Registered Nurse Level 2 - GRACE Team
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of PermanencyCloses: 23 December 2024Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $109,637 - $115,894 plus superannuation
Position No: 600468-02KVF, several
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 11 December 2024
Contact Officer: Louise Roberts on ******
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.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, operating 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, providing 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: This role is part of a team of Registered Nurses (RNs) in the North Canberra (NCH) Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation (GRACE) Service who liaise between Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) residents, their family and carers, GPs, Emergency Department (ED) staff, inpatient units of North Canberra Hospital, Canberra hospital, and ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS), for improved care delivery to acutely unwell residents.
The primary aim of the position is to provide assessment and clinical management of residents of Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) in order to prevent avoidable presentations to public Emergency Departments (EDs). The position will report to the Level 3.2 CNC, GRACE Service.
GRACE services include:
An outreach service including advice/support/education resource to RACF staff,Acute assessment and clinical support to acutely unwell RACF residents at their place of residence,A coordinated single-entry point for those residents requiring transfer for acute care to an ACT public hospital,Case management and advocacy for RACF residents within the ED, with post-discharge support, andCase management and advocacy for RACF residents admitted to hospital, with post-discharge support.Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of up to 12 months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.
For more information on this position and how to apply, click here. Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centered 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 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.
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