Oncology Liaison Nurse
Bentleigh East, VIC, AU, 3165
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About the Role
Join our team as an Oncology Nurse Liaison – Lung – Full Time permanent ongoing.
The Oncology Nurse Liaison – Lung is an experienced senior Clinical Nurse is based at Monash Health Moorabbin and also works across all campuses of Monash Health.
This role supports oncology lung patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment, utilising their advanced clinical assessment skills to assist patients with navigator a complex health care system. You will provide comprehensive coordination of care for patients and their families/caregivers. You will coordinate the patient's treatment journey, ensuring that key elements of care occur in an ordered and timely manner. This will include assisting with access to appointments or procedures, eliminate barriers to timely care, facilitate interactions with clinical research, increase patient satisfaction, and maintain contact with other members of the various health care teams.
Oncology Nurse Liaison is responsible for ensuring the patient’s diagnostic, treatment and clinic review appointments are appropriately timed, sequenced and coordinated. The Oncology Nurse Navigator works closely with the multi-disciplinary teams and will provide support and direction regarding management priorities in the care of cancer patients throughout their journey at Monash Health. In addition, the Oncology Nurse Navigator will support the weekly Multi-Disciplinary Meetings (MDMs) as required.
About Us
The Monash Health Department of Oncology provides more than 1.5 million residents of southern Melbourne with access to world-leading cancer treatment within the Monash Health service.
Our locations include a Chemotherapy Day Unit at Moorabbin Hospital, Inpatient Oncology at Moorabbin Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, plus Multidisciplinary Outpatient clinics at:
Moorabbin Hospital: Breast cancer, GI cancer, GU cancer, Lung cancer, Head & Neck cancer, Gynaecological cancer, Urologic cancer
Casey Hospital: Breast cancer, Gynaecological cancer, Urologic cancer
Monash Health Translation Precinct: Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, MHTP building level 3: Cancer Clinical Trials
Monash Medical Centre Clayton: Neuro-oncology (Brain cancer)
About You
You are an enthusiastic team player with good analytical skills, ability to navigate a range of systems and an ability to work autonomously. Through your willingness to engage with others, and through communicating effectively with a variety of key stakeholders, you will build your understanding of our complex operating environment. You can readily demonstrate:
- You are an experienced senior Clinical Nurse with a broad working knowledge and skills relating to cancer care and anti-cancer therapies - essential
- Post Graduate Qualification in Cancer Nursing, essential
- AHPRA registration, essential
- Anti-cancer drug administration course (ADAC) credentialed, essential
- Demonstrated organisational skills to assess, plan, design, coordinate, implement and evaluate care delivery, including symptom management, development of a care plan, education, supportive care screening and referral.
- Proven ability to work autonomously as well as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- Highly developed communication, negotiation, conciliation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, organisational and time management skills
- Proficient computer skills
- Lead quality assurance activities to ensure activity and performance targets are met.
- A proven commitment to the principles of cancer care and evidence-based practice
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team
In Return,
Working as part of a larger Health network, we are a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Ours is also a highly skilled, collaborative and welcoming interdisciplinary team where the only limit in your career is you. We offer an in-depth orientation program and we strongly support staff development in our quest to strive for excellence in our delivery of care. Monash Health offers post graduate study through Monash University and support post graduate studies related to our service.
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Kim Rogers, Director Clinical Operations - Cancer Services on 0409 791 130.
Position Description can be found here
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We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 20th June 2025