Graduate Program - Enrolled Nurse

Employment Type – Permanent, Temporary, Full and Part Time Positions

Classification – Enrolled Nurse 1

Title- Graduate Program - Enrolled Nurse

Position Number: 602524 +

Salary – $65,934 - $70,443 (Plus Super) pro rata

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Closing Date – Tuesday 2nd April 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:

The Graduate Enrolled Nurse provides a standard of excellence in nursing care in accordance with legal requirements and the philosophy and objectives, policies and procedures of North Canberra Hospital. The Graduate EN provides direct nursing care using clinical skills, education and support to patients, clients and nursing staff within their respective units, ensuring the provision of best practice and quality patient care. The Graduate EN conducts assessments, completes appropriate paperwork and communicates information to the patient and their families regarding care, discharge procedures and follow up requirements.

The NCH Graduate Program provides participants with dynamic learning opportunities offered through the diversity of services available and structured professional development tailored to the graduate nurse. Successful applicants will be expected to be actively involved in the Graduate Program and complete all requirements within 12 months of the commencement date. The 12-month program provides a supportive framework for nurses during their first year of clinical practice, incorporating at least two 6-month clinical rotations or 12 months within a speciality.

Under limited direction of the area Clinical Nurse Consultant, you will perform the following duties and responsibilities: 

• Provide patient care in accordance with relevant legislation, professional standards, and organisational policy within and ethical and professional framework

• Practice within professional scope of practice. Maintain required clinical core competencies and skills

• Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues utilising well developed verbal, written and technological skills.

• Demonstrated commitment and competency in the provision of nursing care that promotes best professional practice and improved health outcomes within a multidisciplinary team

• Participate in quality improvement activities, accreditation, risk assessment and incident reporting to improve the level of care to our patients.

• Maintain and promote safe clinical practice and adhere to Infection Control principles and practices.

• Participates in staff development activities and performance review

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

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications: Mandatory

• Eligible to be registered or registered as an Enrolled Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) prior to date of program commencement in August 2024

• Must have completed a Diploma of Nursing within 12 months from the commencement of the program

• Must be an Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident or on a valid full working rights visa to apply

• The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and after-hours work for most clinical rotations 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. You will also require a working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications and familiar with eLearning platforms.

Desirable

• 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, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks. 

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

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• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

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

What you require & How to apply:

You application, addressed to the Graduate Coordinator, will include:

· Your resume (no more than 3 pages)

· Your current unofficial transcript

· Two clinical referee reports, from the last 12 months, using the CHS template

· 1 page cover letter responding to the below selection criteria (note – use Calibri size 10 font, standard margins)

Below are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience. Using examples from your clinical student experience, address the below selection criteria in your cover letter:

• Ability in utilising the nursing process in the provision of an excellent standard of nursing care, abiding by Hospital policies, procedures and guidelines

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of patient centred care

• Demonstrated ability to work independently or within a team environment

• Effective interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team and the ability to liaise effectively with patients, their families and members of the community

• Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values if reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind

Applications close 17:00 Tuesday 2nd April. They will only be accepted if submitted via CHS Careers Portal Successful candidates will be offered to interview.

Interviews will be held on Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th April 2024.

Contact for further information: Maia Cusack Acting Graduate Nurse Coordinator ***************@act.gov.au  

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