Position Overview

Duties

Under limited direction of the Clinical Nurse Consultant and Nurse Unit Manager you will perform the roles and responsibilities of a Registered Nurse to provide best quality care. You will:

1. Be responsible for the provision of comprehensive, high quality care to patients utilising the principles of fair access and equity, patient participation, health promotion and prevention.
2. Provides patient care in accordance with relevant legislation, professional standards and organisational policy within an ethical and professional framework.
3. Maintain required clinical core competencies and skills, accessing appropriate education and staff development opportunities. Practices within professional scope of practice.
4. Participate in risk assessment, incident and accident reporting, continuous quality improvement activities, program-based research and accreditation that aim at improving the level of service to patients and the department.
5. Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues utilising well developed verbal, written and technological skills.
6. Maintain and promote safe clinical practice and adhere to Infection Control principles and practices.
7. Undertaking other duties as directed, within the approved scope of clinical practice ensuring the delivery of high-quality person and family centred, safe and high-quality patient care.
8. 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:

• 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.
• High level communication skills and a strong self-directed learning ethic.
• Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and the health and safety of others in the workplace.
• Comply with relevant WHS policies, procedures, work instructions and requests.
• Report to your supervisor any incident or unsafe conditions which come to your attention.
• Be accountable for the accurate completion of work within timeframes and quality requirements and work collaboratively with team members to achieve positive outcomes.

Position Requirements / Qualifications

• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and 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.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

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.

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. Demonstrate effective communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
2. Demonstrate ability to work autonomously and as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
3. Demonstrate ability to utilise the nursing process in the provision of safe, evidence based nursing care to patients in the acute care environment.
4. Demonstrate capacity to mentor and precept new and/or less experienced staff.
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.
6. Participate in ongoing professional development of self and others.

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.