Complex Client

The Justice Health Services (JHS), Custodial Health team provides high quality primary healthcare services to people in contact with the criminal justice system and located within the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) and Bimberi Youth Justice Centre (BYJC). The service aims to provide collaborative, equitable and comprehensive health care to clients and other key stakeholders and services.

At this level you will provide advanced complex care / population health services to clients in custody including screening, education, and treatment of people with complex health needs, chronic disease, communicable diseases and sexual health issues.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day clinical assessment and management of clients in the JHS complex care / population health team. This includes providing access to complex care / population health services in the Hume Health Centre (HHC) and BJYC Health Centre, providing expert clinical advice to the JHS team, including Custodial Mental Health Services and providing care coordination to clients accessing population health services in custody including monitoring and maintaining access to antiviral therapies.

The complex care / population health nurse plays a pivotal role in the implementation and delivery of best practice treatment for consumers with complex health needs in relation to the physical and psychological treatments required for chronic, complex, and communicable diseases.

This position works collaboratively with all staff including ACT Correctives Services (ACTCS) and Youth Justice Services to ensure optimum service delivery and best evidence practice. The role will be responsible for quality initiatives, data collection and analysis and procedure development.

The complex care / population health nurse will work within the Custodial Health nursing team to drive change and promote a high-quality service to clients. You will be required to undertake professional development and supervision, participate in quality initiatives, and contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes.

**ABOUT YOU**

**Behavioural Capabilities**
- Developed nursing leadership skills
- Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive.
- Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change.

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:
**Mandatory**
- Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Have 3 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse.
- 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.

**Desirable**
- Previous experience in custodial health
- Previous experience working in sexual health, community health or chronic and complex care.
- Holds or is working towards qualifications either at a certificate or postgraduate level.
- Current driver’s license.
- 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.

**Note**: This is a temporary position available for four months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

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

**Career interest categories**:
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Nursing