Position overview
The Walk in Centre’s (WiC) are a primary health service with Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) and Nurse Practitioners (NP) who provide episodic care for minor injury and illness to the ACT community and surrounds. Advanced Practice Nurses provide care to clients, using advanced clinical assessment skills supported by clinical treatment protocols, medication standing orders and clinical decision making.
Duties
Under limited direction of the Clinical Midwife Manager, you will:
Under limited direction of the Walk-in Centre Clinical Nurse Manager you will provide episodic primary health care for minor injury and illness to the ACT community. Duties include:
- Deliver advanced, comprehensive nursing assessment, planning and implementation of care in accordance with Walk-in Centre protocols and in collaboration with other members of the Walk-in Centre team. While providing relevant opportunistic health promotion.
- Contribute to clinical output using critical analysis and problem-solving skills. Maintain learnings in the primary health role to actively educate and support clients, enabling active participation in their own care.
- Accountable for coordinating, managing and providing clinical care and appropriate internal and external stakeholder referral for clients within the nursing model of care of the WiC with an awareness of consumer safety.
- Participate in clinical analysis and review including outcome-based decision making and research related to Walk-in Centre activity. Contribute to the professional development of self and others working in the Walk-in Centre.
- Support and promote the CHS values of Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind through a working understanding of the integral role these values play in the holistic operation of the Walk-in Centre
- Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.
- 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
To be successful in this position, it is expected that the successful candidate will have the following attributes:
- Successful completion of the Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE) is to be met within four weeks of commencement and are based on practical demonstration of understand the Walk in Centre Clinical Treatment Protocols
- Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive and ability to think critically think
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet service and patients’ needs
- An ability to work respectfully in partnership with a range of stakeholders, while concurrently demonstrating leadership
- Capacity to work a rotating roster with weekend, Public Holidays and evening work
- Availability to work across all 5 Walk-in Centre sites. (Gungahlin, Dickson, Belconnen, Weston, Tuggeranong).
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) qualifications.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working professionally post studies.
- 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, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Desirable
- Post Graduate course work or study in the Primary Healthcare field.
- Prior experience in Primary health assessment or treatment will be highly desirable.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- 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.
Important information
All employees are required to:
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.
- Proven advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the clinical assessment, treatment and referral of clients, using evidence-based practice with the ability and drive to learn.
- Demonstrated professional leadership, supervision, team contribution and problem-solving skills.
- Proven commitment to the development of learning, teaching and research orientated work environment within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated high level communication, liaison, interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to direct the safe and effective flow of patients through the WIC to deliver timely patient centred care.
- 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 | Frequently |
| 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 | 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) | Occasionally |
| Working outdoors | Never |
| Manual handling | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Lifting 0 - 9kg | Occasionally |
| Lifting 10 - 15kg | Occasionally |
| Lifting 16kg+ | Occasionally |
| 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 | Occasionally |
| Push/pull | Occasionally |
| Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time | Occasionally |
| Travel | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Frequent travel – multiple work sites | Frequently |
| Frequent travel – driving | Occasionally |
| 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 | Occasionally |
| Low lighting | Occasionally |
| Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological. | Occasionally |
| Slippery or uneven surfaces | Occasionally |
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Division: Cancer and Ambulatory Support
Business Unit: Walk-in Centres
Position number: Several
Position title: Advanced Practice Nurse
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1
Location: Walk-In Centres
Reporting relationships: Direct Manager: Walk in Centre Clinical Nurse Manager
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