As a Registered Nurse, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care in partnership with patients, families, and the broader healthcare team. You will contribute to the delivery of evidence-based care across a range of clinical areas, with a strong focus on safety, quality improvement, and continuous learning.

This position covers positions throughout Canberra Hospital, North Canberra Hospital and UCH including but not limited to:

• Relief Pool
• General Medical/Surgical
• Paediatrics
• Perioperative Services
• Critical Care Areas (ICU, CCU, ED, Neonatology)
• Mental Health Services
• Cancer Services
• Medical Imaging
• Outpatient Departments
• Rehabilitation and Aged Care
• Acute Care of the Elderly
• New Graduate Program

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

• Provide patient centred care within an ethical and professional framework.
• Practice in accordance with the relevant legislation.
• Practice in a way that acknowledges the dignity, culture, values, beliefs, and rights of individuals and/or groups.
• Advocate for individuals and or groups and their rights for nursing care within the organisational and management structure.
• Understand and practices within own scope of practice.
• Integrate nursing and health care knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide safe and effective nursing care.
• Integrate organisational policy and guidelines with professional standards.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Specific competencies include but are not limited to the following.

• Ability to priortise, 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 communication skills and the ability to critically think

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

Essential

• Tertiary Qualification in nursing.
• Registered 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 qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Completed studies within 12 months of commencement
• 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.
• Work a full rotating roster (morning, evening, night shifts) and be available for weekend and 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. How do you recognise when something is outside your scope of practice and what process do you follow when this occurs?

2. How do you ensure safe medication practices and what steps would you take if an error occurs?

3. Your patient allocation is below. Describe how would you manage your workload

• Patient A is full nursing assist and requesting to void
• Patient B is complaining of chest pain, looks pale and diaphoretic
• Patient C is complaining of nausea
• Patient D transport has arrived to take the patient to a non-urgent CT scan and they require an escort

4. Describe how you incorporate the NSQHS Standards and WHS principles into your everyday practice at Canberra Health Services

5. Describe a situation where you demonstrated effective communication whilst upholding the CHS values.

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	Frequently

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	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	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	Occasionally
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Frequently
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Occasionally
Reaching	Occasionally
Kneeling	Occasionally
Foot and leg movement	Frequently
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Frequently
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Occasionally
Push/pull	Frequently
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Frequently