Breast Care Nurse

About the role: 

As a Breast Care Nurse at BreastScreen Waratah, you will play a pivotal role in delivering compassionate, person-centred care to individuals undergoing assessment for breast conditions, including cancer. You will provide expert clinical support, education, and information to clients, their families, and carers throughout their diagnostic journey.

In this rewarding position, you will:

• Deliver high standards of care in breast diagnostic procedures, ensuring sensitivity, accuracy, and excellence at every step.
• Provide coordinated care, including timely referrals to a wide range of hospital and community-based support services and resources.
• Collaborate closely within a small, dedicated nursing team and contribute meaningfully to the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Work Monday to Friday, across an 8-hour rotating roster between 6:45am and 5:00pm, allowing for work-life balance and consistency.
• Be supported by a highly experienced team, including the Nursing Team Leader, fellow Breast Care Nurses, and the expert BreastScreen MDT.
• Receive a comprehensive and structured orientation to ensure you feel confident and empowered in your new role.
• Enjoy access to strong professional networks and ongoing development opportunities, including attendance at BreastScreen conferences and Hunter Nurse Education Group events.
• Thrive in a team culture that celebrates its people - from educational milestones to lavish morning teas that recognise contributions big and small.
• Benefit from the strong collaboration between HNE BreastScreen and imaging teams at John Hunter Hospital, the Mater, and Tamworth Health Service.
  
  

Where you’ll be working: 

Located in the heart of Newcastle, BreastScreen Waratah offers a convenient and welcoming setting just minutes from the city centre. Surrounded by leafy streets and easy access to public transport, it’s the perfect blend of accessibility, community spirit, and professional excellence.

BreastScreen NSW is dedicated to reducing the impact of breast cancer by promoting early detection - significantly increasing treatment options and improving survival outcomes.

Administered by the State Coordination Unit within the Cancer Institute NSW, the program is delivered through nine specialised Screening and Assessment Services located within Local Health Districts across the state.

At the heart of BreastScreen NSW is a diverse and highly skilled team of medical specialists, health professionals, and administrative experts, united in their commitment to providing exceptional, accessible breast screening services to women across New South Wales.

Requirements:
Our successful candidate will possess the following:

• Hold current registration as a registered nurse with the nursing and Midwifery board of Australia through AHPRA. 
  

If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply:

• Demonstrated ability to deliver comprehensive clinical, psychosocial, and emotional support to patients navigating the diagnostic and referral stages of breast cancer.
• Commitment to fostering a collaborative and respectful team culture, where positive communication and mutual support are valued.
• Prior experience in women’s health, oncology, or diagnostic imaging will be highly regarded and considered an asset to the role.

Bring your dedication, professionalism, and heart for healthcare to our team - we can’t wait to hear from you!

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies. 
• At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace.  Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact Rebecca.Caldwell@health.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process. 
• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
  
  

Need more information? 

• Click here for the Position Description
• Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Desley Johnson on desley.johnson@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants:

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2 
 
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.  

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.

Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.  
 
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