Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Specialist Clinics

• Nurse Manager/ANUM 
• Nursing Staff
• Clerical Team
• Patients and Carers
• Wards/Departments/Units
• Allied Health Staff
• Medical Staff 

• Community Health Agencies 
• Health Care Providers (eg. RDNS)

• Registered Nurse with current APHRA registration
• Oncology Nursing experience
• Surgical and wound management experience
• Sound Clinical knowledge

• Effective communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Reliable and Professional Work Ethic 

1. Management of patient care continuum.

• Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals and for the formulation of a nursing plan of care, its implementation, evaluation of care and analysing variances/responses to care delivery throughout each care episode. 
• Assesses patients in a systematic way, identifies the patient's health problems and validates nursing plans of care by involving the patient and/or family in the plan of care. Develops appropriate teaching plans for the patient/family.
• Integrates information from the nursing assessment and from other health care team members.
• Revise the nursing plan of care appropriately to reflect current or changing status of the patient and evaluates as appropriate. 
• Initiates referrals and utilises available resources within and outside the Institute for the purpose of comprehensive care to patients and families.
• Adheres to the principles of defensible documentation and ensures that nursing documentation is complete, up to date, signed and dated. 
• Throughout the patient's hospitalisation promotes continuity of care, incorporates discharge planning in the nursing plan of care and records a discharge summary in the patient's nursing history at the time of discharge. 
• Assists in maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
• Acts as a patient/carer advocate in relation to the patient/carer rights to all aspects of care, knowledge and privacy. 

• Management of primary patients including patient education and discharge planning 
• Patient records show documented assessment and plan of care and continuous evaluation of responses to treatment. 
• Patients (where able) can articulate discharge plans and self- care priorities.

2. Clinical Practice, education and research. 

• Contributes to creating a working environment conducive to learning and professional development. 
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining own competencies. 
• Participates in the development of formal and informal educational programs to assist nursing practice. 
• Acts as a preceptor for new Registered Nurses and for students from affiliating colleges of nursing. 
• Systematically evaluates own practice and identifies pertinent area of clinical practice, management and education for improvement. 

• Evidence of ongoing professional development. 
• Evidence of participation in ward/department activities. 
• Promotes a collegial working environment and works well as team member 

• Responsible for maintaining competencies and participating in those activities that contribute to the ongoing development of self, profession, and other health care team members.
• Demonstrates effective communication and conflict resolution skills, shows ability to offer and value constructive feedback, willing to share with and assist others.
• Contributes and represents the Nursing Services department through committees and disseminates appropriate information to staff. 
• Practices according to hospital and professional standards, and works within hospital and ward/department policies, and adheres to the Nurses Code of Ethics.
• Maintains working knowledge of emergency procedures and location of emergency equipment. 
• Participates and demonstrates commitment to quality improvement activities. 
• Participates in staff meetings and offers suggestions for improvement of patient care, staff development or policy change. 

• Recognizes and responds appropriately to communications of patients, carers, and team members.
• Responds promptly to complaints or concerns.