Stroke Nurse Navigator - Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary (11 months)
Classification:Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1
Salary: $115,743 - $120,506 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital
Section: Neurology
Closing Date: 21 April 2024

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

CHS, Division of Medicine, is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Nurse who has highly developed interpersonal skills with demonstrated knowledge and clinical practice in stroke management to fill the role of Stroke Nurse Navigator. The Stroke Unit at Canberra Hospital consists of 4 monitored acute stroke beds and 6 subsequent stepdown beds within Ward 7A. The Stroke Nurse Navigator is expected to work closely with the Ward 7A Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) and the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, timely and effective appropriate care for patients suffering stroke within Canberra and the surrounding region.

The Stroke Nurse Navigator plays a crucial role in the day-to-day co-ordination of the unit and patient flow. The Stroke Nurse Navigator, along with a team of Acute Stroke Nurses (ASN) who provide afterhours cover, provide acute assessment of patients presenting with stroke to the Emergency Department (ED), and in a collaborative multidisciplinary model work to expedite hyperacute treatment of stroke patients, through ambulance prenotification and Code Stroke.

The Canberra Hospital provides Endovascular Clot Retrieval to the ACT and South East New South Wales (NSW) in conjunction with NSW Telestroke Network.

The successful applicant will have advanced clinical skills, experience in managing systems of clinical governance, leading quality improvement and participating in research; as well as the capacity to represent the service throughout the ACT and liaise with colleagues nationally. This is a rewarding and exciting position in an innovative service that requires someone who can be flexible and manage change within the service.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

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

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the 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 .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
OurRole: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our 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 contactAnne Corney at 0466 011 *** or at .