Justin Hargeaves
Cancer Nurse Practitioner, Bendigo Health
Born and raised in Bendigo, Justin completed his Bachelor of nursing at Latrobe University Bendigo in 2003 and went on to complete his graduate nursing year at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in 2004 working in Haematology and Lung cancer. Justin has been employed at Bendigo Health in the chemotherapy unit since 2005 working as a clinical nurse specialist and administering chemotherapy. He’s also Chair of CNSA’s Cancer Nurse Practitioner Specialist Practice Network. Justin completed his Master of Advanced Nursing Practice at the University of Melbourne in 2009 and has been working as an endorsed nurse practitioner since 2010 at the Bendigo Cancer Centre working full time. Justin’s main role a nurse practitioner is in patient assessment and chemotherapy toxicity management with interests in breast cancer survivorship, oral chemotherapy, and supportive care, has a keen interest in central venous access device management and is an experienced PICC line inserter.