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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Liz Whitlam at 0432364520

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Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6 - 11 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1
Salary: $115,743 - $120,506 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Director of Nursing
Closing Date: 3 June2024

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.
•	Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to young persons, adults and older persons via inpatient and outpatient settings, justice health facilities, alcohol and drug programs that focuses on therapeutic practice, hope, and achievement of a consumer’s personal recovery.

The Nursing Practice Development & Education Coordinator is critical to the ongoing effective development, learning and professional support of all nurses within MHJHADS. This position is a leadership role that is essential to the articulation and translation of knowledge into practice and the embedment of a learning culture.

In addition to clinical expertise, the Nursing Practice Development & Education Coordinator has strategic oversight, capacity, and capability to form and maintain key relationships and partnerships with internal and external agencies, services, and colleagues as well as consumers, their family and/or carers. This is necessary for continuous evaluation and long-term sustainability improvements in nursing care delivery.

The Nursing Professional Development & Education Coordinator exists to support the organisation’s goal in delivering effective and sustainable practice change through the development, implementation and evaluation of initiatives, programs, processes, and resources.

The Nursing Practice Development & Education Coordinator will support the following:

•	Lead and improve the coordination and implementation of learning, training, education and development programs.
•	Promote and drive the articulation and translation of knowledge into practice.
•	Lead, engage in, and support ongoing evaluation of nursing practice across the Division.
•	Promote and facilitate the engagement of clinicians in changing and improving practice.
•	Support front line clinicians to achieve best consumer, family and/or carer experience and outcomes.

Furthermore, this position will support other professional development strategies for nurses across the Division.

The Nursing Professional Development & Education position plays a key role in the professional and strategic growth of the MHJHADS nursing workforce.

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.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused 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.

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