North Canberra Hospital Assistant In Nursing - Nursing Relief Pool

Employment Type – Permanent, Full Time Positions

Classification – Assistant in Nursing

Title- North Canberra Hospital Assistant in Nursing - Nursing Relief Pool

Position Number: LP6612 +

Salary – $55,927 - $57,820 (Plus Super) 

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Patient Flow Unit

Closing Date – 15th March 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:

Provision of support to the nursing team in the delivery of nursing care in an acute care environment, as directed by the Registered Nurse (RN) or Enrolled Nurse (EN). Provide direct care activities to patients in accordance with the nursing care plan and under the supervision of an RN. Assist both RN and EN with patient care interventions as directed, and contribute to collecting accurate health care information and maintaining health care documentation as required. Communicate effectively with patients and other health care team members in accordance with appropriate protocol.

The AIN will be required to undertake a rotating roster encompassing 7 days/week, all standard shifts including morning, evening and night shifts.

• Assist in the delivery of the following direct care activities as allocated by an Enrolled or Registered Nurse:
• Patient personal care
• Repositioning, pressure area and skin care
• General patient ambulation and support mobilisation as per plan of care
• Assistance with toileting
• Taking and documenting patient vital observations
• Restocking department
• Change and make up occupied and unoccupied beds
• Report all patient observation to the appropriate Enrolled or Registered Nurse
• Ensure at all times that the safety of the patient, self, other staff and others is not compromised.
• A demonstrated commitment to observing infection control procedures in all areas of practice.
• Promote and maintain a clean, comfortable and sage environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Apply effective interpersonal communication skills when working with all members of the public
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications:

Mandatory

• HLT33115 Health Services Assistant (Assistant in Nursing – acute care) – certificate III or Second year undergraduate nursing student
• The successful applicant will need to be available for weekend and after-hours work.
• 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

• 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:

• 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 ability to maintain a very high level of confidentiality and security of information.
• Demonstrated attitude of compassion, care, dignity and respect for individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team under direction, and to follow directions carefully and completely. This includes, but is not restricted to assistance with tidiness, recreation, showering, bathing, personal hygiene and meals as well as simple administrative or ward tasks as required
• Demonstrated ability to work within the scope of practice of an HAS. Demonstrated effective communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work as well as a member of the multidisciplinary team
• 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 Maisy Yeung, ***************@act.gov.au

A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.