Employment Type:Temporary Part time (up to 30/06/2027)

Position Classification:Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2

Location:Nepean Hospital

Remuneration:$75.35 - $76.85 per hour

Hours Per Week: 32

Requisition ID:REQ698489

Applications Close:11/11/2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

Are you an experienced Breast Cancer Nurse passionate about providing exceptional, person-centred care? We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (MCCN) – Advanced Breast, Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2) to provide expert clinical leadership, care coordination and supportive care to people affected by breast cancer throughout their cancer journey.

In this rewarding role, you will be a trusted point of contact for patients and their families, providing specialist nursing expertise, education, advocacy and emotional support from diagnosis through treatment, survivorship and, where appropriate, palliative and end-of-life care. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure patients receive coordinated, evidence-based and individualised care, with a focus on improving patient experience, clinical outcomes and quality of life.

The MCCN CNC2 provides expert Nursing leadership, advice and guidance to support safe, appropriate and evidence-based practice. The role contributes to multidisciplinary treatment planning and care coordination, maintains accurate and timely data reporting to the McGrath Foundation, and participates in Foundation education and information-sharing activities to support ongoing professional development and quality care.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a service that places patients and their families at the centre of care. You will have the opportunity to make a lasting difference to the experiences of people navigating a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

If you are passionate about specialist Breast Cancer Nursing and want to make a meaningful difference through expert clinical care, compassionate support and strong multidisciplinary partnerships, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role

• Current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Minimum five years full time equivalent post registration experience as a registered nurse with at least 3 years recent full-time equivalent experience in Oncology, Palliative Care or Cancer Stream specific Nursing or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing practice.
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of mediums and an understanding of the practice development framework to clinical practice.
• Demonstrated involvement in the development/change of clinical practice underpinned by evidence-based research.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to strategic and clinical service planning.
• Ability to apply clinical expertise in patient-centred consultancy with the ability to work effectively both as a member of a multidisciplinary team and independently.

Additional information:

• Click here for the Position Description
• For role related queries or questions contact Sarah Spinks on [email protected]
• NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
• NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
• For assistance with applying please click here. To find out more about the NSW Health application process please click here.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.