Description:
Statistically, one in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. This means that this year, approximately 20,500 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer nationally and almost 4,000 of those will come from Victoria. One per cent of all cases diagnosed will be men.
At The Think Pink Foundation, our focus is on the very real needs and struggles of those who have been diagnosed and are currently living through what is probably the most challenging time of their life.
Simply put, our mission is to enable a better journey through breast cancer for patients and their families. Primarily, we do this by providing direct emotional, practical, and physical support through a comprehensive range of programs we offer at our unique wellness centre, called The Living Centre. Now based at Docklands, it was originally opened on 9th September 2010 by The Hon Daniel Andrews MP, then Minister for Health Victoria.
Importantly, all our services are provided free of charge and are available to breast cancer patients from any treatment centre and at any stage of their journey - from initial diagnosis, through treatment and into survivorship.
The Role: Breast Care Nurse
The Breast Care Nurse (BCN) at The Think Pink Foundation is based at its dynamic centre, centrally located in Docklands, Melbourne. The BCN plays a pivotal role in the co-ordination of services for clients attending the centre and delivers education and support programs under the direction of the Director of Operations.
The BCN leads a small, dedicated team who assist with services, events, day to day activities within the centre and work liaising with other health care professionals who specialise in the treatment of breast cancer as well as other key community organizations dedicated to improving supportive care outcomes for patients and families.
What you will bring to the role:
Essential:
- Registered Nurse with Oncological experience
- Successfully completed BCN accreditation program or oncology postgraduate qualification
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and management
- Experience in managing volunteers (people management or management experience)
- Experience with MS Office and Database applications
- Interpersonal skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills (?remove word interpersonal as listed twice)
- Organisation skills
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- A warm and positive attitude
- A genuine passion to care for people diagnosed with breast cancer and their families
- An ability to think and problem solve in a creative and innovative manner (think we could combine this with the problem solving skill point above)
- Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information including ability to deal with emotionally challenging discussions
Desirable:
- Experience in facilitating cancer support programs
- Experience in developing power-point presentations and public speaking
- Experience with Salesforce CRM
What’s in it for you:
- 30 hours per week with opportunity to work some time remotely from home (by negotiation)
- Mobile phone, laptop and on-site parking provided
- Possibility of conversion to full time position
- Relatively autonomous role with a direct line to the Board
- This is truly an opportunity of a lifetime, working with an organization doing meaningful and impactful work
- Generous remuneration package for the right candidate based on experience
- High visibility role to elevate your career
- Flexibility, dynamic leadership role with the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives and personal challenges of our clients
- An opportunity to move away from the clinical setting yet provide caring, holistic care to patients and their families
If you believe you not only have the skills but also the drive to make this role your own, then we would love to explore this opportunity with you.
For further information including a comprehensive Position Description, please contact our Director of Operations, Mr David Hendel, at dhendel@thinkpink.org.au