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Neonatal Care Coordinator

Canberra Health Services
Clinical Services
Women, Youth and Children
Neonatal Clinical Support Services

Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary Range: $93,151 - $98,728  (PN: 41652)

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is a values-led Directorate. Our values guide our day-to-day actions, behaviours, decisions and communications to successfully deliver the best services to meet the needs of our community. They were developed by us, for us and are unique to our work.

CHS is committed to the delivery of person and family centred, safe and high quality care in a sustainable health system. This will be achieved with key strategic priorities for CHS which includes ensuring the delivery of CHS’s Quality Strategy and government priorities, and aligning them with CHS’s Territory Wide Services Framework.

Canberra Health Services provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services to the ACT and surrounding region.

The key strategic priority for acute services is to deliver timely access to effective and safe hospital care services. The hospital delivers a full range of medical, surgical and obstetric services, including complex procedures in areas such as cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and neonatal intensive care.

Strong links exist between hospital and community-based services, as many of the operational divisions deliver services across the continuum of care to ensure continuity of care for patients. The community based services of CHS include Early Childhood, Youth and Women’s Health; Dental Services, Rehabilitation and Community Care; Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Services. In addition, Justice Health Services are provided within the Territory’s detention facilities.

CHS is a partner in teaching with the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University.

The Division of Women, Youth and Children delivers a wide range of neonatal, obstetric and paediatric inpatient and community services through the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children (CHWC).

Overview of the work area and position

The Department of Neonatology is the only tertiary level 5-6 neonatal unit in the ACT and surrounding NSW. It includes Intensive Care (NICU), Special Care (SCN), ACT NETS retrieval service, Newborn and Parent Support Service and NICU Growth and Development Clinic. NICU and SCN have 28 funded beds with the growth capacity of 34 beds. There are approximately 3,800 births per year in CHWC, and 700 neonatal admissions to the Unit. The facility offers individualized family centred care in a developmentally appropriate and technologically state-of-the-art environment.

As the Neonatal Care Coordinator you will lead and manage the coordination and discharge of neonates with complex care needs and their families in the Department of Neonatology. In the role you will be pivotal in supporting families though the journey from antenatal care to discharge while supporting staff to achieve excellence in clinical practice, standards of care and improved outcomes throughout the patient journey.

Eligibility/Other Requirements

Mandatory:

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

Desirable:

• Post-graduate qualifications in Neonatal Nursing.

Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Be registered under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011. 
• Comply with CHS Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy, (OMU).

Note:

This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Contact Officer: Kerry Pope (02) 5142 6331 kerry.pope@act.gov.au

For further information, please visit www.health.act.gov.au ref 01LP2

Applications Close: 26 September 2019