Help shape how services
are delivered at PCH - Western Australia’s only tertiary paediatric
hospital.
Contribute to statewide
reform initiatives focused on improving access and flow across the
WA health system.
CRVCID
724010
This is a Permanent Full-Time position for 76 hours per
fortnight (job share and secondments may be considered for the
right applicant/s)
Our Vision for Capacity and Access
Our vision for Capacity and Access at PCHN is to ensure every
child and young person receives the right care, in the right place,
at the right time - whether that is in our hospitals, their local
hospitals or via an alternative model of care such as Hospital in
the Home (HiTH) or virtual services.
Achieving this requires strong collaboration across clinical and
operational teams to ensure safe, effective and timely access to
care and optimal use of hospital capability and capacity, while
maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and family
experience.
About the
Role
Perth Children’s Hospital and Neonatology (PCHN) are seeking a
nursing leader with strong commitment to family and family-centred
care to join our Corporate Nursing team as Coordinator of
Nursing. This is a unique opportunity to further develop
your strategic and operational leadership capability while gaining
exposure to WA Health system and reform initiatives.
Reporting to the Nurse Director, you will play a key role in
coordinating hospital capacity and access, and other roles crucial
to delivering compliance against the National Safety and Quality
Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, the roles include:
- Clinical Deterioration and Resuscitation
- Blood Management
- Transition to Adult Care
- Behavioural Support
- Nurse Coordinator Access
- Nurse Manager Staffing
- Discharge Coordination
- Equipment and Consumables (supporting safe transition to
home)
Working closely with your team, executive leadership, clinical
and operational teams, you will lead initiatives that support
quality and safety and timely access to care, including: demand and
capacity planning, safe discharge planning, repatriation and
escalation management.
You will leverage data and operational insights to enable
responsiveness during periods of demand pressure - ensuring beds
remain available for children requiring tertiary care. This means
listening to front line teams, identifying delays and barriers,
implementing practical solutions, and supporting alternative care
pathways such as HiTH and telehealth.
In addition, you will contribute to broader statewide reform
initiatives aimed at strengthening how demand and capacity are
monitored and managed across Western Australia.
Success in this role will depend on your ability to build strong
relationships, lead teams through competing priorities and foster
effective multidisciplinary collaboration, together with robust
application of change management principles.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing expert nursing advice to executive leadership and
key stakeholders to align nursing practice with hospital
strategy, policy and system reform priorities.
- Monitoring performance data, patient flow metrics and
safety indicators to inform decision-making.
- Overseeing compliance with key performance indicators and
national standards.
- Participating in State Health Operations Centre (SHOC)
discussions and planning.
- Contributing to policy development, clinical protocols and
quality improvement initiatives to ensure that service delivery
models reflect best practice and respond to changing healthcare
needs.
- Supporting and leading change management and service
improvement initiatives working to ensure hospital services
evolve, while maintaining safe, efficient and patient-centred
care.
- Mentoring staff and leaders, building capability and
fostering a culture of improvement that helps evidence-based
approaches into everyday clinical care.
If you are a collaborative and strategic leader with experience
in a related role in a complex healthcare environment, we encourage
you to apply.
Experience in quality improvement, project management and/or
change management is desirable but not essential.
Paediatric experience is welcomed but not required.
How to
Apply
Applicants are requested to apply online (www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in
order to apply online. This email address will be used for
communication with applicants.
Your ability to meet the work-related requirements will be assessed
throughout the recruitment process.
For your written application please provide the following:
- A statement addressing selection criteria
as per the Job Description Form in no more than 3 pages. (View
the applicant information package and Job Description Form
(JDF) attached for more information, including the selection
criteria).
(Please note that examples of how you have applied
your skills, knowledge and experience help to demonstrate that you
have met the selection criteria).
- A current resume which summarises your experience,
qualifications and how you can meet the position
requirements.
- Please provide the name, email, and contact details
of two referees who can be contacted to provide a
reference. Referees should include at least one individual
who has been or is your direct Line Manager/Supervisor. (We
will contact you to seek your confirmation prior to contacting
your listed referees).
Within the application system you will be presented with
the following question. Please review the Essential and Desirable
Selection Criteria outlined in the attached Job Description Form
carefully when preparing your response. The question allows
you to showcase your relevant skills and experiences in detail,
with a generous word limit of 500 words for your
response.
- Please provide a specific example of how you have supported
executive decision-making in relation to, OR led or contributed
to improving patient flow, capacity management, or access to
care within a complex healthcare environment.
In your response, outline:
- How you identified and incorporated stakeholder needs into
planning and recommendations
- Governance considerations such as compliance, KPI’s or
standards.
- How you supported prioritisation, influenced stakeholders
and achieved agreement
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to
complete the online application process as you will be required to
answer various questions and attach your documentation.
Selection Criteria: Please see the
attached Job Description Form.
For Further Job Related Information: We
strongly encourage prospective applicants to contact Maria
Flynn, Nurse Director, at 0466 467 971 or maria.flynn@health.wa.gov.au
for a confidential discussion.
Help in submitting your application: If
you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Eligibility: Australian citizenship or
permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to
be considered for permanent positions in the public sector. Fixed
term and/or casual contracts can be held by individuals on visas
that allow working rights within Australia.
Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff
in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies
require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and
integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may
also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past
demonstration of ethical behaviour.
WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of
discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace
diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from
culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal
workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a
measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar"
vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this,
should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised
vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected
from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period
of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses
the recruitment decision.
About
CAHS
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be
the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western
Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for
infants, children, and young people. CAHS comprises three service
areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community
Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
(CAMHS).
With over 7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and
King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network
of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan
area.
For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS,
please click here and
for further information regarding CAHS’ services, please
click here
CAHS values: To achieve our vision
of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is
committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and
shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During
the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil
the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact
the person named in this advert.
Support for your interview
process
CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets
the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable
adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support
your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the
CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview.
You can reach the team via CAHS.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au
or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated
confidentially.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be
accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
