• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Fitzroy location
• Multiple fixed term, part time positions available, hours can vary until March 2027
About the Role
You will join the St Vincent's Public Hospital Chemotherapy Day Unit team as a Grade 3 Registered Nurse.
Under the guidance of the Nurse Unit Manager, you will be responsible for providing a high level of clinical nursing care to patients undergoing treatment for cancer.
Duties include:
Demonstrate a Person Centred Care Approach in all aspects of daily nursing practice
Provide the highest standard of direct patient care; demonstrate safe administration of anti-cancer medication and expert cannulation skills.
Provide advice to patients and carers on symptom management through the disease process
Identify psycho-social needs of patients and their families and initiates appropriate referrals
Assess the learning needs of home based care givers and as patients move through the illness continuum provide appropriate education, guidance and referrals as necessary
Classifications for this position will range from YU11 ($111,930.00 per annum pro rata)
Your Contribution
Degree in general nursing which meets the registration requirements of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Current AHPRA Registration
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Cancer Nursing
Anit-Cancer Drug Administration Course (ADAC) competent
What we Offer
• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement
About the Chemotherapy Day Unit
The Chemotherapy Day Unit is an 18-chair unit that specialises in the delivery of systemic anti-cancer therapies both as standard of care and on clinical trials. The unit provides treatment for patients with haematological malignancies and solid tumours, working closely alongside the multidisciplinary team. The service also includes apheresis, a Symptom Urgent Review Clinic (SURC) and Cancer Care at Home.
The Cancer Centre upholds strong values of providing person centred care to our patients which incorporates the Values and Health Care Philosophy of the Sisters of Charity.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
31 May 2026 11:59pm
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
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The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
