The Renal Network provides comprehensive care for patients with all stages of renal impairment across the ACT and Southern NSW. Services include inpatient and outpatient care such as acute haemodialysis, satellite and home dialysis, the Chronic Kidney Disease Program, Renal Supportive Care, Renal Transplantation, Dialysis Access, General Nephrology, clinical trials, and human research. The team adopts a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach and is dedicated to delivering patient-centred care.

The Transplant Nurse will provide expert clinical advice to patients, carers, and other health care professionals within the defined specialty of Renal Transplantation. The Transplant nurse contributes to the development and delivery of speciality related education programs for both patients and staff around pre- and post-transplant care and support.

The Transplant Nurse works with other Transplant nurses to prepare patients across the Renal Network for Transplant Suitability and monitoring post-transplant closely with the Multidisciplinary teams within the ACT and Southern NSW Local Health District Renal Network and reports to the Clinical Nurse Consultant of Renal Outpatients CHS. The nurse also will be required to work the Transplant Facilities across Australia to coordinate patient care.

This position is part time across roster working Monday to Friday during normal business hours and is based at The Canberra Hospital.

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

• Provide comprehensive client focused care and education to patients referred to the Renal Services Transplant program and Renal Outpatient Service clinics. Use critical and analytical problem solving and decision-making skills whilst adhering to clinical policies and professional codes of practice. This includes an understanding and commitment to meeting the Australian National Standards for Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
• Maintain own professional development activities and demonstrate relevant knowledge and understanding of current trends in renal nursing. Also participate in research, educational and quality initiatives undertaken by the multidisciplinary team, to improve patient care and service delivery.
• Contribute to effective communication processes including working with challenging behaviours and resolution of conflicts.
• Provide leadership and promote a commitment to high quality customer service principles and practices.
• Precept and mentor junior nursing staff, assisting with training and assessing competency of new colleagues to attain consistency of nursing practice standards and local service requirements.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Specific competencies include but are not limited to the following.

To be successful in this position, it is expected that the candidate will have the following attributes:

• Highly developed communication and engagement skills
• Drive for ongoing personal and professional development
• Good organisational skills and a positive attitude
• Proactive and able to work independently and within a team

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

Essential

Registered or have applied 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 experience includes, but is not limited to, the following.

Essential

• A minimum of four years’ full‑time equivalent experience working as a Registered Nurse
• Renal Certificate or relevant experience working in Renal

Desirable

• Prior experience in Renal or Chronic Kidney Disease Management and or Transplantation Management
• 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.
• This is a Monday to Friday Normal Business Hours Position

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 knowledge and highly developed clinical experience in providing a high standard of nursing care for patients with chronic kidney disease.
2. Demonstrated leadership skills and competence to work autonomously using advanced organisational and problem-solving skills to ensure appropriate decision making in health care delivery.
3. Effective high level interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to liaise and foster positive relationships with all stakeholders in patient care, with a focus to achieve agreed health outcomes.
4. Demonstrated ability to initiate, implement, embed, and evaluate quality improvement, accreditation and research projects which contribute to improved knowledge, practice and care relevant to clients with chronic kidney disease.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays’ behavior 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

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)	Occasionally
Working outdoors	Never

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Occasionally
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	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	Never
Excessive noise	Never
Low lighting	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally