AddressEmployment Type: Full Time, Permanent, and Temporary positions available
Classification: RN Level 3 Grade 1 (PN P65842)
Salary: $115,743- $120,506 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Medical Emergency Team
Closing Date: 7 July 2024
What can we offer you:
About the Role:
The Medical Emergency Team (MET) works in collaboration with medical and nursing staff from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to provide a rapid response and assessment, management and follow up review of patients requiring a Medical Emergency response or who are at risk of acute deterioration across the Canberra Hospital (CH) campus.
The Rapid Response service within MET aims to reduce the number of MET calls through the early identification, referral, and management of patient deterioration. This is the first step in a staged approach to establishing a nurse-led MET response through the introduction of Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) roles within the MET. MET APN will provide advanced assessment and management of deteriorating patients.
Permanent and Temporary positions available; with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. Temporary 3-6 month contracts may be utilised for training and development.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
OurRole: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
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.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project - CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contactAshleigh Wilson at0455 460 ***.
