The Assistant Director of Nursing, Professional Pathways manages the Clinical Placement Office and supports the Director of Nursing, Professional Pathways. The Clinical Placement Office is responsible for the coordination and governance of clinical and non-clinical placements across Canberra Health Services and the ACT Health and the Community Services Directorate. The Professional Pathways portfolio includes professional workforce strategy, workforce policy and advice, nursing education and professional development, research, staff wellbeing and the Nursing Transition to Practice Program. The purpose of this role is to provide strategic and operational leadership in supporting the future and current health workforce.

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

Under the broad direction of the Director of Nursing Professional Pathways, you will:

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of workforce, education and professional pathway initiatives that align with Canberra Health Services' strategic priorities and organisational objectives.
• Demonstrate high level leadership and management of the Clinical Placement Office, using sound business skills and knowledge of governance, risk management and progressive quality improvement processes.
• Effectively manage the budget and resources of the Clinical Placement Office.
• Oversee the management and negotiation of deeds and schedules with education and health care providers.
• Provide high level operational and strategic advice to senior management and stakeholders to support the achievement of planned outcomes.
• Analyse and report on complex data sets, including the development of quantitative and qualitative reports from evaluations to inform evidence based strategic decision making.
• 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.

• Advanced leadership skills
• Staff and financial management skills
• Strong education and training skills
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills and a strong ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Well-developed organisational skills with a high degree of drive to complete tasks within set timeframes
• Adaptability, flexibility and willingness to learn new things to accommodate change and provide responsive services
• Ability to assess complex situations and apply logic, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to engage respectfully with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

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

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in nursing
• Registered or 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.
• Tertiary qualification related to health leadership / management and/or education.

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

Essential

• Extensive, diverse experience working professionally as a Registered Nurse. With a minimum of 5 years post graduate experience.

Desirable

• Experience in academic research, quality improvement and knowledge translation activities.
• Prior extensive experience in education, training, clinical placement programs or workforce development.
• Prior experience managing staff and financial resources.

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

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

1. Demonstrated advanced leadership and management experience.
2. Demonstrated in-depth experience and knowledge of clinical placement requirements, contemporary adult education principles and the needs of students, education providers and health care providers.
3. Demonstrated high level conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the proven ability to analyse and present complex data.
4. Proven strong oral and written communication skills including high level liaison, negotiation and interpersonal skills, which facilitate productive work relationships with staff, internal and external stakeholders.
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	Occasionally
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Occasionally
Graphical/analytical based	Frequently
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Occasionally

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
Frequent travel – driving	Occasionally

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

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.	Never
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally

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	Occasionally
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Frequently
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Occasionally
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Frequently