The Cardiac and Heart Function Rehabilitation Program delivers care to patients with cardiovascular disease and heart failure in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Registered nurses play a central role, providing high-quality care through advanced assessment, education, support, and counselling for individuals and groups at risk of, or living with, these conditions.

The program operates in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, drawing on a wide range of expertise to provide comprehensive, patient-centred care. It emphasises education on effective self-management strategies, underpinned by evidence-based practice. Services are provided during hospital admission, in the early post-discharge period, and throughout the patient's participation in Cardiac or Heart Function Rehabilitation.

The position is business hours, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.

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. More information can be found on the CHS website: https://www.health.act.gov.au/

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

• Provide education to inpatients who have been admitted for medical, surgical or interventional management of a cardiac condition, tailoring information to patient needs.
• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of patients who have been referred to the cardiac and heart function rehabilitation programs, placing onward referrals to other relevant health professionals or programs.
• Provide leadership in co-ordinating and delivering safe and holistic care to patients participating in the cardiac and heart function programs.
• Participates in the development, reviewal and maintenance of clinical standards, policies and protocols, continuous quality improvement and clinical research.
• 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.

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in nursing
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a registered nurse.

Desirable

• A relevant post-graduate qualification would be highly desirable.
• 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 of four years full-time equivalent experience as a registered nurse.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology.
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Prior experience in cardiology or a secondary prevention program will be highly desirable

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 resume and experience.

1. Proven ability to deliver advanced, evidence-based nursing care to patients with cardiovascular disease, including heart failure and post-cardiac event rehabilitation, utilising the nursing process and comprehensive risk assessment to support safe clinical decision-making. Demonstrates practice in accordance with relevant legislation, professional standards, and organisational policies.
2. Demonstrated leadership, advanced organisational and problem-solving abilities to ensure effective, efficient, and appropriate decision making in health care delivery.
3. Demonstrated experience in delivering patient and staff education within the clinical environment, including cardiac risk factor modification and self-management strategies, with an ongoing commitment to fostering a learning culture through participation in quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives.
4. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, facilitating the coordination of complex care for patients and their families across diverse clinical and community settings.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health, and safety (WH&S) and 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	Frequently

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	Frequently

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

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Occasionally
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Occasionally
Excessive noise	Occasionally
Low lighting	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Frequently
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Occasionally
Climbing	Occasionally
Running	Occasionally
Reaching	Frequently
Kneeling	Frequently
Foot and leg movement	Frequently
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Frequently
Bending/squatting	Frequently
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Frequently
Push/pull	Frequently
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Frequently