Nurse Consultant Breast/Endocrine Surgical Unit

at  SA Health

Job no: 890593
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern

Categories: Nursing/Midwifery, Public Health

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Surgery & Perioperative Medicine
• Salary $125,183 - 130,779 (Pro Rata) RN3 | Full Time – until Jan 2028

WE ARE SEEKING A DEDICATED AND SKILLED NURSE CONSULTANT TO JOIN OUR BREAST/ENDOCRINE SURGICAL TEAM!

The Breast and Endocrine Surgical Unit is responsible for providing sensitive care to members of our community.
The Breast and Endocrine Surgical Unit is a multidisciplinary unit combining the Flinders Medical Centre breast cancer surgeons, radiologists, pathologists and cytologists, and the Flinders Medical Centre breast care nurses, in the same clinic, into a comprehensive breast diagnostic and management service.

Reporting to the Head of Breast Endocrine Unit, this role coordinates the treatment journey for the Breast/Endocrine Surgery cohort of patients ensuring patients are diagnosed, discussed and treatment is implemented without delay and within designated care pathways.

Duties for the role will include:

• Conduct, report and integrate results of investigations into therapeutic management,
• Implement and co-ordinate within span of control, processes for quality improvement and continuity within corporate risk management and nursing professional practice frameworks,
• Apply and share expert clinical knowledge to improve patient care outcomes,
• Establishing, implementing and evaluating systems, which ensure best practice/evidence and patient outcomes,
• Contribute to the redesign of care and treatment practices,
• Demonstrating appropriate behaviours which reflect a commitment to the Department of Health values and strategic directions.