What can we offer you:
● City living without the traffic - click her to see why you should live inCanberra.
● 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 theWorking with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011is required.
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
How to apply:
Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;
• Applications must include a copy of a current CV anddetails for at least 2 professional referees
• A maximum two page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response.
• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be anAustralian citizen ora permanent resident”
What you require:
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience.
• Demonstrated clinical proficiency in critical care nursing practice, including exercising initiative and professional judgement, in assessing, negotiating, delivering and evaluating coordinated and compassionate care.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills, including the capacity to undertake the team leader role, as well as effective interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with patients, family members and other members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Demonstrated ability to implement crisis resource management skills and respond effectively to delegate and direct care related to the management of deteriorating patients.
• Evidence of commitment to maintaining ongoing professional development of self and others through participation in education and training activities relevant to clinical practice, and contribution to quality improvement processes, policy development and research utilisation.
• 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.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Amanda O’Donnell, amanda.o’[email protected]
A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.
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