Registered Nurse Grade 2 - 6A (Surgery)

YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE

Registered Nurse - Surgery Ward 6A

• Ongoing full-time position available (part time positions considered) - up to 80 hours per fortnight.
• Up to $86,580.00 (YP3) - $107,510.00 (YP9) base salary per annum - Full-time equivalent pro-rated for part-time.
• Parkville location wth multiple public transport options.

At Peter Mac everything we do as nurses is underpinned by our core values – Excellence, Innovation and Compassion. We aim to provide world class cancer nursing care, informed by cutting edge research and state of the art education, to every patient and their family.

To achieve this, we need a diverse nursing workforce to deliver equitable, sensitive and culturally safe care. We welcome nurses from a range of clinical backgrounds bringing a breadth of knowledge to provide comprehensive care to our patients. Acute nursing skills and experience are all that’s required to start your cancer nursing career at Peter Mac.     

OUR PATIENTS

Our surgical team cares for patients with a range of cancers including breast, skin and plastics, colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, urology, gynaecology, sarcoma, and head and neck. We care for patients post-operatively following a range of major and minor surgeries with both curative and palliative intent. Patient acuity and complexity is often high and we adjust our nurse to patient ratio as required to ensure high quality, safe patient care.

OUR TEAM

Our multidisciplinary surgical team has an exceptional culture of clinical learning and support, helping every team member to advance their career. We work closely with our Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) team to ensure our patients receive evidence based post-operative nursing care. As a nurse within the team, you will have access to a dedicated practice development nurse and a team of clinical nurse specialists to support your development.

OUR FACILITIES

The surgical ward is a 32-bed unit located on level 6 at Peter Mac. Our patients enjoy single and double rooms with a patient entertainment system, online meal ordering and access to our communal spaces within and external to the ward.  Peter Mac sits within the Parkville precinct and is easily accessible by public transport, bicycle or car with staff parking available onsite. Peter Mac also boasts great coffee and food at our multiple cafés.

If you are highly motivated with acute nursing experience, enjoy critical thinking, and have an interest in surgical nursing then we want to hear from you!

Remuneration as per Nurses and Midwives EBA. Up to $86,580.00 (YP3) - $107,510.00 (YP9) base salary per annum. Full-time equivalent - to be prorated for part time, dependent on candidate experience. To be discussed with Hiring Manager.  

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Discounted health insurance and eye care
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
• Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, purchased leave options & ADOs
• Flexible, hybrid working practices

Inclusion and belonging

Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police check and may include vaccination requirements.  Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:

Nurse Unit Manager: Emily Pullens

email: emily.pullens@petermac.org

Applications close: 11.59pm Monday 9 November 2026.

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Position Summary

As a Registered Nurse at Peter Mac you are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for our patients. The Registered Nurse is a key member of the health care team responsible for ensuring nursing professional, organization, legal and ethical standards are met. The Registered Nurse is responsible for supervising and delegating to other health care professionals such as Enrolled Nurses and Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing (RUSON).

Ward 6A is a 32 bed ward that provides care for oncology patients post operatively. Our patient specialities include Head and Neck, Colorectal, Plastics, Stomal Therapy and Breast Oncology. Ward 6A nurses are supported to develop and grow and our work is guided every day by our values.

Enterprise Agreement

Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024.

Classification or Salary Range

RN Year 2 to RN Year 8 (YP3 to YP9)

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal

• Nurse Unit Manger
• Practice Development Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator
• Nursing Staff 
• Allied Health Staff
• Medical Staff
• Patients, Families and Carers

External

• Community Health Agencies  

Skills

Essential Requirements

• Commitment to Peter Mac’s Values and Peter Mac’s Nursing Values 
• Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 
• 12 Months recent acute medical experience  
• Demonstrated commitment to life long learning and continuing professional development 
• A patient focussed approach to care 
• Demonstrated team player who can foster collaborative partnerships 
• Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems

Desirable Requirements

• Surgical or medical oncology nursing experience 
• Post graduate qualification in area of specialty

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

AHPRA Registration

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators  1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice

• Utilises a variety of thinking strategies and the best available evidence in making decisions and providing safe, quality nursing care within person centred and evidence-based frameworks 
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team form admission to discharge 

2. Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships 

• RN practice is based on purposefully engaging in effective therapeutic and professional relationships. This includes collegial generosity in the context of mutual trust and respect in professional relationships 
• Assesses and evaluates patient care needs with appropriate staff member/s ensuring communication and patient care is coordinated with the multidisciplinary team

3. Maintains capability for practice 

• RNs as regulated health professionals are responsible and accountable for ensuring they are safe, and have the capability for practice. This includes ongoing self-management and responding when there is a concern about other health professional’s capability for practice
• RNs are responsible for their professional development including completion of mandatory annual and nursing competencies within agreed timeframes 
• RNs are responsible for contributing to the development of others
• RNs are also responsible for providing information and education to enable people to make decisions and take action in relation to their health 

4. Comprehensively conducts assessments 

• RNs accurately conduct comprehensive and systematic assessments that are holistic as well as culturally appropriate 
• Analyse information and data and communicate outcomes as the basis for practice 

5. Develops a plan for nursing practice

• RNs are responsible for the planning and communication of nursing practice. Agreed plans are developed in partnership. Plans are based on the RN’s appraisal of comprehensive, relevant information and evidence that is documented and communicated 
• Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice Key Relationships Internal Nurse Unit Manager Practice Development Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator Nursing Staff Allied Health Staff Medical Staff Patient Support Staff Patients, Families and Carers External Community Health Agencies Position Description Registered Nurse| 2020 Page 3 of 3 
• RNs provide and may delegate, quality and ethical goal-directed actions. These are based on comprehensive and systematic assessment and the best available evidence to achieve planned and agreed outcomes 

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

6. Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice

• Provides comprehensive safe, quality practice to achieve agreed goals and outcomes that are responsive to the nursing needs of people 
• Practices within own scope of practice 
• Appropriately supervises and delegates aspects of practice to enrolled nurses and RUSONs, according to their scope of practice

7. Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice

• RN takes responsibility for the evaluation of practice based on agreed priorities, goals plans and outcomes and revises practice accordingly 

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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.

Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

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.