Position overview

Key Responsibilities

Under limited direction of the Assistant Director of Nursing you will perform the day-to-day operational management of services within the unit including management of nursing workloads / models of care and patient flow both internal and external to the unit.  The CNC will provide expert clinical leadership and management within a multidisciplinary framework, embed, and maintain the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards at a unit level as well as develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate timely and appropriate patient flow.

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

1. Provide strong leadership for nurses in all aspects of clinical practice and models of care including planning, implementing, and evaluating professional development, managing education, research, teaching, workforce planning and quality work environment for the unit
2. Be accountable for the flexible allocation of human and financial resources within the unit to ensure achievement of an agreed level of service and reporting of variances against agreed targets
3. Lead, co-ordinate and work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate change management initiatives to achieve the strategic objectives of Canberra Health Services (CHS) and to achieve the NSQHSS
4. Provide strong leadership to and develop nursing staff within the designated clinical area, providing an environment that encourages regular feedback and fosters innovation to meet the constant demands within the clinical healthcare setting as well as ensuring that performance management agreements are in place and discussed regularly
5. Ensure the development, maintenance and review of clinical guidelines/procedures/policies are aligned with the strategic goals of Canberra Health Services (CHS) and align with the NSQHSS.
6. Monitor relevant key performance indicators, quality data and formulate appropriate management plans to achieve this.
7. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Competencies

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

1. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise competing issues with a high degree of drive.
2. Strong communication skills to develop and maintain effective partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders.
3. Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet client’s needs.

Qualifications

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential:

• Relevant post graduate qualification and or demonstrated currency of nursing practice in a tertiary level acute care environment within the last five years.
• Experience in Leadership and Management and / or a post graduate qualification in nursing, health management or leadership.
• Registered as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) 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 or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Experience

• 5 years’ Work experience in acute clinical setting.

Desirable:

• Prior experience in management will be highly desirable.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• 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.

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. Demonstrated leadership and management ability in leading a large multidisciplinary workforce in achieving high quality nursing care, utilizing the nursing process and incorporating a risk assessment approach, while working within the professional legislation, and existing policies and procedures, with a strong leadership ability to meet the NSQHSS.
2. Proven ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment: with proven high level communication skills including effective negotiation and conflict resolution, ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external service providers; to achieve safe and effective patient flow and discharge.
3. Demonstrated outcomes in innovation, quality improvement, policy developments and change management in the pursuit of best practice to achieve excellence in line with the NSQHSS.
4. Demonstrated ability to develop and mentor staff within a complex health care environment and management of human, financial and material resources to meet agreed targets.
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	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally
Frequently Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Occasionally

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Occasionally
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	Occasionally
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)	Occasionally
Working outdoors	Never

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

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Never
Frequent travel – driving	Never

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