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Practice Development Nurse Peter Mac Home

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Job Location:

Melbourne - Australia

Yearly Salary: AUD 124472 - 124472

Posted: 17 September 2026 (21 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 15 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Practice Development Nurse - PeterMac @ Home
Fixed term until 27 February 2028 (maternity leave replacement)
Part Time Role 16 Hours per Fortnight
Parkville location with multiple public transport options available
Up to $124472 (prorated for part time) salary packaging super five weeks annual leave

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is a Victorian public health service and a world-leading comprehensive cancer centre dedicated to excellence across all spheres of clinical care research and education. We are home to the largest cancer research enterprise in Australia and provide treatment to around 40000 people with cancer each year. Welcoming staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences is integral to fostering innovation and compassion and delivering the best possible cancer care for our patients.

About the team
Peter Mac @ Home () is the acute home-based oncology service for Peter Mac patients and clients. Operating 7 days a week 365 days a year delivers high-quality cancer care in the community supporting patients to receive treatment and ongoing clinical care in the comfort of their own homes. The service is committed to clinical excellence innovation patient-centred care and the continuous development of its workforce.

About the role
The Practice Development Nurse (PDN) plays a pivotal role in supporting and enhancing clinical excellence across the service. This position combines advanced clinical nursing expertise with leadership in education quality improvement and professional development. Working closely with the Nurse Unit Manager Acting Nurse Unit Managers and multidisciplinary team members the PDN promotes evidence-based practice supports workforce capability and contributes to the ongoing growth and innovation of the service.

A regular day will see you:
Lead and support clinical education training and professional development activities across the service.
Promote evidence-based practice and contemporary nursing standards to ensure safe effective and person-centred care.
Mentor coach and support nursing staff through competency assessment clinical skills development and ongoing learning programs.
Facilitate quality improvement patient safety accreditation research and service development initiatives.

About you
You are an experienced and motivated nursing professional who is passionate about clinical excellence education and improving patient outcomes. You have strong leadership and communication skills enjoy supporting the development of others and thrive working both autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment.

Youll bring with you:
Minimum five years post-registration nursing experience.
Demonstrated experience in haematology medical oncology and/or surgical oncology nursing within an acute hospital setting.
Experience working within a Hospital in the Home (HITH) or community-based healthcare service.
Previous Practice Development Nurse (PDN) experience.
Current Victorian Driver Licence.
Demonstrated ability to lead education mentoring quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives.

Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally including:
Generous salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
Discounted health insurance and eye care
A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
Public transport options at our doorstep and end-of-journey facilities for cyclists
Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
Five weeks annual leave 17.5% leave loading monthly ADOs and purchased leave options
Employee Assistance Program

Inclusion and belonging
Peter Mac celebrates values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA linguistically culturally and/or gender diverse people with disability and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police check and may require a valid Working with Children Check. Many staff are required to be vaccinated against or demonstrate immunity to COVID-19 influenza and a range of other diseases.
Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For a confidential discussion about this role please contactMichelyn Treadwell Nurse Unit Manager at

Application closing date: 11:59pm Wednesday 30 September 2026
Please note: Applications will be assessed upon receipt and this vacancy may close early if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Position Summary

The role of Practice Development Nurse at Peter Mac is a leadership role.

The position represents a proficient role within the Peter Mac Professional Practice Model (PPM) at Peter Mac. The role requires a proficient level of knowledge and skills in clinical practice education and leadership and competent skills in research.

The role exists to:
Provide practice development of clinical practice within the service as well as facilitating the development of the knowledge and skills of the clinical nurses to enable safe and effective patient care.
Co-ordinates education programs/activities within the department including: staff orientation staff preceptorship training and assessment programs and in-service activities.
Partnering closely with the department Nurse Unit Manager and Acting Nurse Unit Managers to ensure evidence based clinical practice systems and processes within the department to ensure best patient outcomes
Drive and role model evidence based practice and continuous quality improvement in clinical practice
Provide clinical support to nurses to support ongoing practice development
Partnering with the divisional Clinical Nurse Educator and the wider Community of Practice of Educators and PDNs in planning and implementing education and training activities within the department and contributions within the Nursing Service Programs
Embed evidence-based practice within the department
On the road clinical assistance to community nurses

Enterprise Agreement

Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement

Classification or Salary Range

RN Grade 4A HITH/PAC YW15/YW12

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal	Nurse Unit Manager Associate Nurse Unit Managers Practice Development Nurses Clinical Nurse Educators Academic Nursing Unit Research Nurses Clinical Nurse Leader Groups Clinical Nurses Multi-Disciplinary Health Care Teams Patients & their Carers
External	Professional organisations of clinical relevance Practice Development Nurses from other organisations

Skills

Essential Requirements

Current AHPRA registration
Postgraduate Certificate in cancer nursing and/or education equivalent
Demonstrated expertise and at least 5 years experience in cancer and surgical nursing
Developing ability to effectively lead local teams
Well- developed communication and presentation skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other computer skills
CVAD and chemotherapy administration competent (minimum module 1)
Credentialed Competency Assessor
Current and Valid drivers license

Desirable Requirements

Active participation in local nursing leadership forums
Clinical Research Fellowship or equivalent
Participation in local/international practice development activities
Commitment to preparation at diploma/masters level
Previous Education/PDN experience

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities	Demonstrated By / Key Performance Indicators
1. Facilitates quality patient outcomes through a patient centred environment based on best practice standards	Facilitate a culture of clinical effectiveness through reflection on nursing practice that identifies and explores patient care issues Facilitation of the review and critique of evidence through advocacy and support for a culture of research utilisation Utilisation of best available evidence to effect practice change to improve patient outcomes Review and development of competencies in partnership with the Nursing Service and other strategies to meet identified practice development needs in order to achieve best practice
2. Empower clinical nursing staff through facilitation of orientation and preceptorship to achieve safe clinical practice	PDN in collaboration with NUM preceptors and clinical educators assumes responsibility for: Ensuring all new nursing staff attend hospital nursing and ward orientation Ensuring all nursing staff complete mandatory competencies Ensuring all nursing staff complete identified core PMCC competencies Ensuring all nursing staff have super nummary time at the start of their time at Assessing and identifying development needs of all nursing staff Providing dedicated clinical support to address identified development needs for all nurses for a minimum of one day / week for first month of employment Meeting ongoing learning needs identified by competency and development reviews as outlined in ward orientation Develop and complete annual review of orientation program/manual Maintain department competency data Oversee preceptorship program within

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

3. Facilitates excellence in clinical nursing practice and supports ongoing professional development

Each member of nursing staff has an individual learning and development plan based on a needs analysis and their personal preferences and goals
Develops and implements a flexible and innovative continuing education program for that reflects the identified learning needs of nursing staff
Records of professional development activities are maintained to enable nursing staff to compile a professional practice portfolio
Facilitates opportunities for staff participation in professional organizations and participation in ongoing teaching learning and networking activities is encouraged.
Maintains staff competence in clinical skills by working as credentialed competency assessor for all core competencies (CVAD Chemotherapy Cannulation and BLS)
Lead representation at committees/work groups as delegated by the Nurse Unit Manager
Review and development of policies and procedures as delegated by Nurse Unit Manager
Support model of care change for
Foster a positive culture and facilitates practice changes in the department

4. Assumes a role of clinical and professional leadership through accountability for own professional development and practice

Active membership within the Community of Practice team of Nursing Practice Development and Educator team at Peter Mac
Demonstrated excellence in patient centred evidence based nursing practice
Demonstrating professional leadership through active involvement in nursing education at Peter Mac with the contribution of at least one presentation per year
Active membership of relevant professional organisation(s) in order to promote reflection and review of clinical practice
Attends at least one national or international conference of clinical professional relevance per year
Submission of at least one abstract for a conference presentation per year
Formally appraises own performance against the Position Description at least annually

For further information about this opportunity click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively please contact us for a confidential discussion.

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.

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