Clinical Nurse Consultant Hepatoma

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Liver Transplant Unit

As the state-wide provider of liver transplant services for Victoria, Tasmania and parts of southern New South Wales, the Austin Liver Transplant Unit also provides surgical services for paediatric liver transplants performed at the Royal Children’s Hospital. The unit performed its first transplant in 1988 and continues to grow and build a reputation of excellence. Over 1500 liver transplants, including over 150 paediatric liver transplants, have been performed since 1988.

Austin Health has developed expertise in the assessment and coordinated management of liver disease. Patients with liver disease are assessed by an expert team who provide a range of services including viral hepatitis clinic, hepatology and transplant services and specific programs and clinics for management of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the 5th most common cancer diagnosis and is the 3rd leading cancer cause of death worldwide. As the state-wide provider of liver transplant services for Victoria and Tasmania, Austin Health is the only treating center in Victoria and Tasmania to provide all treatment options for patients.

About the role

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic, suitably experienced, and passionate individual to join the liver transplant unit at Austin Health, in a full-time position working as a Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC). Specifically, we are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5 years substantial clinical experience in a relevant clinical area to join our hepatoma team. The Hepatoma CNC plays a pivotal role in the co-ordination and management of patients with liver cancer in the outpatient environment and is intricately involved in the delivery of care and management of patients.

As a Hepatoma Clinical Nuse Consultant you will be involved in:

• Delivering high quality patient centred care
• Critical thinking and decision making at a senior nursing level
• Management of patients and treatment provided within the cancer optimal care pathways
• Prepare for the weekly HCC multi-disciplinary meeting (MDM) and clinic, including patient scheduling, investigation follow-up and organisation of all films for radiological review  
• Triaging all referrals (overseas, interstate and local)
• Ensure safety of follow up
• Self-management (Emotional intelligence)

About you

You will be someone with excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills

You will also have:

• Current registration as a registered nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Extensive clinical experience in a relevant clinical area, ideally Gastroenterology, interventional radiology, oncology or critical care.
• Patient centred approach to evidence-based care delivery
• Demonstrated knowledge of professional standards
• Knowledge of legal and ethical requirements
• Demonstrated ability to use clinical information systems
• Commitment to quality, best practice and environmental safety
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form
• Ability to problem solve in a variety of complex situation
• Highly developed communication skills that enables you to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and convey critical information clearly and succinctly.
• Resilience and the ability to remain calm under pressure

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 

• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 

• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 

• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Stephanie Bromley, Transplant Manager at Stephanie.BROMLEY@austin.org.au.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: 12 October 2025