Clinical Development Nurse - RN2

Employment Type – Temporary, Full Time Position

Classification –Registered Nurse Level 2 

Title- Clinical Development Nurse - RN2

Position Number: LP8857

Salary – $100,957 - $107,000 (Plus Super) 

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Medical Stream Education Team

Closing Date – 26th January 2024

What can we offer you:  ● City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.

● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions. 

● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

● Flexible working conditions. 

● 11.5% Superannuation. 

About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

 About the role:

A 12 month temporary opportunity exist to join the Medical Stream Education Team, as a Clinical Development Nurse (CDN). The Medical Stream Education Team is responsible for providing support to nursing staff across the medical stream to achieve excellence in clinical practice, standards of care and improved patient outcomes.

Under limited direction of your Line Manager you will:

• Facilitate clinical teaching within the medical stream, using adult learning principles whilst following clinical best practice standards and hospital policy.

• Review and evaluate clinical practice, identifying staff development needs and undertaking competency assessments.

• Promote high quality health outcomes by participating in policy development and quality improvement projects.

• Work in collaboration with ward CNC”s to maintain cohesion and open communication for management of staff and their skill requirements/deficits.

• Support cultural and organisational change creating a culture of engagement and participation.

• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications:Mandatory

• Relevant Nursing qualifications and a minimum of 5 years’ experience working professionally in Acute Care nursing

• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

• 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.

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Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;

• Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees

• A pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response. 

• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident”

What you require:

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience.  

• Demonstrated clinical excellence in medical nursing, skills and knowledge

• Demonstrated commitment to education, preceptorship, and staff development

• Demonstrated recent clinical experience in an acute care and/or hospital setting

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team

• Demonstrated communication, interpersonal skills and customer service skills

• 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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Nhee-Ro Gaza, ********@act.gov.au

“This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to less than 12 months and/or permanency.” 

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