Paediatric Liaison And Navigation Service - Registered Nurse Level 2

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2 (P58529) Salary: $100,957 - $107,000 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: Canberra Health Service Section: Patient Navigation Closing Date: 04 June 2024

What can we offer you: 

About the Role:

The Paediatric Liaison and Navigation Service (PLaNS) has been established to improve the coordination of care and outcomes for children with chronic complex health care needs and support families to navigate the complexities of shared care with interstate hospital and health services.

PLaNS is focused on improving the coordination of care for children accessing care in the ACT as inpatients and outpatients as well as specialist paediatric care interstate.

The service sits within the CHS, Integrated Care Program, Patient Navigation with the role reporting to the Operational Manager of Liaison and Navigation. The role provides a central point of intake for families seeking information, navigation and coordination within child and adolescent health services. It champions the role of this service and actively advocate and educate colleagues and other services about the needs of consumers for navigational support.

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

 To Apply: 

To apply for this position please submit a CV, and a maximum 2-page application addressing 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 Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur 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 contact Phyo Courtis at (02) 5124 5***.