Position overview

Key Responsibilities

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

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.

• Facilitate clinical teaching and assessment of nurses within the clinical workplace utilising adult learning principles and following practice standards and policies to ensure nurses maintain mandatory and essential training, as well as required competencies.
• Be an active and regular member of the UCH medical emergency response (Hospital Emergency Response Officers).
• Facilitate the development of clinical in-services to staff in response to identified education requirements and contemporary evidence-based practices.
• Ensure staff have essential education requirements completed on an annual basis and
  1.Facilitate regular assessment of staff for essential learning competencies
  2.Assist CNC to identify learning needs
  3.Assist staff with Strengths, Engagement and Development Plans.
• Assist in the support, development, and assessment of new preceptors in the clinical area.
• Support safe and evidence-based practice through:
  1.Supporting policy change and new clinical initiatives to foster a dynamic workplace
  2.Participate in risk management, quality improvement, nursing practice review and clinical research activities
  3.Participate in the development and review of specific learning framework and packages to reflect evidence-based practice and current literature.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

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 disabilities and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Specific competencies include but are not limited to the following.

1. Highly organised and motivated

2. Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet staff and clients’ needs

3. Good leadership skills with the ability to work independently to agreed outcomes.

4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Qualifications

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

Essential

• Tertiary Qualification or related qualification
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Desirable

• Completion of CHS Train the Assessor program
• Cert IV in Training and Assessment
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Experience

Specific experience includes but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• A Minimum 4 years’ full time post registration work experience

Desirable

• Prior experience in medical or surgical ward nursing will be highly desirable
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care 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.

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

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 clinical competence within the acute and sub-acute clinical setting including medical, surgical and rehabilitation nursing.
2. Proven understanding of adult learning principles and the ability to assist nurses in the assessment of their own learning needs, assimilation of skills and knowledge, and evaluation of outcomes.
3. Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills and leadership with the ability to communicate and liaise effectively and appropriately with staff, patients, and other key stakeholders in a diverse range of situations including negotiation, delegation and conflict resolution using consistent and transparent processes and ensuring confidentiality.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of, commitment to, and participation in nursing practice review, educational research, quality improvement and reflective practice, and a commitment to personal ongoing learning and development.
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
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)	Frequently
Working outdoors	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 - 9kg	Frequently
Lifting 10 - 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Never
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	Occasionally
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Never

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	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Never
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Never