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Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
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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 Shaun Bayliss at 02-512 41623

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Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 4 Grade 3 (P21908)
Salary: $149,388 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital
Section: Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services
Closing Date: 29 April 2024

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).

About the Role:

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.

Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services currently incorporates the Adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU), Ward 12B Mental health Unit, the Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU), and the Consultation Liaison (CL) Team across the Emergency Department and The Canberra Hospital (TCH).

AMHU is a 40-bed inpatient Facility comprised of a High Dependency Unit (HDU) and Low Dependence Unit (LDU), Ward 12B Mental Health Unit is a 10-bed low dependency inpatient unit these units are for people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness. These units provide a contemporary evidence-based service providing high quality mental health care, guided by the principles of Recovery. The service aims to provide collaborative care involving the patient, their carers and other key services. MHSSU is a 6-bed low dependency inpatient unit in the ED for people requiring 48-72 hour admission or extended mental health assessment and or treatment initiation.

At this level you will provide senior leadership for the clinical and administrative operations of the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Units and the maintenance of the therapeutic environment. This includes the day-to-day management of human, financial and material resources allocated to ensure the provision of safe, efficient, cost-effective, high-quality service to people in the inpatient units.

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, and outlining your skills, knowledge and experience and why you should be considered for this role, listed in the Position Description.

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.

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