Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centered care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.
Canberra Health Services is committed to the delivery of person and family centered, safe and high-quality care in a sustainable health system. This will be achieved with key strategic priorities for CHS which includes ensuring the delivery of Canberra Health Service’s Quality Strategy and government priorities and aligning them with ACT Health’s Territory Wide Services Framework.
The key strategic priority for acute services is to deliver timely access to effective and safe hospital care services. The hospital delivers a full range of medical, surgical and obstetric services, including complex procedures in areas such as cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and neonatal intensive care.

Strong links exist between hospital and community-based services, as many of the operational divisions deliver services across the continuum of care to ensure continuity of care for patients. The community-based services of Canberra Health Services include early childhood, youth and women’s health; dental services, rehabilitation and community care; mental health and alcohol and drug services. In addition, justice health services are provided within the Territory’s’ detention facilities.

Canberra Health Services is a partner in teaching with the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University.

The Healthcare Access at School (HAAS) program is delivered in a partnership between Canberra Health Services and the Education Directorate.

The program supports students in ACT public schools with a range of health conditions who require complex or invasive tasks or procedures to be undertaken during school hours.

Under the HAAS Program, the Registered Nurse provides training for school-based staff to ensure they are competent and confident in meeting the healthcare needs of individual students, allowing these students to safely attend school.

The HAAS nurse also provides a link between families, schools, and the child’s health professionals.

This is an opportunity to use your valuable knowledge and skills in a different way; one that has a long-lasting beneficial outcome for children and young people living with complex health conditions, their families, and their schools. The HAAS team is positive and dynamic, and you will be welcomed and well supported as you learn the role.

The office is based at 1 Moore Street Canberra City with travel to schools or to meet with families on most days.

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

Under limited direction of the HAAS CNC, you will help enable students with complex and invasive health care needs to attend school safely. You will:

1. Work collaboratively with families/carers, other health service providers and school staff to develop individual care plans, using a child centred approach. The care plans will provide stepped out instructions for school staff to follow in order to enable the child to attend school safely
2. Self-identify that health tasks identified are within your scope of practice as you will provide clinical insight to inform the decision process for level of care required within the school setting, in consultation with the HAAS Paediatrician
3. Provide education and training to nominated school staff to deliver the health care tasks in the care plan. This includes close supervision ‘buddying’ while they develop the necessary skills and confidence in the task before competence is assessed
4. Provide ongoing support to nominated school staff including:
   1. Making changes to the care plan as needed (in consultation with families and in line with evidence-based practice);
   2. Delivering refresher training and competency assessment.
   3. Debriefing;
   4. Liaison between the family, school staff and school leadership; and
   5. Evaluation of the program at the school
5. Ensure documentation in the child’s Clinical Record is maintained, and use ACTPAS to record occasions of service
6. 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.

• High Level communication skills and the ability to critically think
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide a responsive approach to meet the needs of the stakeholders
• An ability to work respectfully in partnership with a range of stakeholders
• Ability to contribute positively to team culture, demonstrating kindness to colleagues and clients

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).
• Current Driver’s Licence

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Post graduate in paediatric nursing

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience working professionally in paediatrics

Desirable

• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to 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.

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 to apply an advanced level of paediatric nursing knowledge to:
a) Complete an assessment of health care needs and, using a risk framework, develop an individualised care plan that allows the child to safely attend school
b) Provide an expert nursing resource for school staff and families to ensure children have their health needs safely and appropriately met while at school

2.Proven advanced level of verbal and written communication skills that can be applied to developing and maintaining key relationships with families, school staff, health professionals and other stakeholders

3.Demonstrated skill in problem management and decision making in a child centred environment

4.Proven understanding and application of Primary Health Care principles in delivery of high-quality health services to children and their families in a community setting

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.

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		Travel	Frequency
Telephone use	Frequently		Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
General computer use	Frequently		Frequent travel – driving	Occasionally
Extensive keying/data entry	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally		Physical demands	Frequency
Sitting at a desk	Frequently		Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Never
Standing for long periods	Occasionally		Working outdoors	Never

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Occasionally
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Never
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Never
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

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.	Never
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Occasionally
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Never
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Never
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	Occasionally
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Occasionally