Clinical Nurse Consultant, Skin Integrity and Wound Management

Full time, Permanent

2d ago , from Peter MaCallum Cancer Cente - Peter Mac

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking recent ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

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Clinical Nurse Consultant - Skin Integrity and Wound Management

Permanent Full Time

About the Team

Our Stomal Therapy and Wound Management team provides specialised care to patients across Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Led by the Stomal Therapy and Wound Clinical Nurse Consultant Team Lead, the service supports patients with stomas, complex wounds, skin integrity concerns and cancer treatment-related complications across inpatient and outpatient settings.

As part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while advancing clinical practice through education, research and service improvement. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing specialist service within a world-leading cancer centre.

About the Role

As the Clinical Nurse Consultant - Skin Integrity and Wound Management, you will provide specialist leadership in skin integrity and wound management across Peter Mac.

Working within the Stomal Therapy and Wound Management team and reporting to the Stomal Therapy and Wound Clinical Nurse Consultant Team Lead, you will support patients with complex, chronic and oncology-related wounds while leading initiatives that enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.

This role combines advanced clinical practice with education, quality improvement, pressure injury prevention, research and service development.





In this role, you will:

- Provide specialist assessment and management of complex wounds and skin integrity issues across inpatient and outpatient services.
- Support patients with cancer-related wounds, surgical wounds, radiation-related skin injuries and pressure injuries.
- Deliver consultation, education and support to nursing, medical and allied health staff.
- Lead initiatives to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries and improve skin integrity outcomes.
- Develop clinical guidelines, pathways and resources that promote best practice.
- Contribute to audit, research and quality improvement activities.
- Partner with the Stomal Therapy team to deliver coordinated patient care.
- Support the development of outpatient and nurse-led wound management services.

About You

You are an experienced and passionate clinician with advanced expertise in wound management and skin integrity. You are committed to delivering exceptional patient care and thrive in a collaborative environment where innovation, education and continuous improvement are valued.

You will bring:

- Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification.
- Current unrestricted registration with AHPRA.
- Postgraduate qualification in wound management, stomal therapy, continence or a related specialty, or a commitment to working towards one.
- Minimum five years' experience in advanced wound management.
- Sound knowledge of NSQHS Standards and other national standards relating to Comprehensive Care.
- Demonstrated expertise in skin integrity and complex wound management, including oncology-related wounds.
- Proven experience in education,



clinical leadership and quality improvement.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Nurses and Midwives

Position Summary

The Wound Management Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) provides expert clinical leadership in wound management and skin integrity across Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The role is responsible for delivering advanced, evidence-based skin integrity and wound care services for both inpatient and outpatient populations, with a robust focus on pressure injury prevention, complex and oncological wounds and system-wide service improvement.
The Wound Management CNC will address the current gap in coordinated skin integrity and wound care services by providing specialist assessment, developing clinical pathways, standardising practices, education and leading organisational initiatives to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries and improve patient outcomes. The role will support both direct patient care and broader organisational functions including education, governance, audit, research, and policy development.

Classification or Salary Range

ZA7/ZA8

Category A: Position involving direct patient contact, potential for exposure to blood, body fluid, human tissue specimens during course of a normal working day

Key Relationships

- Internal
- Chief Nursing Officer
- Stomal Therapy CNC Team
- Nursing Unit Managers and ward nursing staff
- Medical, surgical and oncology teams
- Allied Health services
- Quality and Safety teams
- Ambulatory and Outpatient services
- Specialist Nurses
- Procurement
- Infectious diseases
- Pharmacy

- External

- Department of Health
- Academic and Research Partners
- Professional wound care organisations
- Other public hospital partners
- Primary care doctors and nurses
- Community health services

Skills

- Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
- Current unrestricted registration with AHPRA
- Postgraduate

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📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant, Skin Integrity and Wound Management (Melbourne)
🏢 Peter MaCallum Cancer Cente - Peter Mac
📍 Melbourne