Job Description - Registered Nurse Level 4 Grade 2 - Nurse Practitioner WiC (02L55) Job Number: 02L55
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 4 Grade 2 (P61563, several)
Salary: $150,1887 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: Various Walk in Centres Section: Walk in Centres
Closing Date: 23 January 2025
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.Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).Are you an experienced Nurse Practitioner, looking to progress your career to the next level?
The Walk-in Centres are a nurse-led primary health service that provides episodic care for minor injury and illness to the community.
They are part of the national network of Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.
The Walk-in Centres are staffed by Advanced Practice Nurses and Nurse Practitioners.
Advanced Practice Nurses work within the scope provided by Clinical treatment Protocols and Medication Standing Orders.
Nurse Practitioners provide autonomous care to our patients, using advanced clinical assessment skills, experience, and expertise to assess, diagnose and treat patients who present to the WiCs.
Nurse Practitioners have a scope of practice which extends beyond the WiC CTP and MSOs enabling them to treat a broader range of conditions.
Nurse Practitioners are expected to undertake relevant education and training to demonstrate competence in any expanded scope of practice.
The successful applicant will work collaboratively and report directly to the Assistant Director of Nursing.
Note: Credentialing through the CHS Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Scope of Practice and Credentialing Committee is mandatory prior to employment and the successful candidate/s will be eligible for appointment to a permanent RN 4.2 Nurse Practitioner position/s on evidence of completion of the WiC competency program.
Competency is to be met within four weeks and assessed via Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE). This may require a temporary contract as a RN 3.1 until the credentialling process is completed.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Nurse Practitioner must be credentialed prior to commencement at Canberra Health Services.Undertake primary health care clinical training and education and the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) assessments prior to working autonomously in the WiC.
The OSCE assessment must be passed during the probation period for permanent appointment.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.
***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position*** 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 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.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Anne Douglas on 0434 945 109 or ******
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