Registered Nurse Level 1, Transition Program

Employment Type – Temporary, Full Time Positions

Classification –Registered Nurse Level 1 

Title- Registered Nurse Level 1, Transition program

Position Number: LP7003+

Salary – $72,698 - $97,112 (Plus Super) pro rata

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Clare Holland House

Closing Date – 18th 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:

Clare Holland House provides Specialist Palliative Care Services throughout the ACT including Home-based, Inpatient, Outpatient settings along with outreach to Residential Aged Care Facilities and North Canberra Hospital.The Inpatient Hospice, situated on the shores of Lake Burly Griffin in Barton, provides admission for end of life care, symptom management & optimisation and carer respite for patients diagnosed with a life-limiting illness.

The Transition program to specialist palliative care consists of a 12 month contract, which encompasses study days, self-directed learning, workshops and various mentors. As part of the program Clare Holland House offers to fund a specialist certificate in palliative care through Flinders University which will give you credit points towards the graduate program in palliative care at Flinders University. There is the possibility of future employment at Clare Holland House post the 12 month contract.

Registered nurses form a key part of the multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based, patient centred care to inpatients at this Specialist Palliative care unit.

Under limited direction of the CHH Inpatient CNC you will perform specialist nursing assessment and care to support patients with a range of life-limiting illnesses and their families, you will:

• Directly provide comprehensive and coordinated patient centred care (acknowledging the patient and their significant others as the unit of care) utilising processes of continuous assessment, negotiated support and evaluation in accordance with the ANMC National Competency

• Standards and the National Standards of Palliative Care

• Act as a professional role model and resource person in the provision of active, compassionate patient centred care as a member of the interdisciplinary team.

• Support the ongoing development of excellence in specialist palliative care nursing by:

a.    Empowering patients and their families to be active participants in their plan of care

b.    Expansion of own knowledge in specialist palliative care and sharing this knowledge with new and less experienced staff using the framework of the National Palliative Care Standards.

c.     Promote the use of Palliative Care Assessment Tools, Karnofsky, SAS, PSS and RUG-ADL to ensure patient and more junior staff understanding of these assessments

• Commitment to maintaining professional development and completion of Mandatory E-Learning, ADP and practical training as required.

• Willingness to communicate positively with families and external stakeholders in relation to promoting the role of Palliative Care in the wider community.

• Participate in evidence based practice through policy development and  research, and conduct quality audits and other quality improvement activities

• Promote Comply with relevant CHS work place health and safety policies, procedures, work instructions and requests.

• Be mindful of manual handling issues at all times and use equipment to safely promote function and movement of patients with increasing disability.

• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you:

Requirements/Qualifications:Mandatory

• Successful completion of a diploma in nursing.

• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

• 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.

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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 provide an excellent standard of care through the formulation of patient centred care plans in collaboration with the patient, family, and appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.

• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills to work within a team and to support the achievement of shared goals and objectives.

• Demonstrated capacity to mentor and preceptor new and/or less experienced staff and students.

• Demonstrated commitment to maintaining ongoing professional development through the participation in education, and training activities relevant to clinical practice.

• 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 Angela Devlin, *************@act.gov.au

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