Nursing careers

Jac Mathieson, Chief Nursing Officer

If I were asked to describe the nurses at Peter Mac, I would say that they are incredibly passionate, professional, and fantastic patient advocates. I mean every year we see over 30,000 patients who walk through this door and it's the nurses who're with them every step of the way from the minute the referral is received. They put the patients at the front and center of everything that they do and that's what makes me incredibly proud of them as a workforce and incredibly proud to be the chief nurse at Peter Mac.

Danielle Murray, Improvement Program Manager

What's different about Peter Mac nurses? Well first and foremost I think the kind of nurses that choose to come and work at Peter Mac are the nurses that are really committed to working with people with cancer, so they've got a certain compassion that they're bringing to their role every day. Nurses that work at Peter Mack often have that really scientific mind. They're bringing that inquiry into their work every day. ‘How is my patients care progressing? Is there anything I can do better to make life better for my patient?’ So much admiration for the nursing staff at Peter Mac. I just hope they never forget the difference that they make in our patients lives every day by always going that extra mile and you've only got to you know head up and watch them at work to know that they are here doing everything they can to improve the lives of our patients.

Declan Murphy

So my name is Declan Murphy. I'm a urologist here at Peter McCallum Cancer Center and Director of Genital Urinary Oncology, and I can tell you that fabric that holds our team together are our nurses. Simply put our nurse coordinators, outpatient nurses, theater nurses, the whole team, are really the gel that binds GU oncology together. They are the front face when patients come into the hospital, when they're coming here for the first time, an outpatient appointment. They are the point of contact when patients have had treatment or are recovering from treatment. And they are that friendly voice or friendly face when patients are back in touch with us here at Peter Mac.