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
Graduate Nurse Program Ongoing Full Time & Part Time Roles
The Peter Mac Graduate Nurse Program (GNP) is designed to assist newly graduated registered nurses to transition into an acute care setting, over a 12-month period. The program provides opportunitites for graduate nurses to consolidate and expand their clinical judgement and confidence while working as valued members of our organisation. Our GNP is structured to encourage reflective practice and help new nurses identify the many possibilities available in their nursing career.
There will be more than 30 graduate nurse positions available. Our intakes are February and March.
Graduate nurses will be allocated to two of the following clinical areas:
Exception: Graduate nurses allocated to Theatre or Day Therapy remain in the clinical area for the duration of the program.
- Medical Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Haematology, and cellular therapies
- Cancer Imaging
- Theatre: Anaesthetics/PACU & Scrub Scout
- Day Therapy: Medical Day Unit (MDU)/Transfusion Lounge and/or Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU)
- Short Stay Unit (SSU) & Day of Surgery Admission (DOSA)
- Radiotherapy
- Palliative Care
- Specialist Clinics
- Enhanced Care Unit (ECU)
Successful applicants will be employed on a part time (0.8 EFT) ongoing contract.
Graduate nurses allocated to Theatre will be employed on a full time (1 EFT) ongoing contract.
Applicants applying for this role please provide:
- Letter of application
- Curriculum Vitae including a list of clinical placements
- Academic transcript
- Two recent clinical appraisal tools (minimum one acute placement)
- You will need to provide your referee details to the PMCV Allocation and Placement Service
Face to face interviews will be held in July/August 2026
These nursing positions are ongoing upon successful comletion of the GNP, provided all program requirements have been met. Continued employment will occur either within a clinical ward/unit at Peter Mac or as part of our Nurse Pool, which offers experience across a variety of clinical areas.
An interview process will take place towards the end of the GNP to support graduate nurses in securing a position aligned with their interests and career goals. Peter Mac will actively support nurses placed in the Nurse Pool to transition into a permanent clinical area, based on their preferences, appropriate skill set and available EFT.
In addition, all nurses will enter the 12-month Cancer Nursing Professional Practice Pathway (CNPPP), designed to support and guide their continued professional development as early-career cancer nurses.
Feel free to contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion:
Ms. Michelle Rutherford, Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator
Contact Number: 03 8559 7597
Email: [email protected]
Applications Close: 11.59PM Wednesday 1st July 2026
To provide high quality, comprehensive, individualised patient care according to the Registered nurse standards for practice.
Key effectiveness areas include:
1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
2. Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships
3. Maintains the capability for practice
4. Comprehensively conducts assessments
5. Develops a plan for nursing practice
6. Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
7. Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice
Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024.
From Grade 2 Year 1 (YP2)
Internal
- Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator
- Graduate Support Nurse
- Nurse Unit Manager
- Associate Nurse Unit Manager
- Practice Development Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator Nursing Staff
- Allied Health Staff Medical Staff Support Staff
- Patients and Carers
External
- Community Health Agencies
- Registered Nurse
- Current Practising Certificate
- Registration with AHPRA
- Working with Children’s Check
- Completion of a minimum of one clinical placement in an acute care setting
AHPRA Registration
Current Working with Children Check (Victoria)
Key Accountabilities
Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
1.1. Accesses, analyses, and uses the best available evidence, that includes research findings, for safe quality practice
- Locates relevant current evidence e.g. clinical practice guidelines, policy and procedures
- Clarifies understanding and application of evidence with peers or other relevant staff
- Applies evidence to clinical practice appropriately
- Participates in quality activities e.g. assists with clinical, audit, journal club
- Shares evidence with others
1.2. Develops practice through reflection on experiences, knowledge, actions feelings and beliefs to identify how these shape practice
- Reflects on practice with Graduate Support Team, ward/unit leadership team and peers
- Evidence that reflection has been incorporated into clinical practice
1.3. Respects all cultures and experiences, which includes responding to the role of family and community that underpins the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of other cultures
- Understands and respects individual and cultural diversity
- Involves family/others appropriately to ensure cultural/spiritual needs are met
1.4. Complies with legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines and other standards or requirements relevant to the context of practice when making decisions
- Utilises appropriate resources to make decisions regarding patient care
- Follows policies and procedures of the organisation e.g. workplace health and safety / infection prevention policies
- Maintains patient confidentiality
1.5. Uses an ethical framework to guide decision making and practice
- Understands and respects patients' rights
- Allows sufficient time to discuss care provision with patients
- Escalates patient care needs to appropriate staff member/s when appropriate
- Seeks assistance to resolve situations involving moral/ethical conflict
- Applies ethical principles and reasoning in all health care activities
1.6. Maintains accurate, comprehensive and timely documentation of assessments, planning, decision making, actions and evaluations
- Uses suitable language and avoids jargon
- Writes legibly and accurately e.g. correct spelling, approved abbreviations
- Records information according to organisational guidelines and local procedures
1.7. Contributes to quality improvement and relevant research
- Engages in local level continuous quality improvement activities
- Participates in educational sessions related to quality improvement with patient care and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards e.g. GNP meetings, Nursing Service Inservice Education Program
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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.
