Req ID: 7727
Date: 18 Aug 2026
Site: VCCC (Parkville)
Location:
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
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Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Unit: Stomal Therapy
Division: Chief Operating Officer
Department: Cancer Surgery Operations
Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Sin
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Stomal Therapy
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
Clinical Nurse Consultant - Skin Integrity and Wound Management
Permanent Full Time
About the Team
Our Stomal Therapy and Wound Management team provides specialised care to patients across Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Led by the Stomal Therapy and Wound Clinical Nurse Consultant Team Lead, the service supports patients with stomas, complex wounds, skin integrity concerns and cancer treatment-related complications across inpatient and outpatient settings.
As part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while advancing clinical practice through education, research and service improvement. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing specialist service within a world-leading cancer centre.
About the Role
As the Clinical Nurse Consultant - Skin Integrity and Wound Management, you will provide specialist leadership in skin integrity and wound management across Peter Mac.
Working within the Stomal Therapy and Wound Management team and reporting to the Stomal Therapy and Wound Clinical Nurse Consultant Team Lead, you will support patients with complex, chronic and oncology-related wounds while leading initiatives that enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
This role combines advanced clinical practice with education, quality improvement, pressure injury prevention, research and service development.
In this role, you will:
Provide specialist assessment and management of complex wounds and skin integrity issues across inpatient and outpatient services.
Support patients with cancer-related wounds, surgical wounds, radiation-related skin injuries and pressure injuries.
Deliver consultation, education and support to nursing, medical and allied health staff.
Lead initiatives to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries and improve skin integrity outcomes.
Develop clinical guidelines, pathways and resources that promote best practice.
Contribute to audit, research and quality improvement activities.
Partner with the Stomal Therapy team to deliver coordinated patient care.
Support the development of outpatient and nurse-led wound management services.
About You
You are an experienced and passionate clinician with advanced expertise in wound management and skin integrity. You are committed to delivering exceptional patient care and thrive in a collaborative environment where innovation, education and continuous improvement are valued.
You will bring:
Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification.
Current unrestricted registration with AHPRA.
Postgraduate qualification in wound management, stomal therapy, continence or a related specialty, or a commitment to working towards one.
Minimum five years' experience in advanced wound management.
Sound knowledge of NSQHS Standards and other national standards relating to Comprehensive Care.
Demonstrated expertise in skin integrity and complex wound management, including oncology-related wounds.
Proven experience in education, clinical leadership and quality improvement.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
Join Us
If this opportunity aligns with your skills and aspirations, we warmly invite you to apply. We encourage early applications, as suitable candidates may be progressed through the recruitment process prior to the closing date.
We recognise that not every applicant will meet every criterion. If you believe your experience and capabilities align with the role, we encourage you to apply.
For Further Information
For further information about this opportunity, please click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the full Position Description.
Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion:
Hiring Manager: Carolyn Atkin
Phone: 0448 149 884
Email: [email protected]
Applications close:
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Position Summary
The Wound Management Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) provides expert clinical leadership in wound management and skin integrity across Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The role is responsible for delivering advanced, evidence-based skin integrity and wound care services for both inpatient and outpatient populations, with a strong focus on pressure injury prevention, complex and oncological wounds and system-wide service improvement.
The Wound Management CNC will address the current gap in coordinated skin integrity and wound care services by providing specialist assessment, developing clinical pathways, standardising practices, education and leading organisational initiatives to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries and improve patient outcomes. The role will support both direct patient care and broader organisational functions including education, governance, audit, research, and policy development.
Enterprise Agreement
Nurses and Midwives
Classification or Salary Range
ZA7/ZA8
Immunisation Risk Category
Category A: Position involving direct patient contact, potential for exposure to blood, body fluid, human tissue specimens during course of a normal working day
Key Relationships
Internal • Chief Nursing Officer
- Stomal Therapy CNC Team
- Nursing Unit Managers and ward nursing staff
- Medical, surgical and oncology teams
- Allied Health services
- Quality and Safety teams
- Ambulatory and Outpatient services
- Specialist Nurses
- Procurement
- Infectious diseases
- Pharmacy
External • Department of Health
- Academic and Research Partners
- Professional wound care organisations
- Other public hospital partners
- Primary care doctors and nurses
- Community health services
Skills
Essential Requirements • Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
- Current unrestricted registration with AHPRA
- Postgraduate qualification in wound management or working towards same (stomal therapy, continence, or related specialty)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in advanced wound management
- Sound knowledge of NSQHS and other national standards related to Comprehensive Care
- Demonstrated expertise in skin integrity and complex wound care including cancer-related wounds
- Demonstrated ability in education, clinical leadership, and quality improvement
- Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
Desirable Requirements • Proficient in MS Office applications including excel and MS teams
- Experience in development of Quality Improvement Programs
- Master’s qualification in advanced practice or related field e.g. stomal therapy
- Experience in outpatient and/or ambulatory wound services
- Level 1 or 2 training in lymphoedema management
- Experience in research, audit, and publication
- Experience in policy development and clinical governance
Key Accountabilities
Key Accountabilities Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
1. Advanced clinical leadership in wound management for Peter Mac • Provides expert clinical wound care knowledge and skills across inpatient and outpatient settings and to internal and external forums.
- Provides advanced clinical leadership and consultancy support to the Stomal Therapy Clinical Nurse Consultant team and broader nursing workforce, supporting ongoing competency.
- Facilitates a culture which supports workforce capability, engagement and retention.
- Leads change and supports the implementation of best practice in skin integrity, and oncology wound care.
- Leads the development and review of organisational policies, procedures and strategic direction relating to skin integrity and wound management.
- Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen clinical contributions to cancer care.
- Represents wound services at organisational committees, working groups and external forums as appropriate.
2. Leads quality improvement and pressure injury prevention agenda • Leads and supports skin integrity and wound-related quality improvement initiatives with the comprehensive care committee and across the organisation.
- Leads development and implementation of pressure injury prevention strategies and clinical pathways.
- Monitors, analyses and reports on pressure injury, skin integrity and wound data to inform practice improvement.
- Supports standardisation of skin integrity and wound documentation, assessment and monitoring processes.
- Collaborates with clinical and quality teams to ensure high standards of care are maintained.
3. Provide innovative, high quality, evidence-based clinical service • Provides advanced clinical expertise in complex oncology skin integrity and wound care including direct patient care and indirect clinical support and supervision.
- Ensures wound care services are consistent with best practice guidelines and informed by current evidence.
- Supports reduction in variation of wound care practices across the organisation.
- Provides timely specialist assessment and intervention to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications.
Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
Key Accountabilities Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
4. Leads educational, research and professional development activities • Develops and delivers education programs to build capability across nursing, medical and allied health teams.
- Provides bedside coaching, mentorship and clinical support to staff managing complex wounds.
- Supports student learning opportunities and contributes to structured clinical education programs.
- Maintains an advanced clinical knowledge and expertise through ongoing professional development.
- Disseminates current evidence and emerging practices to improve care delivery and innovation.
- Develops and implements research and evaluation activities relevant to wound care and oncology.
- Presents findings through publications and presentations at professional forums.
- Builds partnerships with academic and research organisations to strengthen research capability.
- Contributes to research governance including ethics, funding and dissemination as appropriate.
5. Clinical governance, service development and management • Supports the development and governance of wound care policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Contributes to wound product evaluation, standardisation and cost-effective procurement practices.
- Establishes and supports development of outpatient/ambulatory wound services including nurse-led clinics.
- Supports service planning, audit activities and data reporting relating to current and future clinical needs.
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours aligned with organisational values of excellence, compassion and innovation.
- Engages in organisational forums and contributes to strategic priorities and service improvement initiatives
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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.
