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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 (Breast) - Albury Wodonga Health
Excited to share that applications are now open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Breast) based at Albury Wodonga Health. This is an existing role, and you will be working alongside another McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Breast). This is a 0.8 FTE position, classified at a CNC Grade 1, Year 2 level. Please apply if interested and share with your networks.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Multi-Tumour - Rare Cancers) - North Sydney, NSW
Applications are open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Multi Tumour - Rare Cancer position based in North Sydney - Northern Sydney LHD. This is a temporary full-time (1.0 FTE), Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2 position.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Neuroendocrine Tumours & Rare Cancers) - Hobart, TAS
Applications are now open for a NET & Rare McGrath Cancer Nurse based at ICON Hobart, Tasmania. This is a 0.6 FTE role, classified at a Registered Nurse Level 3.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Breast) - Bunbury, WA
Applications are open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Breast position based in Bunbury, St John of God Health Care. This is a temporary part-time (0.6 FTE), SRN Level 1 Position.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Breast) - Katoomba/Lithgow, NSW
Applications are open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse position (Breast) based at Katoomba and Lithgow, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD). This is a temporary part-time (0.80 FTE) opportunity (up to 27/06/2027) with possibility of extension and/or permanency, Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Breast) - Canberra, ACT
Applications are open for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Breast) position based in Canberra - Canberra Health Services. This is a part-time 0.80 FTE, temporary 6–12-month opportunity with possibility of extension and/or permanency, Registered Nurse Level 3.1.
McGrath Cancer Care Nurse - Multiple Positions (Advanced Breast, Head & Neck, and Neuroendocrine & Colorectal) - Perth, WA
Applications are open for multiple positions for a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Advanced Breast, Head & Neck, and Neuroendocrine & Colorectal) based in Perth, WA. There are both temporary part-time (0.8 FTE) and full-time SRN Level 4 positions available.
The McGrath Foundation Scholarship Program
The McGrath Foundation is focused on the growth and sustainability of cancer nursing. A commitment to workforce planning and development is crucial to ensure the Foundation can meet the national demand for cancer nurses into the future.
The McGrath Foundation Scholarships for Cancer Nursing are for Registered Nurses currently providing care to people with any type of cancer, who would like to expand their knowledge and skills, and obtain a post-graduate qualification in cancer nursing.
Scholarship applications for the 2026 McGrath Foundation Scholarship Program, supporting nurses to complete a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Nursing, offered at Monash University, have now closed. We will open the 2027 McGrath Foundation Scholarship Program in late 2026.
If you would like to be on our mailing list to receive information once applications open, please contact the Education and Research Team.
