The Women's and Children's Division within North Canberra Hospital provides maternity, neonatal and gynaecology services to women, babies and their families across the ACT. Services include antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, gynaecology services, Special Care Nursery (SCN) care and domiciliary support. Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team comprising nursing and midwifery staff, medical officers and allied health professionals.

The Enrolled Nurse will prepare the required nutrition for neonates in the Special Care Nursey (SCN) and Maternity Unit. The Enrolled Nurse will also provide direct care to neonates and their families under the direction and supervision of experienced Registered Neonatal Nurse/Midwives.

The Enrolled Nurse will take responsibility for their own professional development.

1. Prepare, label, store and distribute prescribed infant formula, expressed breast milk (EBM) and nutritional products in accordance with organisational policies, food safety standards and clinical requirements.
2. Maintain accurate patient feeding records and monitor prescribed feeding regimens to ensure safe preparation and delivery of neonatal nutrition.
3. Maintain hygiene, infection prevention and food safety standards within the milk preparation area, including cleaning, monitoring and documentation requirements.
4. Manage stock levels of formula, feeding equipment and consumables, including stock rotation, ordering processes and monitoring expiry dates.
5. Coordinate the delivery of nutritional products and feeding equipment to clinical areas as required.
6. Complete relevant clinical, administrative and data collection activities associated with milk preparation services.

• Strong organisational skills with a high degree of initiative and engagement
• Work under direction and understand the Enrolled Nurse scope of practice.
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet patients’ needs
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to be caring, empathetic and engage respectfully with patients, families and staff
• A commitment to upholding patient privacy, confidentiality and ethical standards
• Sound understanding of risk management principles, patient safety requirements and neonatal care standards.
• The ability to contribute positively to workplace culture and organisational change while demonstrating behaviours consistent with Canberra Health Services values of Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.

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

Essential

• Be registered as an Enrolled Nurse or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Desirable

• 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

• Minimum 12 months working in maternity or in a neonatal environment.
• The successful applicant will need to be available for a rotating roster 0930-1800 shift time weekdays and weekends).
• Computer Literacy Skills.

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.
• Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• 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.

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. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the safe preparation, handling, storage and distribution of infant formula, expressed breast milk and nutritional products, including adherence to food safety, infection prevention and organisational policies and procedures.
2. Demonstrated ability to provide safe, family-centred nursing care to neonates within a Special Care Nursery and/or maternity setting, including supporting parents in the care of their newborn and providing education appropriate to individual family needs.
3. Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and establish positive relationships with consumers, families and colleagues.
4. Demonstrated organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to accurately complete clinical and administrative tasks while effectively managing workload priorities within a multidisciplinary team.
5. Demonstrated 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.

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	Occasionally
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)	Frequently
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	Never
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	Occasionally