Tissue Viability- Clinical Nurse ConsultantFull-time Temporary with a Possibility of PermanencyWhat 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.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:The primary purpose of the Tissue Viability- Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is to provide advanced nursing care within a defined scope of practice to inpatients of North Canberra Hospital, they will also be a point of liaison for outpatient services including ED and the GRACE team.The Tissue Viability CNC will provide a high standard of evidence based care using assessment, planning and early intervention and evaluation of patients who are at risk of wound occurrence or recurrence as well as advise on current wound management. They will consult and collaborate with the MDT to inform patient treatment options and will provide relevant and appropriate teaching and practice development opportunities.Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:Provision of clinical leadership by advising and assisting with the assessment, evaluation and planning to prevent and treat tissue damageProvide expert recommendations to the multidisciplinary team on appropriate evidence based treatment optionsAct as a clinical role model on the treatment and management of tissue damage.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.Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Note: This is a temporary position available for 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.For more information on this position and how to apply "click here "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 togetherOur Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and KindCHS 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.#LI-DNIHealthcare, Medical and Allied ServicesNursing#J-18808-Ljbffr
