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 activities required of this role includes clinical, leadership, education, work health and safety and quality improvement. Nurses at this level accept accountability for their own practice standards, participate in team building and decision making; and support less experienced staff in the clinical area.

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.

Under limited direction of the Clinical Nurse Consultant and Clinical Coordinator and or Navigator, you will perform comprehensive nursing care and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and adapt quickly to a changing environment. You will:

• Provide comprehensive and evidenced-based nursing care based on patient’s individual needs including advanced assessment, intervention, and evaluation.
• Accountable for patient safety and quality of care through planning, coordinating to deliver exceptional healthcare and practice in a way that acknowledges the dignity, culture, values, beliefs, and rights of individuals and/or groups.
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members. Performs the role of ACCESS in line with the guidelines of Australian College of Critical Care Nurses and can respond to MET calls, if required.
• Monitor and review standards of nursing practice- to ensure that colleagues are working their scope of nursing practice and follows up-to-date clinical guidelines in patient care delivery.
• Provide coordinated multidisciplinary care by liaising with patients and their families, medical, nursing, allied health, support staff and external organizations.
• Participate in continuing professional development of self and colleagues by planning and reviewing CHS Performance Plan.
• Engages in evidenced-based quality improvement, clinical research and work health and safety activities within Canberra Health Services.
• 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.
• Ability to work a flexible rotating roster
• 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
• 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 nursing experience in critical care.

Desirable

• Fulfil 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 competency in providing advanced nursing care of varying complexities within a multidisciplinary team.
2. Demonstrate leadership skill and ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
3. Demonstrated ability to support education in the clinical area.
4. Knowledge and understanding of Quality Improvement processes and ability to reflect on practice with a proven commitment to professional development.
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	Occasionally
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Occasionally
Graphical/analytical based	Never
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	Never
Running	Never
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