Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse – Icon Cancer Centres Richmond & Freemasons

• Part-time contracted role (45.6 hours per fortnight), running until 30th June 2027
• Icon’s Epworth Richmond & Epworth Freemasons Cancer Centres
• Role supported by Icon’s Nursing Education Team, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Icon’s Network of SME’s & On-Site Nursing and Medical Specialists

About the Role
Icon Cancer Centre & The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia have an exciting opportunity for a Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse to join our Richmond and Freemasons teams in a part-time capacity. Reporting to the Site Manager and Nurse Unit Manager, this role will focus on the delivery of exceptional personalised cancer care to both public and private prostate cancer patients in East Melbourne catchment area. 

The role of the Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse is to work in partnership across all health areas and sectors including non-government agencies, to contribute to the continuity and quality of care for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. The level and types of interventions delivered by the Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse will vary according to the complexity of care required and the individual need of the patients in their care.

Workload will be mainly self-generated, and this will be achieved through extensive interdisciplinary collaboration across primary, secondary and tertiary health. The incumbent is required to develop and implement a coordinated, evidenced based, seamless and patient focused approach to providing nursing care. The role may require some travel and attendance at meetings and forums both within the state and interstate.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision of advanced patient centred comprehensive cancer care and support for patients with prostate cancer (initial assessment, needs triage, coordinate care services, regular check-ins, identify opportunities for clinical trial participation).
• Provide high level of clinical care, act as a clinical resource, advisor, mentor, role model, and technical expert, in relation to prostate cancer, including on-site education programmes.
• Participate in innovation and change to develop responses to address emerging service needs in relation to prostate cancer, across cancer care, surgery, and perioperative services.
• Participation in clinical research studies and data collection relevant to the prostate cancer role.

Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:

• Current AHPRA registration
• Demonstrated relevant advanced level of skill in cancer or urological nursing
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills in a multidisciplinary context
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Proven leadership qualities
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Evidence of participation in and commitment to quality improvement processes and best practice principles

Desired:

• Possess or be working towards a relevant post graduate qualification
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• Significant experience in prostate cancer, urology or oncology nursing
• Patient teaching experience
• Competence in the use of relevant information technology

About Icon Group  
Icon Group is Australia's largest integrated provider of cancer care with a growing reach in New Zealand, Asia and the United Kingdom.  

Icon is built on a strong but simple mission - to deliver the best care possible to as many people as possible, as close to home as possible. The group brings together all aspects of quality cancer care including medical oncology, haematology, radiation oncology, research, theranostics, pharmacy and compounding to deliver a truly integrated, end-to-end seamless service for cancer patients. With more than 3500 team members, a network of more than 350 doctors, over 50 cancer centres, six compounding facilities and operational support of 70 plus pharmacies, Icon is delivering world-leading care and helping address the global cancer burden.  

“Opportunities come at Icon that you don't get at other places. It also means there are endless professional development opportunities with different projects. Open your mind - see what possibilities are out there in Icon.” - Georgina Whelan - Site Manager, Icon Cancer Centre Townsville

Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Our care is truly end-to-end. Our growth is fast. Our technology is cutting edge. And our social impact is global.  
  
Here’s why our people choose us:

• Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
• Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
• Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
• Opportunity, at Hand: We’re constantly innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.

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Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.  

Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.