Surgical Intake Nurse - Registered Nurse Level 3

Employment Type – Permanent, Full Time Position

Classification – Registered Nurse Level 3

Title- Surgical Intake Nurse - Registered Nurse Level 3

Position Number: LP8263

Salary – $115,743 - $120,506 (Plus Super) 

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Surgical Services

Closing Date – 12th February 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:

As part of the Division of Surgery, the Elective Surgery Liaison Nurse is an integral part of the Surgical Bookings team. In this position you will work autonomously and in collaboration with the surgical team, anaesthetic team and Pre-admission clinic team to manage and schedule patient’s waiting on the elective surgery waiting list for surgery. 

NCH is a major general hospital with Level 4 Role Delineation. The hospital supports a broad range of acute and sub-acute services including community based services to the Northside of ACT and Southern NSW. NCH provides surgical and pain management services for a number of services including Dental Surgery, Endoscopy, General Surgery, Gynaecology (including Oncology) and Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology Surgery and Vascular Surgery.  NCH also works collaboratively with The Canberra Hospital which is the tertiary level surgical service in the ACT. 

Under limited direction of the Assistant Director of Nursing, Surgical Bookings & Pre-Admission Clinic you will manage all clinical aspects of patients on the elective surgery waiting list in an efficient, transparent and patient focused manner, in accordance with the ACT Elective Surgery Access Policy. You will:

You will:

• Develop and implement management plans for elective surgery waiting list patients in consultation with Consultants, Registrars, Central Waiting List Team, Surgical Booking Clerks and other services as required.

• Actively participate in multidisciplinary meetings to plan surgery for complex patients.

• Foster and provide an environment ensuring open and responsive communication flows which encourages regular feedback and innovation including change to meet the demands within health and clinical environments.

• Assist within competence in the use of Information Technology in health service provision including the use of data collection and reporting systems.

• Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings regarding the review, development, monitoring and evaluation of: quality improvement outcomes, client care and safety improvement initiatives.

• Perform clinical and administrative audits in consultation with the Elective Surgery Coordinator to provide accurate and timely data for the ACT Public Hospitals Elective Surgery Reporting Framework.

• Undertaking other duties as directed, within the approved scope of clinical practice ensuring the delivery of high quality person and family centred, safe and high quality patient care.

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

About you

Requirements/Qualifications:Mandatory

• Relevant Tertiary Nursing qualifications and a minimum of 5 years’ experience working professionally in an acute surgical setting.

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

• This is a Monday – Friday position working business hours and excludes public holidays.

• 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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Desirable   

• Relevant post graduate qualification and demonstrated currency of nursing practice in a tertiary level critical care environment within the last five years.

• A proactive and enthusiastic willingness to learn.

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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.  

• Proven expert knowledge and practice in the surgical area and a proven ability to utilise advanced critical thinking and risk management approaches, with extensive clinical experience in nursing.

• Highly developed oral and written communication skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with a range of internal/external clients, stakeholders and service providers.

• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to delegate, develop and provide direction to staff within a changing and innovative organisation.

• Proven ability to work under minimal supervision and use initiative to think strategically and problem solve as required, access appropriate resources available as needed

• 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.

• 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.

A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.  

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