Practice Development Project Officer - Canberra, Australia - ACT Government

ACT Government

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Canberra, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Description

Practice Development Project Officer

Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency:

Closes: 07 March 2023:

Classification:
Registered Nurse Level 3.2

Salary:
$130,846 plus superannuation

Position No:

XA

Directorate:
Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 21 February 2023

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

POSITION OVERVIEW

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people's homes.

MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.

ACT Health led the trial of the Safewards model and interventions within the ACT public health services from November June 2021 as part of the Towards a Safer Culture Strategy.

Findings from the Safewards trial is being used to consider the broader implementation of Safewards across the ACT public health system including areas within MHJHADS.

Safewards was developed for inpatient mental health units in the United Kingdom.

Safewards aims to improve safety for both consumers and staff, with a focus on reducing conflict (anything that could be harmful for a consumers, other consumers, or staff) and containment (restrictive interventions).

Staff and consumer modifiers in the Safewards model identify opportunities to prevent conflict and containment or reduce its impact. The Safewards interventions provide practical ways to use these modifiers. The interventions are preventative actions that are taken to increase safety and mutual support for staff and patients.

The role of the Practice Development Project Officer within MHJHADS will be pivotal in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation of Safewards and ongoing facilitation of Safewards across the division of MHJHADS.

The aim of the role is to embed Safewards interventions and approaches in the acute inpatient mental health setting to reduce conflict, containment and restrictive practices across MHJHADS.

ABOUT YOU

Behavioural Capabilities

Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive
Ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders
Work to strict deadlines under mínimal supervision

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

Be registered or be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Minimum three year post graduate experience.
A background in Mental Health Nursing preferably inpatient with a minimum of 12 months leadership experience.
CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.
Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Undergo a preemployment National Police Check.
Provide current Authority to Practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening, and vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.

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Note: This is a temporary position available for three months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Note:

This is a temporary position available for three months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Nursing