Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse in Sydney

MQ Health North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia is offering an opportunity for a Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse. This is a full-time, fixed-term contract (12 months) with a salary starting from $133,462 per annum plus super. The role is part of a University-owned, innovative academically integrated healthcare organisation that supports professional development, ongoing education, and career progression.

The Role:

We have an exciting fixed-term opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Team as a Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse. You will work as part of a dedicated and highly skilled team, providing nursing consultancy and expertise on prostate cancer care. The level of intervention by the Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse will vary according to the complexity of care required, based on the individual needs of the patients in their care. You will develop and implement a coordinated, evidence-based, seamless, patient-focused approach to the care of prostate cancer patients, particularly towards providing knowledgeable nursing advice throughout the patient’s diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The post may require some travel and attendance at meetings and forums both within state and interstate.

Key Duties for Position:

• Provision and Coordination of Care: This domain relates to the coordination, organisation, and provision of nursing care that includes the assessment of individuals/groups, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
• Disease and treatment related care: Provides initial assessment of need using a systematic evidence-based approach, maintains accurate records of nursing assessments and outcomes, triages patients to determine areas of need and levels of assistance required, maintains understanding of the rationale for the use of treatments and therapies used in the management of prostate cancer and their related clinical effects, both acute and delayed, identifies opportunities for patients to participate in clinical trials, provides ongoing psychosocial support in accordance with the individual needs of the patient, acts as a resource for contact, information, and support for those affected by cancer.
• Coordinated care: Coordinates a patient caseload and ensures the continuity of care, ensures that key elements of care occur in an ordered and timely manner, identifies and makes referrals to appropriate health and social agencies as per individual need, ensures the transfer of patients between services within the area health service and external to the area health services when required.
• Information provision and education: Identifies educational and supportive care needs of people affected by cancer and provides appropriate verbal and written information to meet those needs, provides direct education to people affected by cancer within a range of settings, supports and empowers patients to influence and participate in decisions concerning their care by providing information on a range of specialist care and services.
• Collaborative and therapeutic practice: Establishes, sustains, and concludes professional relationships with individuals/groups, maintains communication and links with other members of the cancer care team, supports the delivery of multidisciplinary care and participates in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings or video conferencing as required, advocates on the patient’s behalf including at multidisciplinary team meetings, uses effective communication skills to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with people affected by cancer throughout the cancer journey.
• Professional Practice: Accepts responsibility for own actions, demonstrates continuous professional development and specialist professional knowledge and skills in line with personal development plan, maintains membership of relevant professional bodies and interest groups, seeks and participates in clinical supervision, maintains an awareness of, and takes ownership of occupational safety and health and equal employment opportunity issues relating to the working environment and oneself, maintains knowledge of the needs of people with disabilities and special needs accessing health services in the designated area, maintains knowledge of legal and ethical issues which have implications for nursing practice and takes the appropriate action.
• Critical Thinking and Analysis: Maintains a willingness to undertake further education in accordance with the needs of the post, maintains current knowledge in relevant clinical area and in relation to cancer control, participates in Quality Improvement activity, maintains a statistical record of activities for regular analysis and evaluation, provides interim and annual service activity report to PCFA and employer, ensures the use of clinical risk assessment, contributes to the development and implementation of evidence-based cancer nursing, participates in research appropriate to the care of prostate cancer patients, acts as an educator in prostate cancer nursing for nursing colleagues and other disciplines within a range of settings.

About Us: Macquarie University Hospital is Australia’s first and only private not-for-profit teaching hospital on a university campus. The hospital sits under the umbrella of MQ Health, encompassing the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences and other specialised clinical services. Our approach to treatment is based on combining the best available knowledge, expertise, and technology to ensure our patients receive a comprehensive and integrated service, as well as the utmost compassion, support, and care.

Employee Benefits: We offer salary sacrifice options and excellent salary packaging benefits, post-graduate study and ongoing education support through scholarship programs, and extensive Macquarie University facilities including sporting facilities, gym and pool, and Macquarie University Childcare at a reduced staff rate.

To Apply: To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate the below requirements in your CV and a 1-2 page cover letter:

• Proven nursing experience with specialisation in Prostate Cancer care.
• At least 5 years’ experience post-graduate experience in a full-time equivalent in the Prostate Cancer nursing field.
• Extensive clinical experience and leadership, along with deep knowledge in patient care management in the Prostate Cancer.
• Flexibility and adaptability in changing environments.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to set priorities, establish, and achieve agreed objectives.
• Strong motivational and problem-solving capabilities.
• Evidence of professional development aligned with the level of autonomy and authority of the position.
• Demonstrated leadership in documenting and communicating critical information to nursing colleagues and other health professionals.

Role Specific Conditions: Valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) for NSW, Registered Nurse/Enrolled Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), MQ Health Immunisation screening, this position requires a Criminal History Check.

Application Close: Sunday, 22nd June 2025, 11:59pm, AEST.

Diversity and Inclusion: Innovation and ingenuity thrive at Macquarie when diversity, equity, and inclusion take centre stage. We embrace a culture where diversity of background, experience, and perspective are fundamental to our success.

Flexible Work: At Macquarie, we believe in providing flexibility, supporting our staff to manage their personal commitments while optimising their work performance and contributions to MQ Health.