Ward 7B is a 32-bed unit that delivers high quality care for acute medical patients with multiple co-morbidities and acutely medically unwell mental health patients.

Ward 7B CDN provides support to graduate nurses, nursing students and new and existing staff. The CDN promotes an environment which facilitates feedback, reflective practice, and innovative change to meet the constant demands within the unit. The CDN plays a leadership role in the ongoing evaluation and development of policy/protocol/procedure and quality improvement activities. The CDNmaintains the 7B nursing team learning plan including tracking mandatory and required education.

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

• Facilitate clinical teaching within the workplace using adult learning principles and following practice standards and policies including support of new colleagues and preceptors.
• Work with CNC to identify learning needs of the area and lead development activities and clinical in-service programs to promote evidence-based practice, including coordination of 7B team members and external stakeholders to provide education.
• Manage competency-based assessment and mandatory/required training of all nurses within the clinical setting including maintaining the database to track individuals’ compliance.
• Play a leadership role in risk management, quality improvement, procedure review, nursing practice review and clinical research activities
• 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. Strong organisational skills, including simultaneously managing and prioritising multiple issues, with a high degree of drive
2. Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs
3. An ability to work respectfully in partnership with a range of stakeholders while simultaneously demonstrating leadership.
4. Ability to work within a team while offering support to other team members.
5. Be driven in supporting education and growth of junior staff and students.

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

Essential

• Relevant Tertiary Nursing qualifications in nursing
• Certificate in training and assessment
• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

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

• Minimum 4 years’ fulltime equivalent experience as a Registered Nurse in acute care setting
• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Desirable

• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care 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.

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 clinical competence within the speciality of acute medical nursing.
2. Demonstrated skills required to assess the competence of nurses within the clinical setting and commitment to the preceptorship and development of staff, incorporating adult learning principles.
3. Demonstrated leadership and effective communication skills within a multi-disciplinary teamwork environment.
4. Evidence of commitment to professional development, and participation in quality improvement activities, education activities and research.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety 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	Frequently

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

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Occasionally
Working outdoors	Never

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Occasionally
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Frequently
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	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	Never

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