Position overview

Key Responsibilities

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

Under the direction of the Clinical Nurse Consultant the Registered Nurse within the CSHC is responsible for the provision of assessments, screening, information, education, and referral of patients attending the centre, and those accessing services in outreach settings. Care is provided to patients through face to face and telehealth consultations, working collaboratively with a busy, multidisciplinary team.

• Provide comprehensive nursing services in sexual health and blood borne viruses through assessment, screening, information, education and referral at clinic appointment, via telehealth, and at outreach settings.
• Initiate care for asymptomatic patients within scope of practice, including undertaking contact tracing and the maintenance of STI and BBV databases.
• Management of specimen collection including venepuncture, and the provision of results to patients and other professionals. Provide treatment of STI under standing orders and within national guidelines. Provide immunisations under standing orders and within national guidelines.
• Assist to implement outreach activities (both during and outside of business hours) designed to deliver STI screening and health promotion activities in community settings including recruiting and screening outreach participants, specimen management and record keeping.
• Contribute to quality and safety activities such as MDT meetings, audit, education, training, clinical research, policy development, service redesign, and implement contemporary models of care.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Competencies

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs
• Friendly, professional, empathic and non-judgemental
• Strong computer literacy and data management skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Current Driver’s licence required for outreach programs
• Relevant post graduate qualifications – working towards or commitment to undertake Sexual and Reproductive Health Nursing Certificate or equivalent.

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• The successful applicant will need to be available for occasional after-hours work.
• Previous nursing experience.

Experience

Essential

• Two (2) years (1978hours) of post graduate hours of practice worked in direct or indirect roles (inclusive of 7 weeks annual leave per year)
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Recent clinical experience in the speciality or other relevant area.

Prior to commencement

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.

Important information

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 occasional 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.

What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)

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

1. Proven knowledge and skills to provide safe nursing practice in community and tertiary health care settings.
2. Demonstrated interest and knowledge in STI and BBV specialty nursing with clinical skills to autonomously plan and provide care for asymptomatic patients.
3. Commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice within the specialty and commitment to work towards Sexual and Reproductive Health Nursing Certificate or equivalent.
4. High level computer literacy including word processing, spreadsheets, and data entry. Experience and competency in the use of electronical medical records.
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.

Work environment description

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.