Position overview
Justice Health Services (JHS) is a unit of the Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) Division of Canberra Health Services. It is a contemporary evidence-based service that provides high quality health care to people involved in the criminal justice system. The service aims to provide collaborative, equitable, comprehensive holistic health care that involves the patient and other key stakeholders and services.
JHS provides primary health services and specialist mental health services to people in the criminal justice system in a range of settings including the courts, custody, youth detention and community settings. Custodial Health – Primary Health provides primary, drug and alcohol, complex, and population healthcare services to people in custody and facilitates access to specialist and allied health services, while Custodial Mental Health provides mental health screening, psychiatry services, and crisis mental health services to people in custody.
The Registered Nurse role at this level is responsible for the provision of sound, clinical primary healthcare services and interventions to clients of Justice Health Services at AMC and BYJC. 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 is based at the Alexander Maconochie Centre but will be required to work across multiple sites, participate in overtime, and work a full rotating roster.
Duties
Under limited direction of the clinical nurse manager, you will perform duties as a member of a multi-disciplinary team across both AMC and BYJC. You will:
- Apply comprehensive knowledge and assessment skills in order to make clinical decisions and to develop patient care plans and evaluate outcomes of own practice.
- Identify and contribute to risk management, quality improvement, nursing practice review and clinical research activities.
- Accept accountability and responsibility for own actions and decisions within the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse.
- Comply with the relevant legislation, code of ethics, codes of practice and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council National Competency Standards.
- Maintain required clinical core competencies and skills, accessing appropriate education and staff development opportunities, ensuring you practice within a professional scope of practice.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.
About you
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Behavioural Capabilities
- Be flexible, adaptable, and comfortable with a changing working environment.
- Displays critical thinking skills based on evidence and sound judgement.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to develop procedures as required. Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
Position Requirements / Qualifications
Mandatory
- Tertiary qualifications in Nursing
- Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- A minimum of one years' experience working professionally.
- 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.
Desirable
- Current driver’s licence.
- Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Undergo a Security Clearance check through ACT Corrective Services.
What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.
- Proven ability to provide a range of clinical knowledge and health promotion skills relevant to custodial and / or primary health.
- Demonstrated problem solving, time management, leadership, and interpersonal skills as well as the capacity for quality oral and written communication.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to effectively liaise and consult to ensure appropriate service delivery.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development through participation in education & training activities and willingness to participate in clinical research and quality improvement activities.
- 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.
Work environment description
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 | 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 | Frequently |
| Physical demands | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit) | Frequently |
| Working outdoors | 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 | 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 |
| Travel | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Frequent travel – multiple work sites | Occasionally |
| Frequent travel – driving | 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 |
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Division: Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol and Drug Services
Business Unit: Justice Health Services
Position number: P38664
Position title: Registered Nurse
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1
Location: Hume Health Centre AMC and Bimberi Youth Justice Centre
Reporting relationships: Assistant Director of Nursing > Nurse unit Manager > Registered Nurse Level 1
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. We provide acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind