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SalaryEmployment Type – Temporary, Full Time Position (3 Months)
Classification –Registered Nurse Level 4 Grade 3
Title- Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) – Emergency Department
Position Number: LP7452
Salary – $149,388 (Plus Super) pro rata
Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT
Section – Emergency Department
Closing Date – 7th 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:
This position will work closely with the Emergency Department Medical Director.
Under limited direction, the Emergency Department ADON is responsible for providing high level nursing leadership to support the day-to-day operations to contribute to strategic directions of the Emergency Department.
This role provides:
• High level nursing leadership which enables the effective coordination and provision of safe patient centred care
• Clinical expertise through the application of evidence-based practices in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and in compliance with NSQHS standards
• Efficient resource management across Emergency Department Nursing teams ensuring patient care and safety is maximised and inpatient KPI’s are achieved
• Delivery against the endorsed business plan objectives and operational targets that are aligned with Emergency Department KPI’s and Emergency Department Model of Care
• High level written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and utilise effective team building techniques to mentor, support and promote harmonious staff relationships within the Emergency Department
• Active involvement in clinical governance systems and processes through quality activities, program and process evaluation, outcomes measurement and membership of committees and working parties
• Facilitates the implementation of Workforce Diversity, Workplace Health and Safety, Industrial Democracy principles and practices and demonstrates a commitment to the values of North Canberra Hospital
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of North Canberra Hospital
About you:
Requirements/Qualifications:Mandatory
• Relevant Registered Nurse qualifications and a minimum of 5 plus years’ experience working in Emergency Department.
• 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.
Desirable
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• Hold or be working towards Post Graduate qualifications in nursing, health management, or a related field.
• Current driver’s licence.
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.
• Proven expert and relevant clinical knowledge including a demonstrated ability to provide high-quality nursing care.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work within a multi-disciplinary team and an ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Proven ability to work with and lead diverse teams and external parties in a consultative, collaborative, and influential manner.
• Proven excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to consult, negotiate and liaise effectively with a diverse range of people.
• 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 Judy Ryall, **********@act.gov.au
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