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| Ward 7 Head & Neck and Lung Unit |
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| Nurse Unit Manager: Karen Camillo |
About our unit:
Bed No: 23 Beds
Specialties: Head & Neck and Lung
Patient Group: Patients undergoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical interventions and palliative care and symptom management for Head & Neck and Lung Malignancies. |
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Staffing Profile:
A multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to patient care, aiming to provide the best possible outcomes for patients, relatives and staff, is our goal. We benefit from
- Full time Nurse Manager
- Part time Practice Development Nurse for our unit
- Management team with experience in cancer nursing
- Excellent multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Team members include: Nurse co-ordinators, social workers, dieticians, occupational therapists, physiotherapist pharmacist and pastoral care.
- Access to a wealth of oncology expertise and educational resources
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Support for Staff:
We encourage and support ongoing professional development through:
- Competency based education and training related to cancer specific nursing management.
- Access to short courses through Nursing Education and Research.
- Unit based support from a dedicated Practice Development Nurse.
- Access to a Certificate in Cancer and Palliative Care Nursing conducted by PeterMac with credit to Postgraduate Diploma through the University of Melbourne
- Rotational placements for Graduate Nurses undertaking the Peter Mac Graduate Year Program
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Quotes from staff on unit:
"The challenging patient population on ward 7 requires a multidisciplinary approach to ensure holistic care, providing this type of support is very rewarding. " Alice, ANUM
"It’s very team orientated and supportive of staff wellbeing." Alf, RN2
"It’s challenging, diverse, fascinating, with an interesting patient population." Juli, Graduate Nurse |
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