Justice Health Services (JHS) is a unit of the Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol & Drug

Services (MHJHADS) Division of Canberra Health Services. It is a contemporary evidence-based service that provides high quality health care to people involved in the criminal justice system. The service aims to provide collaborative, equitable, comprehensive holistic health care that involves the patient and other key stakeholders and services.

JHS provides primary health services and specialist mental health services to people in the criminal justice system in a range of settings including the courts, custody, youth detention and community settings. Custodial Health – Primary Health provides primary, drug and alcohol, complex, and population healthcare services to people in custody and facilitates access to specialist and allied health services, while Custodial Mental Health provides mental health screening, psychiatry services, and crisis mental health services to people in custody.

The Registered Nurse role at this level is responsible for the provision of sound, clinical primary healthcare services and interventions to clients of Justice Health Services at AMC and BYJC. This includes participation in quality management and improvement initiatives to promote optimal service delivery, and the maintenance of professional competencies. The Registered Nurse position is supported by a cohesive and multi-disciplinary team.

This position will be required to work across multiple sites, participate in overtime, and work a full rotating roster.

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

Under limited direction of relevant senior clinicians, you will perform duties as a member of a multi-disciplinary team across both AMC and BYJC. You will:

• Provide comprehensive knowledge and assessment skills to make effective clinical decisions, develop patient care plans, and evaluate outcomes of own practice.
• Initiate baseline and screening tests, conduct induction and health assessments, complete referrals, triage cases, and effectively engage with external stakeholders and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure coordinated care.
• Identify and contribute to risk management, quality improvement, nursing practice review, and clinical research activities.
• Accept accountability and responsibility for own actions and decisions within the scope of practice for a registered nurse.
• Comply with the relevant legislation, code of ethics, codes of practice and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council National Competency Standards.
• Maintain required clinical core competencies and skills, accessing appropriate education and staff development opportunities, ensuring you practice within a professional scope of practice.
• 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.

• Clinical Accountability & Responsibility-Demonstrates accountability for own practice and outcomes, with sound clinical judgment and decision-making.
• Advanced Clinical Skills & Knowledge-Applies evidence-based knowledge and skills in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care
• Mentorship & Support-Provides guidance and support to RN1s, Enrolled Nurses, and students, fostering professional development.
• Quality, Safety & Risk Management- Actively engages in quality improvement initiatives, risk identification, and adherence to safety protocols.
• Communication & Collaboration-Communicates effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated care.
• Cultural Competency-Delivers culturally safe care, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other diverse populations
• Information Systems & Documentation-Utilises clinical information systems accurately and maintains comprehensive documentation
• Professional Leadership-Demonstrates leadership within the clinical team, influencing practice and contributing to service development.
• Education & Training-Participates in ongoing education and supports the learning of others through formal and informal teaching

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).

Desirable

• Post graduate qualifications in (or working towards) in a related field.
• 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

• Have a minimum of four (4) years’ experience working professionally as a registered nurse or hold a post graduate qualification in a related field. This is the prerequisite to applying for a permanent Personal or Positional Level two position at CHS
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Prior experience in Comprehensive Health Assessments and or conducting initial and ongoing assessments to identify health needs, risks, and priorities 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.
• Be available for weekend and/or 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.

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

1. Proven range of advanced clinical knowledge and skills relating to Custodial and / or Primary Health care nursing practice.
2. Proven leadership skills and the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, including liaising and consulting with external stakeholders, to ensure coordinated care and appropriate service delivery for clients.
3. Proven high level problem solving, time management, and communication skills to support, advocate and enhance safe patient care; as well as the ability to effectively escalate critical information and demonstrate an understanding of information sharing pathways.
4. Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Improvement, accreditation, research, preceptorship, and education processes.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health, and safety (WH&S) and 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

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	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	Occasionally
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Frequently

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

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Occasionally
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Never
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Occasionally
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