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ABOUT MELANOMA PATIENTS AUSTRALIA  

Melanoma Patients Australia is an independent, national not for profit charitable organisation founded in 2006 by patients for patients. Support is provided by offering access to trusted, nurse-led telehealth services, peer support programs, and targeted resources.   

We provide practical and compassionate support for anyone impacted by melanoma; this includes patients, survivors and carers. Through our support, we provide a suite of resources, services and specialised clinical expertise which offer evidence-based tailored information in relation to diagnosis, treatment, symptom management and emotional wellbeing.  
For more information, please go to www.melanomapatients.org.au   

THE ROLE 

The Melanoma Nurse Counsellor role is a new position that will play a pivotal role to ensure Melanoma Patients Australia delivers on a range of important grant and partner funded projects for all Australians affected by melanoma until 30 June 2027.    
 
Under the direction of the Telehealth Nurse Manager, the Melanoma Nurse Counsellor will join our Nursing Team and deliver all aspects of the assigned client counselling caseload to people affected by melanoma resulting from health professional and self-referrals. The Telehealth Melanoma Nurse Counsellor will also work with internal and external stakeholders to expand the service and increase service utilisation nationally to meet the needs of melanoma patients and carers nationally. 
 
The Melanoma Nurse Counsellor will also develop patient/carer resources, facilitate workshops, webinars and support groups as part of the Melanoma Patients Australia national nursing team. 
 
The successful applicant will be task focused, have excellent interpersonal skills, be confident establishing and maintaining stakeholder relationship skills, be highly organised and enjoy working autonomously and collaboratively as part of a virtual national team.   
 
Occasional domestic travel will be required to fulfil the requirements of this position. 
 
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Term: Fixed term contract until 30 June 2027 
Hours Per Week: Full Time (38 hours per week) or Part-Time 0.6/0.8 
Hourly Rate / Salary: Nursing Award L3 for work level/type classification only 
 
This is a fully remote work from home role. Applicants must have facilities to enable working from home.  
 
WHY JOIN MELANOMA PATIENTS AUSTRALIA? 

The staff and volunteers at Melanoma Patients Australia are all passionate and committed to what they do, offering empathy, kindness, understanding and advocacy through either one on one or group based supportive care services. 

With a new CEO and newly refreshed Board in 2025, we are on an exciting growth and development trajectory.   
You will be joining a committed team of five staff who work currently with 13 trained peer-support volunteers, a voluntary Board, a Consumer Advisory Group, melanoma advocates and a small group of equally passionate and professional external service providers working behind the scenes to help us keep everything running smoothly. 

Our small national virtual health organisation is dynamic, highly collaborative and a highly productive team environment.  We genuinely enjoy what we do, we are committed to supporting each other and the patients and community members we serve.  
Working from your virtual home office, you will have access to flexible work arrangements, salary packaging options, our employee assistance program (EAP), professional development opportunities and an excellent support network. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Registered Nurse
• Must be qualified and trained in counselling and/or therapy
• Current registration with AHPRA
• 5 years minimum experience in a clinical setting
• At least 2 years’ recent experience in Oncology Nursing
• Experience and knowledge of survivorship principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills  
• Ability to understand personal client journey, in the absence of access to medical history
• Experience working on-line / video and telephone (desirable)
• Experience with working in a periodic pressure environment, with ability to prioritise important and urgent matters
• Proven self-discipline and motivated tendencies
• Experience working autonomously, without direct supervision, whilst understanding scope and escalation logic    
• Experience with organising multiple tasks, ability to remain methodical and systematic
• Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with the relevant codes of conduct and standards of practice (e.g. Australian Counselling Association Code of Ethics and Practice)
• Collaborative working style, being a team player with a positive ‘can do’ attitude 

 
HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly through Ethical Jobs with a resume and covering letter stating why you believe Melanoma Patients Australia would be fortunate to have you as part of our team.  

A full position description can be found via the following link: https://melanomapatients.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MPAPD0009-Melanoma-Nurse-Counsellor-Position-Description-1.pdf

Please direct any questions through to [email protected] 

Applications Close: Friday 26th September 11.59pm.