Description:
The Nurse/Midwife will provide advanced clinical care to neonates in the Special Care Nursery (SCN). The Nurse/Midwife will have advanced practice knowledge in neonatal practice and the appropriate experience to provide clinical leadership and work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team. The role deputises for the Clinical Midwife Consultant after hours.
The Nurse/Midwife will be a mentor, clinical education resource and support for other less experienced midwifery staff. The role includes development of Performance Development Plans for Level 1 RN/RMs with support for them to achieve their learning plan.
Under limited direction of the Clinical Midwife Consultant you will:
- Demonstrate evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in providing care to neonates of all complexities.
- Works as a clinical team leader.
- Demonstrate clinical leadership skills with particular focus on effective interpersonal communication skills within a multidisciplinary team.
- Accept responsibility for own actions in nursing/midwifery practice.
- Participate in professional development of self and others.
- Demonstrate commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.
- Provide preceptorship and mentoring to less experienced staff
- Provide leadership and excellence in the delivery of family centered developmental care to neonates.
- Demonstrate ability in planning, coordinating and providing advanced nursing care to neonates.
- Provide leadership in clinical policy development, clinical auditing and portfolio development.
- Work in other areas of the hospital when required.
- Communicate positively with families, members of the public, public stakeholders, executive, management and staff.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.
What You Require
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience
- Demonstrated evidence of clinical knowledge and problem solving skills at an advanced level in neonatal care.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership skills and ability to practice and influence others within a professional and ethical framework that reflects the values of the organisation.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development of self and others.
- Demonstrated commitment to clinical research, quality improvement and procedure development and implementation.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate legislation that relates to the position i.e. WHS legislation, EEO legislation.
- Demonstrated computer literacy skills.
- 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.
- Holds, or is working towards, post graduate qualification in neonatal nursing is desirable
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.