high dose glucocorticoid therapy, TPN and PEG feeds.
• Experience in Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusions (Insulin Pump Therapy) initiation and management
• Experience in Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems, initiation, data upload and management.
• Experience with Bolus Advisor Meters
• Experience in using diabetes management technology and associated computer programs.
• Experience with working in the inpatient and outpatient clinic settings.
• Experience with the area of research and quality improvement
• Experience in review and development of policies and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities
Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators

1. Clinical Practice 
Ensure the delivery of high standard of evidence-based nursing care to patients. 
In the clinical setting, conduct comprehensive screening, assessment planning implementation and evaluation. 
Establish and maintain effective communication with other health professional and support staff, patients' families, the community and external care providers.
Collaborate with other health professionals to ensure the patient's safe and effective transition across the care continuum and facilitate access and referrals to appropriate health resources and services. 
Lead and facilitate the development of systems and processes to support the planning and coordination of treatment, education and support needs for patients with cancer, and their families across the disease trajectory 
Support the ongoing development of the clinical services model and provide support and information to nurses in the preceptorship program allocated to the clinical service 
Actively engages in the preceptorship program, ensuring succession planning for the role 
Contribute to the development of local, national and international evidence based care guidelines, policies and procedures and patient resources. 
Support and promote excellence and autonomy in clinical practice and patient care

• Patients and their families experience timely, relevant and personalised care.
• Perform nursing interventions and procedures in accordance with Peter Mac policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the assessment, development, implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive plan of care from admission to discharge and in the outpatient setting in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Supports and promotes excellence and autonomy in clinical practice and patient care.
• Identify, manage and action risk and actively work towards implementing risk reduction strategies.
• Contribute to the development of an effective discharge plan and provide appropriate patient education and referral to appropriate community providers.
• Identify patients with potential ongoing health care needs and coordinate the establishment of appropriate individualised plans of care to meet the identified needs in the most effective manner.
• Contribute to the development, supervision, and training of all staff.
• Takes an active role in the planning and conduct of the nursing preceptorship program
• Peter Mac Nursing is represented and contributes to the development of evidence based position statement or papers, recommendations and guidelines where appropriate both nationally and internationally.
• Ensure adherence to organisational standards and mandatory training requirements.
• Adherence to legislation and organisational policy pertaining to privacy, confidentiality and the handling of personal information.

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

Key Accountabilities
Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators

2. Screening and Assessment 
Ensure referrals are triaged in a timely fashion 
Ensure patients with complex needs are identified and supported in a timely manner to optimize patient outcomes

• Referrals are triaged within 72 hours of receipt
• Evidence based assessment tools are completed for new patients and referrals made as required
• Demonstrates expertise in clinical assessment skills and care planning for patients with complex physical and psychosocial needs
• Supports other nurses to develop expert clinical assessment skills and develop individualised care plans

3. Improving Quality and Safety of our services 
Ensure relevant education material for patients and other nurses is evidence based and up to date. 
Deliver evidence based nursing care where possible 
Participate in and facilitate nursing research 
Foster an environment that promotes education and research within the nursing division 
Participate in continuing education sessions, committees, special projects and relevant professional groups. 
Educates the health care team regarding the concept and role of the Nurse Consultant 
Collects and monitors relevant nurse sensitive KPI's for your stream 
Demonstrates flexibility and creativity in identifying resources to meet patient care needs

• Evidence of involvement in the development and/or recognition and/or evaluation of evidence based patient education resources
• Evidence of delivery of high quality education
• Evidence of participation in committees and relevant professional groups.
• Collection of nurse sensitive KPI data that can be used to inform practice change.
• Investigates appropriate procedures, reporting and documentation in the case of adverse events.
• Evidence of contributing to/being involved in at least one research/QA project per year.
• Evidence of submitting an abstract for conference presentation or manuscript for publication, minimum 1 submission every 2 years.

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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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