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Become a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse
What is a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse?
McGrath Cancer Care Nurses are Registered Nurses who are experts in cancer nursing care. They have relevant postgraduate qualifications, or are working towards postgraduate qualifications specific to caring for people with a cancer diagnosis.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurses provide leading clinical, psychosocial, and emotional support to individuals with any type of cancer throughout treatment.
To become a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse you need to…
Be a Registered Nurse
Have a minimum of five years' post registration experience in providing care to people with cancer, for example surgical oncology or medical oncology.
Have relevant postgraduate qualifications, or are working towards postgraduate qualifications in cancer care nursing.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurses are provided with ongoing support through education and professional development opportunities. They are also offered clinical mentorship and participation in Communities of Practice.
Current opportunities
We work with healthcare providers to identify McGrath Cancer Care Nurse positions across Australia.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Colorectal) - Hervey Bay, QLD
Applications are open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Colorectal position based at Hervey Bay Hospital, Hervey Bay. This is a temporary part-time (0.5 FTE), Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 7 Position.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Lung) - Burnie, TAS
Applications are now open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Lung) position based at North West Regional Hospital, Burnie Tasmania
This is a 0.6 FTE position classified at a Grade 6, Year 5.
Applications close on 12th November at 11:55pm (AEDT).
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Advanced Breast) - Nepean NSW
Applications are open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Advanced Breast position at Nepean Hospital. This is a 0.8 FTE position CNC Grade 2 - working among a well-established MCCN team.
Applications close 11 November 2026.
The McGrath Foundation Scholarship Program
The McGrath Foundation is committed to supporting the growth and sustainability of the cancer nursing workforce across Australia. As part of this commitment, the McGrath Foundation facilitates an annual Scholarship Program that enables completion of the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Nursing – Cancer Nursing, offered at Monash University.
The McGrath Foundation Scholarship Program will open in late 2027. If you would like to receive information (including a link to the application form) when the program opens again, please contact us.
