LP8305, several - 02EN7

Closes: 06 November 2024

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2/Registered Midwife Level 2
Salary: $100,957 - $107,000 plus superannuation
Position No: LP8305, several - 02EN7
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 06 November 2023
Contact Officer: Julie Parducci on julie.parducci@calvary-act.com.au

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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 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 Department

The Women's and Children's Division within North Canberra Hospital provides Maternity, Neonatal & Gynaecology services to women and their families in the ACT.

These services include antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care; gynaecology care; neonatal special care nursery support and domiciliary care.

Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team including a Midwifery Team, Medical staff, Allied Health and Nurses.   As a level 4 Maternity service and level 3 Special Care Nursery, NCH provides pregnancy healthcare to women of normal or medium risk and who birth beyond 34 weeks gestation.

Currently NCH provides perinatal care to 1900 women per year.

We have strong, supporting staff at NCH, and we live by our principles of kindness, compassion, and support.

About the Role:

The Nurse/Midwife will provide advanced clinical care to neonates in the Special Care Nursery (SCN). The Nurse/Midwife will have advanced practice knowledge in neonatal practice and the appropriate experience to provide clinical leadership and work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team. The role deputises for the Clinical Midwife Consultant after hours.

The Nurse/Midwife will be a mentor, clinical education resource and support for other less experienced midwifery staff. The role includes development of Performance Development Plans for Level 1 RN/RMs with support for them to achieve their learning plan.

Under limited direction of the Clinical Midwife Consultant you will:

• Demonstrate evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in providing care to neonates of all complexities.
• Works as a clinical team leader.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership skills with particular focus on effective interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.
• Accept responsibility for own actions in nursing/midwifery practice.
• Participate in professional development of self and others.
• Demonstrate commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.
• Provide preceptorship and mentoring to less experienced staff
• Provide leadership and excellence in the delivery of family centered developmental care to neonates.
• Demonstrate ability in planning, coordinating and providing advanced nursing care to neonates.
• Provide leadership in clinical policy development, clinical auditing and portfolio development.
• Work in other areas of the hospital when required.
• Communicate positively with families, members of the public, public stakeholders, executive, management and 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 evidence of clinical knowledge and problem solving skills at an advanced level in neonatal care.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills and ability to practice and influence others within a professional and ethical framework that reflects the values of the organisation.
• 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.
• Holds, or is working towards, post graduate qualification in neonatal nursing is desirable

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 several position available both temporary and permanent.

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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