Renal Ward - Clinical Development Nurse - Registered Nurse Level 2

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6 – 12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2 (P27012) Salary: $100,957 - $107,000 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: Canberra Health Services Section: Renal Services Closing Date: 14 March 2024

What can we offer you: 

About the Role:

The CHS Renal Service provides inpatient and outpatient care to people with renal dysfunction across the ACT. The scope of services provided by the CHS Renal Service is designed to support a continuum of care for people with kidney dysfunction. Services provided have a multidisciplinary focus and include care from acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, dialysis, home dialysis, kidney transplantation and renal supportive care.

The Renal Ward is a busy 12-bed ward offering inpatient care to patients admitted with renal dysfunction and associated complications. The core priorities of this position are to collaborate with the multidisciplinary team of the Renal Service and Division of Medicine and coordinate education and promote a learning culture within the Renal Ward.

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.

Note: A merit pool may be created from this recruitment and utilised for future positions within 12 months. Applications may be selected on written application only.

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. 

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