Day Oncology Patient Flow Nurse Coordinator
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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 Day Oncology
The Day Oncology unit of 21 treatment chairs, 2 beds and 4 Day Oncology at Home Cars, is a Monday to Friday ambulatory cancer service, providing expert nursing care and support for patients and their families. Patients are supported through their journey via the nurse consultant-led Symptom and Urgent Review Clinic. Nursing care is provided with the support of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, including specialist medical (oncology and haematology), pharmacy, allied health staff, the ONJ Wellness Centre and administrative staff.
About the role
An exciting opportunity exists for a highly experienced cancer nurse to join the Day Oncology team 0.84EFT as the Patient Flow Nurse Coordinator.
The Patient Flow Nurse Coordinator (PFNC) is responsible for the coordination of care for all patents referred to Day Oncology for systemic cancer therapies and supportive care. The responsibility of the PFNC is to receive and triage referrals, booking requests and change to treatment requests and to ensure that patients have timely access to treatment and that their ongoing care needs within Day Oncology are coordinated in line with their treatment plan
About you
As the Patient Flow Coordinator in Day Oncology/Apheresis, 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:
- Significant experience working in cancer nursing particularly in an ambulatory cancer service, ideally a Day Oncology
- Have or be working towards a relevant post graduate qualification
- Chemotherapy accreditation including providing patient education
- Highly developed problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills and ability to negotiate and be flexible
- Experience in utilizing information technology to optimize patient care, including electronic medical record systems, clinical systems, and business software
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: Claire Howatt, Nurse Unit Manager at Claire.HOWATT@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 8 June 2025
