Why Cancer Nursing?
The diversity of roles and career progression opportunities, coupled with lifelong learning, gives you the flexibility to define your professional journey while providing a meaningful contribution within the healthcare system.
Cancer care nursing is unique. You have multiple encounters with the patient and are often involved in their whole journey. Sometimes you're with the patient at diagnosis, throughout their treatment and then celebrating their remission; and sometimes you're supporting them and their loved ones through their palliative / end of life care.
I had a rewarding experience when providing end of life care to a patient when I was a graduate nurse. I was drawn into the multi faceted approach adopted to care. I felt it was an area where I could make a difference.
I enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary team, working together with the patient and their significant others, to achieve what is important for each individual patient and be part of something bigger.
I enjoy improving the patient experience through the provision of individualised patient centred care - making what is often a very unpleasant situation more bearable for patients and their families.
I love the challenge of the fast paced, dynamic, technical but very human side of caring for a person with cancer. Nursing is like that – innovative with infinite opportunities.