Position overview

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

1. Provide leadership, direction, operational support and supervision for a regional nursing team. In conjunction with the Assistant Director of Nursing and other nursing team managers, provide a coordinated service to ensure high quality client outcomes across the ACT.
2. Initiate and review complex clinical management regimes in highly demanding situations using critical analysis, clinical judgement and outcome-based decision making.
3. Coordinate, review and manage allocated human, material and financial resources to facilitate a safe standard of care including roster development, recruitment and leave planning to ensure adequate skill mix, and appropriate and available resources.
4. Coordinate performance management processes, orientation and training and provide support for learning and development requirements for staff and students.
5. Monitor and review budget expenditure and performance indicators, report variances and support budget development for activities and business cases for the team.
6. Identify and address clinical governance issues within the team to ensure a best practice standard of care and safety, including policy and systems review, and quality improvement activities.
7. Participate actively in Community Care Program and RACS specific initiatives, provide leadership to the regional team in such participation and represent the regional nursing team at appropriate forums.
8. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Competencies

Specific competencies include but are not limited to the following:

• Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive
• Progressive, adaptable, and flexible with ability to successfully introduce change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs.
• A strong focus on person centred care and a commitment to quality outcomes

Qualifications

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Tertiary Qualification or related qualification in Nursing
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Experience

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years post graduate nursing experience.

Desirable

• Prior experience in a managerial role will be highly desirable.
• Hold a current driver's licence.
• Tertiary or post graduate qualifications and recent experience in a wide range of clinical hospital and/or community health applicable to the position.
• 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

Prior to commencement

Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Important information

All employees are required to:

• adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct
• act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.
• Be available for weekend, and/or after-hours work.

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.

What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Proven sound nursing experience with proven ability to provide effective clinical leadership and operational management to achieve high quality health outcomes in a complex nursing service.
2. Proven ability in effectively managing financial, physical and human resources including monitoring and reviewing service performance against key indicators and budget.
3. Demonstrated ability in developing, implementing and reviewing systems to ensure effective, responsive clinical governance and quality outcomes, combined with demonstrated experience in quality improvement activities and active contribution to professional forums.
4. Demonstrated ability to make effective decisions and to promote a positive team culture within a changing environment using high level interpersonal and communication skills.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

Work environment description

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Frequently
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Occasionally
Graphical/analytical based	Frequently
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Occasionally

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Frequently
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Occasionally
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Occasionally
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Never
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Occasionally

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Frequently
Working outdoors	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 - 9kg	Frequently
Lifting 10 - 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Occasionally
Running	Occasionally
Reaching	Occasionally
Kneeling	Occasionally
Foot and leg movement	Frequently
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Frequently
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Frequently
Push/pull	Frequently
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Frequently

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Frequently
Frequent travel – driving	Frequently

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Occasionally
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Occasionally
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Occasionally
Excessive noise	Occasionally
Low lighting	Occasionally
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Frequently
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally