Melanoma Nurse Counsellor
Melanoma Patients Australia
The role is intended to optimise the care and emotional health outcomes for patients, caregivers (or carers) and family members receiving support from Melanoma Patients Australia. This service contributes significantly to the overall
NOTE: This position is not authorised to provide medical treatment or medical advice.
The role covers a number of areas, including but not limited to:
Support Services
- Deliver telehealth counselling services (phone and video) that are high quality and provide timely, effective outcomes for patients impacted by melanoma (emotional support and wellbeing, information and advocacy) across the Optimal Care Pathway.
- Provide therapeutic counselling interventions and emotional support to clients including: acknowledgement, reassurance, validation, and active listening pertaining to emotions.
- Identify situations requiring escalation of care and facilitates appropriate action through established clinical pathways and collaboration with relevant healthcare providers.
- Empower clients, their families and carers to work with their healthcare team to make informed choices about the treatment and management of their melanoma cancer.
- Address supportive care needs, offering referral pathways for patients/carers to appropriate supportive care within Australia or internally at Melanoma Patients Australia.
- Participate in delivering telephone and virtual/video support groups.
- Contribute to relevant supportive care resources including brochures, information, and newsletters.
- Provide an ‘alert service’ in relation to opportunities for clients to participate in medical research and client feedback initiatives.
- Participate in data collection, health outcomes reporting, program evaluation and continuous improvement.
- Other projects and tasks as directed.