Ndis Nursing Project Officer - Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 – Registered

Canberra Health Services
Client Support Services
NDIS Nursing Project Officer - Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 – Registered
Registered Nurse Level 3.1
Salary Range: $115,743 - $120,506 (PN: 54226 - 02FTL)

What can we offer you: 

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. 
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions. 
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• Scholarships for education support
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates subject to the hiring managers approval

About the Role:

A unique opportunity exists for a Senior nurse to provide leadership for enhancing NDIS implementation within nursing services across CHS services. 

The position will scope, develop, coordinate and deliver on projects aimed at improving NDIS client management within community based nursing services, as well as improving nursing support for inpatient discharge management for NDIS participants. The position also facilitates problem solving for complex NDIS participants requiring nursing supports.

The NDIS nursing officer works with various stakeholders and team members across CHS and provides clinical leadership for an RN 2 and EN within the NDIS support unit.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

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.

Contact Officer: Michelle Bennett (02) 5124 0*** ***************@act.gov.au

How to Apply: For further information, please visit www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au

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.

Applications Close: 02 February 2024