Registered Nurse Level 2 (RN2) forms a key part of direct patient care and lays the foundation of clinical leadership at North Canberra Hospital (NCH). This entails advance knowledge in the field of practice, appropriate skills and experience of team leadership. At NCH, the role of RN2 encompasses four key categories: clinical, management, education and research. RN2 is expected to excel in all four categories.

The RN2 plays a vital role in ensuring that services meet National Health and Quality Standards, improved staff performance and delivery of high quality evidence-based patient care.

The Nurse Graduate Program Clinical Development Nurse will work within the Clinical Education Team to provide education and support to the Graduate Nurses within the Graduate Nurse Program (GNP). This support includes clinical supervision, graduate support, education sessions, study day coordination and program implementation. The purpose of this role is to work in partnership with clinical teams across both North Canberra Hospital and Clare Holland House to support the transition of new nurses from student to graduate. While the Nurse graduates would be the priority for this role, the Graduate Nurse Program Clinical Development Nurse would also be required to assist with hospital wide mandatory training education.

Under limited direction of the Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator and Executive Director of Nursing & Midwifery and Learning & Development, you will:

1. Facilitate clinical teaching of graduate nurses participating in NCH Graduate Nurse Program within the workplace utilising adult learning principles and following practice standards and policies.
2. Facilitate reflective practice for graduate nurses and facilitate or arrange debriefing sessions, providing advice and support as required.
3. Complete assessments of graduate nurses within clinical settings as outlined in the National Standards Practice for the Registered Nurse (2016) and National Standards for Practice for the Enrolled Nurse (2016).
4. Monitor and keep records of graduate nurse progress during the program, reporting their progress to the NCH Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator and Divisional managers.
5. Participate in risk management, quality improvement, nursing practice review and clinical research activities associated with the Graduate Nurse Program and wider Clinical Education team.
6. In conjunction with the NCH Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator, facilitate a clinically based orientation program and participate in the recruitment process of graduate nurses including developing questions for selection criteria and being a member of application review panels.
7. Work collaboratively with colleagues and leaders and have in depth knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice within Canberra Health Services. Provide input into the development and revision of clinical policy and practice manuals.
8. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification

• Strong organisational skills (including simultaneously managing and prioritising multiple issues) with a high degree of drive
• An ability to work respectfully in partnership, with a range of stakeholders, while simultaneously demonstrating leadership
• Strong ability, skills and enthusiasm for adult learning and provision of educational needs of novice nurses.

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

Essential

• Tertiary Qualification in nursing
• Holds a current Australian Drivers Licence
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Desirable

• Certificate IV in training and assessment.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• A minimum 3 years experience as a registered nurse in an acute care setting.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Experience in the development and facilitation of education and clinical assessments including clinical debrief.
• Experience as a CDN is highly desirable.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

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 as required.

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.

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Proven understanding of adult learning principles and ability to assist participating nurses of the Graduate Nurse Program in the assessment of their own expectations and learning needs, assimilation of skills and knowledge, and evaluation of outcomes.
2. Demonstrated ability to assess the competence and support the practice of inexperienced nurses within the clinical setting.
3. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of, commitment to, and participation in nursing practice review, quality improvement and reflective practice.
4. Demonstrated leadership, negotiation, and effective written and verbal communication skills to accomplish conflict resolution whilst maintaining confidentiality both within the clinical environment and within a team.
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.

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	Frequently
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
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	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	Occasionally
Lifting 10 - 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Occasionally
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	Never
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Never

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
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	Occasionally
Excessive noise	Occasionally
Low lighting	Occasionally
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally