Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services provide health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery and maintenance and harm minimisation. Consumer and carer participation is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery. The Division works in partnership with consumers, carers and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.

The Division delivers services at a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including people’s home. These services include:

• Rehabilitation and Speciality Services
• Adult Community Mental Health Services
• Adult Acute Mental Health Services
• Alcohol & Drug Services
• Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
• Justice Health Services

The Alcohol and Drug Services is a part of the division of Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS), which is contemporary, evidence, based service providing high quality Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) guided by the principles of harm minimisation. The ADS incorporate 6 areas including the Opioid Treatment Services, Medical Services, Consultation and Liaison Service, 10 bed Inpatient Withdrawal Service, Police and Court Drug Diversion Service and Counselling and Treatment Services.

Alcohol and Drug Services provides information, advice, referral, intake, assessment, and support for ACT residents struggling with substance use issues. We offer services for individuals, their family and friends, general practitioners, other health professionals, and business and community groups.

Under supervision of the Team Leader, the Registered Nurse role at this level is responsible for the provision of sound clinical services and interventions to clients of Alcohol and Drug Services. 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(s) may be required to work across multiple sites, participate in overtime, and/or rotation roster.

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

Under limited direction of the Assistant Director of Nursing and Nurse Unit Manager / Clinical Nurse Consultant you will perform duties as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

You will:

1. Facilitate clinical teaching, support and supervision within the workplace following practice standards and policies.
2. Provide comprehensive knowledge, clinical expertise and assessment skills to make clinical decisions and to evaluate outcomes of own practice.
3. Ensure through role modelling and development of an appropriate customer focused workplace culture.
4. Supports team leadership role; identifies issues, acts as a resource or preceptor for registered nurses and enrolled nurses.
5. Identify and contribute in risk management, quality improvement, nursing practice review and clinical research activities.
6. Comply with the relevant legislation, code of ethics, codes of practice and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council National Competency Standards
7. 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.

1. Be flexible, adaptable, and comfortable with a changing working environment.
2. Displays critical thinking skills based on evidence and sound judgement.
3. Effective communication skills and the ability to develop procedures as required. Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.
4. Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and adapt quickly to a changing environment.

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

Essential

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

• Relevant registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Four (4) years (or FTE equivalent) of post graduate hours of practice worked in direct or indirect roles (inclusive of 7 weeks annual leave per year)

OR

• Completion of a relevant post graduate certificate (or working towards) and three (3) years ((or FTE equivalent)) worked in direct or indirect roles.

OR

• Minimum of 2 yrs (or FTE equivalent) RN experience if in possession of 2 or more years of prior EN experience within area of speciality.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• A minimum 4 years full time equivalent experience in nursing.
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Desirable

• Previous experience in Alcohol and Other Drugs is highly regarded.

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 Alcohol and Drug Nursing Practice.
2. Articulates and demonstrates leadership, high level communication skills and the principles and practice of customer commitment.
3. Articulates and demonstrates organisational skills and problem-solving abilities required as a member of the health care team to ensure effective, efficient and appropriate decision making in health care delivery.
4. Articulates and 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 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	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Occasionally

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
Frequent travel – driving	Never

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	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	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	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	Frequently
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Occasionally
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Occasionally