Clinical Nurse Consultant - Lung Cancer
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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 Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine/Cancer and Medical Services Division
The position is located within the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Hospital, Austin Health, a major public teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre associated with The University of Melbourne. The Department includes a 28 bed inpatient ward (5 West) located on level 5 of the Austin Tower (including a dedicated ventilation weaning bay and 2 inpatient sleep study beds). Specialist clinics include multidisciplinary lung cancer, small lung nodule, allergy, pulmonary hypertension, sleep disorders and ventilatory failure.
About the role
The Specialist Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Consultant will work collaboratively with teams from Respiratory Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Oncology, Palliative Care, Radiology and Pathology units to support lung cancer patients throughout the entirety of their diagnostic and treatment journey.
This role will deliver a coordinated approach to patient care, with streamlined communication across the entire patient care pathway for patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer from referral to post treatment follow up.
About you
You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
- Advanced respiratory clinical assessment skills
- Experience in care coordination and data collection
- Knowledge of lung cancer symptoms and signs; diagnostic and staging investigations; treatments; pathways of referral
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: Christine McDonald, Director Respiratory & Sleep Medicine at Christine.McDonald@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Thursday 11 September 2025
