Position overview
Canberra Hospital Emergency Department is the major tertiary, trauma and referral centre for the ACT and surrounding regions. Our ED provides care for adults and children of all ages, and specialised assessment and treatment for all illnesses and injuries. A dynamic and highly skilled team that aims for excellence in care.
Nurses at this level provide an advanced level of nursing care. They are able to function as a team leader across all areas and can promptly respond to rapidly changing situations while ensuring staff and patient safety, in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team.
The activities required of this role includes clinical, leadership, education, work health and safety and quality improvement. Nurses at this level accept accountability for their own practice standards, participate in team building and decision making and support less experienced staff in the clinical area.
Key Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.
Under limited direction of the Clinical Nurse Consultant and Clinical Coordinator and or Navigator, you will perform comprehensive nursing care and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and adapt quickly to a changing environment. You will:
- Provide comprehensive and evidenced-based nursing care based on patient’s individual needs including advanced assessment, intervention, and evaluation.
- Accountable for patient safety and quality of care through planning, coordinating to deliver exceptional healthcare and practice in a way that acknowledges the dignity, culture, values, beliefs, and rights of individuals and/or groups.
- Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members. Performs the role of ACCESS in line with the guidelines of Australian College of Critical Care Nurses and can respond to MET calls, if required.
- Monitor and review standards of nursing practice- to ensure that colleagues are working their scope of nursing practice and follows up-to-date clinical guidelines in patient care delivery.
- Provide coordinated multidisciplinary care by liaising with patients and their families, medical, nursing, allied health, support staff and external organizations.
- Participate in continuing professional development of self and colleagues by planning and reviewing CHS Performance Plan.
- Engages in evidenced-based quality improvement, clinical research and work health and safety activities within Canberra Health Services.
- 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.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs
- Ability to work a flexible rotating roster
- High level interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Tertiary Qualification or related qualification in Nursing
- Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.
Desirable
- Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
Experience
Essential
- Four (4) years (6840 hours) of post graduate hours of practice worked in direct or indirect roles (inclusive of 7 weeks annual leave per year)
Or
- Completion of a relevant post graduate certificate (or working towards) and three (3) years (5130 hours) worked in direct or indirect roles
Or
- Minimum of 2 yrs (3420 hours) RN experience if in possession of 2 or more years of prior EN experience within area of specialty
Prior to commencement
Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances.
- 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 competency in providing advanced nursing care of varying complexities within a multidisciplinary team.
2. Demonstrate leadership skill and ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
3. Demonstrated ability to support education in the clinical area.
4. Knowledge and understanding of Quality Improvement processes and ability to reflect on practice with a proven commitment to professional development.
5. 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.
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 | Occasionally |
| General computer use | Frequently |
| Extensive keying/data entry | Occasionally |
| Graphical/analytical based | Occasionally |
| Sitting at a desk | Occasionally |
| Standing for long periods | Frequently |
| Psychosocial demands | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations | Frequently |
| Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness | Frequently |
| Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries | Frequently |
| Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers | Frequently |
| Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide | Frequently |
| Physical demands | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit) | Occasionally |
| Working outdoors | Never |
| 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 | Occasionally |
| 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 | Occasionally |
| 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 | Occasionally |
| Excessive noise | Occasionally |
| Low lighting | Occasionally |
| Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological. | Occasionally |
| Slippery or uneven surfaces | Never |
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Division: Medicine
Business Unit: Emergency Department
Position number: P65367, several
Position title: Registered Nurse Level 2 - Emergency Department
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Location: Canberra Health Services
Reporting relationships: Direct Manager: Clinical Nurse Consultant
Manager +1: Assistant Director of Nursing
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. We provide acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind