LP6103, several - 02HB8

Closes: 03 May 2024

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $100,957 - $107,000 plus superannuation
Position No: LP6103, several - 02HB8
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 17 April 2024
Contact Officer: Amanda O’Donnell on amanda.o’donnell@act.gov.au

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What can we offer you:

● City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.

● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.

● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

● Flexible working conditions.

● 11.5% Superannuation.

About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it’s business as usual at the NCH, and we’ll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

About the role:

Level 2 Registered Nurses form leadership roles within the clinical nursing team, delivering patient-centred care within in the Intensive Care Unit. The RN 2 will provide advanced clinical assessment; develop, implement and evaluate care plans in collaboration with the patient and their family; and liaise closely with members of the multidisciplinary team.

The RN2 is a clinical leadership role, providing direction and support to the nursing staff on each shift, escalate issues when needed, and collaborate with wider hospital management, after hour’s coordinators and patient flow.

The RN2 will also participate in, and lead quality, safety and education initiatives within the unit.

Under limited direction of the clinical nurse consultant you will deliver high quality, evidence based, patient centred care, to our critically ill patients and their families. You will:

• Assesses the health care needs of patients and be responsible for formulating, implementing and evaluating a plan of care for the critical care patient, in partnership with the patient and family where possible

a.  Systematically assesses the patient, analyse data and identify the patient’s nursing needs.

b.  Apply knowledge and skills, develop and document a plan of care that reflects the identified needs of the patient.

c.  Implement the plan of care by providing direct care to patients

d.  Recognise changes in the patient’s condition, take necessary action and document variations in the plan of care.

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships within the multidisciplinary team
• Respect decisions and actions of other staff; collaborate with team members to achieve desired patient outcomes
• Support and participate in evidence-based programs to evaluate and improve the quality of nursing care and patient outcomes

a.  Actively participate in identifying areas of nursing practice where improvements can be made to the quality of nursing care.

• Commitment to ongoing professional development of self, other staff and the profession
• Use computerised patient information and other PC based systems to obtain patient and other general information.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you:

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.

Behavioural Capabilities

• Critical thinking, with the ability to make informed decisions based on evidenced based practice.
• Able to work in a fast paced and high pressure environment.
• Proven people and communication skills including relationship building, cooperation, conflict resolution, influencing others and facilitating open discussions.
• Patient centred focus, adaptability, respecting diversity, innovative thinking, application of evidence into practice and self-management
• Ability to communicate accurately and effectively in both written and verbal forms.
• Excellent organization and time management skills

Position Requirements / Qualifications

Mandatory

• Registered as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Post Graduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing or working towards the same.
• Minimum of 3 years post registration nursing experience and at least two years in Critical Care Nursing.
• Hold a current ALS qualification.
• Able to work a full rotating roster.
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks

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

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• 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