The Division of Surgery (DoS) is responsible for delivering services to inpatients and outpatients in the following specialties: ACT Trauma Service, Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Unit, Peri-Operative Unit, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular, Urology, Cardio-thoracic, Orthopaedics, Plastics, Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial, Acute Surgical Unit, Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Ophthalmology and Pain Management Service.

The medical emergency team (MET) works in collaboration with medical and nursing staff from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to provide a rapid response and assessment, management and follow up review of patients requiring a medical emergency response or who are at risk of acute deterioration across the Canberra Hospital (CH) campus.

The Rapid Response service within MET aims to reduce the number of MET calls through the early identification, referral and management of patient deterioration. This is the first step in a staged approach to establishing a nurse-led MET response through the introduction of Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) roles within the MET.

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

• Provide strong leadership for nurses in all aspects of clinical practice and models of care including planning, implementing, and evaluating professional development, managing education, research, teaching, workforce planning and a quality work environment for the MET and ERDP teams.
• Accountable for the flexible allocation of human, financial and material resources within the MET and ERDP to ensure achievement of an agreed level of service and reporting of variances against agreed targets.
• Provide clinical governance leadership and participate in the development, maintenance and review of clinical standards, policies, procedures and protocols.
• Lead, coordinate and work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate change management activities to achieve the NSQHSS in particular the Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration standard.
• Monitor relevant Key Performance Indicators, quality data and formulate appropriate management plans to achieve these.
• Work collaboratively and in partnership with Nursing and Midwifery staff from across Canberra Hospital to ensure a high level of quality patient care and outcomes.
• Ensure the provisions of a safe environment for patients and staff ensuring Infection Control and Work, Health and Safety guidelines are followed. Including actively promoting and maintaining a harmonious working relationship between all members of the health care team and support staff.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

• Strong leadership skills and role modelling behaviours consistent with CHS vision and values.
• Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive.
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet client needs.

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

Essential

• Tertiary Qualification or related qualification in nursing
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Desirable

• Post graduate qualifications in critical care nursing
• 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 5 years’ work experience in a similar role and role environment
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Prior experience in nursing management and or critical care will be highly desirable
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

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.

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. Proven ability at an advanced level of nursing practice to deliver patient centred care in the acute care setting to deteriorating patients.
2. Demonstrated ability in managing systems for clinical governance aligned to the Quality and Safety agenda, through the development of clinical practice, quality improvements, audit, evidence-based policy/procedure development, performance evaluation and risk management.
3. Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with proven high-level communication and negotiation skills and the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Demonstrated ability in the management of financial, human and material resources to deliver an efficient and effective service that meets it agreed targets.
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	Occasionally

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Never
Frequent travel – driving	Never

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Frequently
Working outdoors	Occasionally

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	Frequently
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

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	Never
Low lighting	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally