Melanoma Nurse Navigator
Melanoma Patients Australia
The role is required to provide evidence-based information, education and support relating to key transition points across the patient pathway from the point of diagnosis, at a foundational level, as informed by MPA’s model of care. The Melanoma Nurse Navigator will play a key role in performing an initial assessment, screening and triage. The Melanoma Nurse Navigator will coordinate referrals, both internally and externally, based on assessed needs, and plays a key role in empowering patients to navigate and access services in response to their needs.
The role aligns with Australian cancer care priorities of equitable access, continuity of care, supportive care integration and patient empowerment, and complements the care provided by hospital based teams. MPA’s specialist melanoma nursing telehealth service and community support programs ensure patients are appropriately prepared, supported, and referred.
Occasional domestic travel will be required to fulfil the requirements of this position.
The role covers a number of areas, including but not limited to:
Comprehensive Assessment, Screening and Triage
- Under the direction of the Melanoma Telehealth Nurse Manager, as the first point of contact, review and triage all email enquiries for Melanoma Patients Australia’s national Support Line and prepare professional written referrals and/or responses as required.
- Conduct holistic nursing assessments and screening via telehealth, incorporating physical, psychosocial, emotional, informational, cultural, and practical domains of care.
- Screen for supportive care needs, transition barriers and facilitators and comprehensive care needs using appropriate systems and frameworks.
- Undertake structured triage of patient and carer enquiries to determine and respond to priority concerns, clinical requirements, supportive care needs and referrals to internal and external services.
- Identify red flags or complexity requiring escalation to MPA’s comprehensive specialist melanoma nursing services, MPA support programs, the patient’s primary health care provider, ACNNP partners, cancer support agencies, or other health professionals.