Canberra Hospital Emergency Department is the major tertiary, trauma and referral centre for the ACT and surrounding regions. Our ED provides care for adults and children of all ages, and specialised assessment and treatment for all illnesses and injuries. A dynamic and highly skilled team that aims for excellence in care.

Registered Nurses at this level provide a competent and safe level of nursing care commensurate with experience to patients within Canberra Health Services (CHS). The activities required of roles at this level are predominately clinical in nature. Nurses at this level accept accountability for their own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff.

The Clinical Development Nurse is a dynamic, highly motivated, and experienced nurse that works as part of the education team at CHS Emergency Department. Clinical development nurses (CDNs) require expert knowledge, and excellent interpersonal skills to teach and mentor nursing staff and nursing students in the department. Approachability, excellent communication, and a passion for education are core, sought after attributes.

Applicants are required to demonstrate knowledge of concepts of adult learning. Post graduate qualifications in critical care nursing and /or clinical education is highly desirable. The successful applicants will be required to work a roster of morning and evening shift, Monday to Friday. Potential requirement for night duty and weekend work pending finalisation of Education program requirements. Annual leave will be pro-rata of roster pattern worked.

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

• Facilitate clinical teaching aligned with clinical practice standards and guidelines for nursing staff utilising adult learning principles.
• Provide orientation to new staff.
• Review and evaluate clinical practice, identifying staff development needs, and undertaking competency-based assessment.
• Monitor and keep records of nurse progress, including the identification and solutions of issues to CNE
• Comply with and deliver against the required key performance indicators in respect to Occupational Health and Safety, Workplace diversity and Industrial Democracy principles and practices and an ability to apply them to one’s own work practices and to the management of staff and a commitment to the values of Canberra Health Services.
• Review, evaluate and update educational resources.
• Identify educational needs within the department and contribute to the development of new educational resources.
• 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.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs.
• High level leadership skills.
• High level communication skills and the ability to critically think.

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).

Desirable

• Graduate Certificate in critical care
• Certificate IV in training and assessment
• 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 4 years full time equivalent experience in nursing.
• Prior experience in critical care nursing.

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers 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.
• 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 advanced level of clinical competence within all areas of the Emergency Department and commitment to personal ongoing professional development.
2. Demonstrated ability to facilitate clinical teaching within the workplace, utilising concepts of adult learning and following practice standards and policies.
3. Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills and leadership with the ability to communicate and liaise effectively and appropriately with staff, patients, and other key stakeholders in a diverse range of situations including negotiation, delegation and conflict resolution using consistent and transparent processes and ensuring confidentiality.
4. Demonstrated ability to support and mentor nursing staff within the Emergency Department. This includes assessing the competence of nurses within the clinical setting including the reporting of progress / issues and delivering timely and accurate feedback.
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.

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	Occasionally
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally
Sitting at a desk	Occasionally
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)	Occasionally
Working outdoors	Occasionally

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Frequently
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Frequently
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Frequently
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.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Occasionally
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Occasionally
Climbing	Occasionally
Running	Occasionally
Reaching	Frequently
Kneeling	Occasionally
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	Occasionally