L1420 , several - 02EMW

Closes: 23 November 2024

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1/Registered Midwife Level 1
Salary: $72,698 - $97,112 plus superannuation
Position No: L1420 , several - 02EMW
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 17 November 2023
Contact Officer: Julie Parducci on julie.parducci@calvary-act.com.au

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About the Role:
The Nurse or Midwife will provide clinical care to babies in the special Care Nursery. At times the nurse or midwife may be required to work in other areas of the Maternity Unit. The Nurse or Midwife will have current knowledge and skill in the care of babies requiring additional support in the Special Care Nursery and the appropriate experience to work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

The Nurse or Midwife will be a mentor, clinical education resource and support for other less experienced nursing and midwifery staff.

Under limited direction of the Clinical Midwife Consultant you will:

• Accept responsibility for own actions in midwifery practice.
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.
• Participate in the delivery of woman-centred care.
• Demonstrated ability in planning, coordinating and providing midwifery and care.
• Participate in clinical auditing and quality improvement activities.
• Communicate positively with families, members of the public, public stakeholders, executive, management and staff.
• Provide preceptorship and mentoring to less experienced staff.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

What you require:
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience

• Demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive safe neonatal care.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development of self and others.
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate legislation that relates to the position i.e. WHS legislation, EEO legislation.
• Demonstrated computer literacy skills.
• Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.
• Be registered as a Registered Nurse and/or Midwife (Division 1) or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful applicant will need to be for weekend and after-hours work.

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.

Note: There are several permanent and temporary position available.

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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There are several permanent and temporary position available.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Nursing