22262 - 02GO6

Closes: 28 March 2024

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $100,957 - $107,000 plus superannuation
Position No: 22262 - 02GO6
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 14 March 2024
Contact Officer: Melodie Raisin on melodie.raisin@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 0236.

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What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• Scholarships for education support
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates subject to the hiring managers approval

About the Role:

Canberra Health Services is undergoing massive growth, and we want you to be a part of our team!

Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) is a vibrant and diverse Division within Canberra Health Services providing multidisciplinary rehab, aged and community-based care across a range of settings. This includes Canberra Hospital, University of Canberra Hospital, Community Health Centres and Village Creek Centre in Kambah. UCH is the ACT’s first sub-acute rehabilitation hospital on the grounds of the University of Canberra. The University of Canberra Hospital (UCH) is part of the CHS’s planned network of health facilities designed to meet the needs of our ageing and growing population. University of Canberra Hospital is Canberra’s first purpose-built rehabilitation hospital and supports people recovering from surgery, injury, or experiencing mental illness.

The main priorities of the Clinical Development Nurse are to coordinate education and promote a learning culture within UCH. As part of the model of care for UCH, the clinical staff will have a more active role in the first response team. As the CDN you will be a part of the first response team when required and assist in ensuring the relevant staff have Intermediate Life Support skills and knowledge to effectively participate in this team. The successful applicant will have an understanding of the principles of rehabilitation nursing, however, will be supported by the Clinical Nurse Educator and Multi-disciplinary team.

Successful candidates will be provided ongoing education and training opportunities. You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team that will work with you to expand and develop your clinical skills to care for patient with a wide range of needs.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

For more information on this position and how to apply "click here"

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.

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Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Nursing