Req ID: 7465
Date: 19 Jun 2026
Site: VCCC (Parkville)
Location:
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
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Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Unit: Cancer Imaging Nursing
Division: Chief Operating Officer
Department: Cancer Imaging Operations
Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Sin
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Cancer Imaging Nursing
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
Registered Nurse
Ongoing Full-Time and Part-Time Roles available.
Up to $86,580.00 (YP3) - $107,510.00 (YP9) base salary per annum - Full-Time equivalent to be pro-rated for Part-Time.
Parkville location, with multiple transport options at our doorstep.
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.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Cancer Imaging is seeking Registered Nurses with experience in medical imaging, cardiac catheter lab, operating theatre, oncology, or surgical nursing seeking change and willing to expand on their current capability. The position offers an exciting opportunity to upskill in both imaging procedural practice and oncology nursing.
Why Peter Mac Imaging?
Cancer imaging is a comprehensive and dynamic medical imaging service that conducts diagnostic imaging, provides therapeutic nuclear medicine treatments, and performs interventional radiological procedures across 2 sites for both inpatients and outpatients, contributing to groundbreaking cancer research and life-saving treatments.
Opportunity to learn and grow through training modules and education programs supported by a Practice Development Nurse (PDN).
Play a key role in the Cancer Imaging Nursing Team and be part of a diverse and engaged team that won the 2025 Peter Mac Nursing Team of the Year award.
We are seeking Full Time or Part Time Registered Nurses with the following skills:
Recent experience in Imaging, Radiology, Cath Lab, Oncology, Operating Theatre/Day Surgery or equivalent
A minimum of 2 years recent acute experience
Strong interest in procedural nursing
Commitment to being rostered on call once skilled in angiography/fluoroscopy, ultrasound and other interventional procedures
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Demonstrated commitment to life long learning and continuing professional development
Capable of providing patient focussed approach to care
Demonstrated team player attituide who can foster collaborative partnerships
We can offer you:
Access to continuous education program
Wellbeing and Work life balance: Monday to Friday hours with minimal on call service, ADO roster (for full-time)
Comprehensive supportive orientation and education
Opportunities to grow your career and build on your acute nursing skills
Work with a supportive nursing team and broader multidisciplinary team
Salary packaging
A real focus on staff wellbeing with our nurses CARE program and EAP
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 further information about this opportunity, please review the position description or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Val Rutas
Nurse Unit Manager – Parkville
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 03 855 95531
Nimrod Amon
Nurse Unit Manager – East Melbourne
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 03 855 99310
Applications Close: 11.59pm Sunday 12 July
Please note: Interview will be scheduled upon receiving suitable applications, and this advert may close early.
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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).
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 Manager
Practice Development Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator
Nursing Staff
Allied Health Staff
Medical Staff
Patient Support Staff
Patients, Families and Carers
External
Community services
Universities and other relevant professional development bodies
Primary Health Agencies
Public Hospitals
General Public
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 or surgical nursing experience
Willingness to learn care of the oncolgy patinet in cancer imaging across modalities
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
Oncology nursing experience
Medical imaging experience
Post graduate qualification in area of specialty
Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
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 from 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
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
Act as the identified nurse for patients by attending for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care.
Take an active role in planning effective, timely, and safe discharges following diagnostic and therapeutic cases performed on an outpatient basis
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.
