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www.ncah.com.au Issue 3 13 February 2012 We hope you enjoy perusing the range of opportunities included in Issue 3, 2012. If you are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities, please contact the advertiser directly via the contact details provided. If you have any queries about our publication or if you would like to receive our publication, please email us at careers@ncah.com.au “FACT, NOT FICTION” The NCAH Magazine distribution is independently audited by the Circulations Audit Board. Total Audited Print and Digital Distribution: 24,823 The NCAH Magazine is the most widely distributed national nursing and allied health publication in Australia Next Publication: Theatre & Critical Care Feature Publication Date: Monday 27 February 2012 Colour Artwork Deadline: Monday 20 February 2012 Mono Artwork Deadline: Wednesday 22 February 2012 For all advertising and production enquiries please contact us on +61 (0) 3 9271 8700, email careers@ncah.com.au or visit www.ncah.com.au If you would like to change your mailing address, or be included on our distribution, please email careers@ncah.com.au
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New Innovative Young Adult Mental Health Unit We are seeking motivated Registered Nurses and Allied Health staff (Clinical Psychology/ Occupational Therapy and Social Work) St Vincent’s Private Hospital is leading the way with Psychiatric services for young adults (16-30) with early psychosis and mood disorders and will be opening a new unit on the 27th March 2012. We will be offering a 20 bed purpose built inpatient unit, diagnostic specific Day Programs and an Outreach Service, in addition to Outpatient Consultation suites. St Vincent’s Private Hospital has recently been designated a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Achieving Magnet designation demonstrates the high level of leadership, staff empowerment and professional practice at St Vincent’s Private and creates an exciting, innovative place to work.
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Earthquake aftershocks for health services Earthquakes are continuing to take a toll on New Zealand’s health facilities.
quakes and we know parts of the building are earthquake-prone,” he said.
The Canterbury District Health Board has been forced to suddenly close the 1923built theatre block at Ashburton Hospital, after engineering assessments raised fears the unreinforced masonry buildings could collapse in the event of a major earthquake.
“We are waiting for engineering assessments on other buildings on the Ashburton site.
The hospital’s general operating theatre carries out 1500 procedures each year on a day and short stay basis, made up of mainly general surgery and gynaecology.
Mr Meates said he expected the reports to be completed within weeks.
CDHB cancelled 13 scheduled surgeries and rescheduled others at Christchurch Hospital as concerns grew that further buildings at Ashburton may be closed due to quake risk. Meanwhile, Christchurch Hospital, which provides services to over 35,600 inpatients each year, will have its landmark chimney removed amid fears it could crumble in another earthquake. Since the September 2010 quake, more than 7500 CDHB hospital rooms have been damaged. The organisation has made urgent major repairs while further inspections are continuing at some of its 200 buildings throughout the Canterbury region. Up to 14 theatre staff at Ashburton Hospital will be affected and while no job losses are envisaged, some staff could be asked to work in different areas at the hospital or at different locations. CDHB chief executive David Meates said the building was assessed as part of CDHB’s process of reviewing the seismic capacity of buildings. “We cannot continue to operate in this theatre given that we are still experiencing Page 12 | www.ncah.com.au
“However, because of their age it is likely some of these buildings, including wards, may also be earthquake prone.”
“At that point we will need to explore a range of options for service delivery in Ashburton.” CDHB expects the cost of repairs, initially estimated to be $70 million, could rise as a result of further inspections.
Respect – Professionalism – Caring – Committed – Collaboration Position Vacant – Registered Nurse Gr. 3 (Palliative Care) Hours negotiable to Full Time A position has become available within the Community Palliative Care Service for a suitably experienced Registered Nurse. The successful applicant will have at least three (3) years broad clinical experience and will ideally have a post graduate qualification in Palliative Care. Victorian Drivers Licence is essential and computer literacy is required. Swan Hill District Health, ‘My Hospital’ Swan Hill District Health provides a wide range of clinical services including medical and surgical, aged care, community and primary health, emergency, renal dialysis, chemotherapy, pathology and radiography diagnostic services. Work/life balance is what you get working at Swan Hill District Health. As well as lifestyle comes: s ! PROFESSIONAL COMMITTED WORKFORCE AND HIGHLY SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY s 6ARIETY IN WORK AND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT s 3ALARY PACKAGING OPTIONS AVAILABLE Want More Info? For enquiries please contact Catherine Kemp, Nurse Unit Manager, Palliative Care ((03) 5033 9236). Applications including the names of three referees should be forwarded to the Human Resources department, Swan Hill District Health, PO Box 483, Swan Hill 3585, Victoria or email: hrmanager@shdh.org.au. Applications are also accepted through: www.shdh.org.au.
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The Anglicare-operated Ginninderra Gardens nursing home at Page has been banned from accepting new residents for six months after an Aged Care and Standards Accreditation Agency audit found the centre failed to meet residents’ nutritional needs and safely manage medication. The audit also found some patients were malnourished while terminally-ill residents were not receiving dignified care. ANF ACT branch secretary Jenny Miragaya said registered and enrolled nurses along with assistants-in-nursing working at the centre have battled issues such as staffing, workload, skills mix and allegations of bullying and harassment since early 2009. “It hasn’t been a happy site from our perspective for some time,” she said. “A lot of our members there feel quite conflicted. “They want to give the best possible care that they possibly can and in fact they feel that they have been unable to give that care because of the constraints on staff.” Ms Miragaya said the issue was directly related to an inadequate number of skilled staff to meet a demanding workload. She said the centre’s problems could be indicative of problems facing the future of aged care unless the sector receives more support.and complex work…aged care is very confronting. For the full article visit NCAH.com.au
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Dietitian’s portion plan helps psychiatric patients stem weight gain A Gold Coast dietitian’s innovative portion control program is helping patients at a psychiatric hospital limit medication-induced weight gain.
“Rapid weight gain in these patients is the most cited reason for non-compliance, and also contributes to poorer overall health by increasing diabetes and heart disease risk.
Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian Amanda Clark said a 2007 survey of inpatients at the Currumbin Clinic found 73 per cent reported unwanted weight gain during their admission.
“Addressing patients’ need to feel good about themselves is critical.�
Ms Clark, who has been consulting to the clinic for more than 10 years, found clients felt their self- esteem plummet as their weight increased due to their medication. “It has been reported that an average of 4.5 to 7 kilograms is gained in the first three months after introduction of Olanzapine, the most commonly prescribed antipsychotic medication,� she said.
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Ms Clark, from Great Ideas in Nutrition at Coolangatta, said she introduced her Portion Perfection Plate program in 2008 to help patients focus on nutritional balance, portion control and conscious eating. “This intervention reduced the level of reported unwanted weight gain to 38 percent of inpatients,� she said. For the full article visit NCAH.com.au
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Wish Education 1300 765 336 & Training Wish Education and Training is offering a full range of 2 day seminars focused on Mental Health. These seminars are designed for anyone working in the Health field. From beginning practitioners to experienced Health staff, the Wish seminars are designed to benefit everyone. Our seminars include s 0SYCHIATRIC .URSING AND 4HE ,AW s 0ERSONALITY $ISORDERS s 4HE 4HERAPEUTIC USE OF -EDICATIONS IN 0SYCHIATRY s $RUGS AND !LCOHOL
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Wish there was better training for mental health nurses? Mental Illness is becoming more common in everyday health settings around the world. One in four Australians will experience a psychiatric problem in their life. No longer are the issues and challenges of Mental Illness confined to the Psychiatric Ward or Hospital. Now, no matter where you work, you will be faced with someone experiencing some form of Mental Illness. The challenges of dealing with the issues created by these traumatised people are many and varied. For those that lack the training, education and support people experiencing a mental illness can appear frightening, often threatening and strange. The mainstreaming of people with a Mental Illness into general practice is not a new concept, however, the training for staff expected to deal with them has oftentimes been inadequate. Wish is looking to address the obvious deficit in education and training and support health professionals with its launch of the Psychiatric Nursing Seminar Series 2012.
This Seminar Series has been developed by Psychiatric Nurses and Educators to assist anyone working in Health. We have also managed to secure very experienced speakers from around Australia, who are considered experts in their field. From beginning practitioners to experienced Nurses, whatever the work place, Wish has something for all Health Professionals. Our aim is to provide education and training that is excellent value for money, whilst delivering content that is relevant and of the highest standard. We aim to make valued knowledge and awareness available to all Health Professionals. At Wish we hope to demystify Mental Illness and empower you by providing you with the knowledge and awareness to better understand Mental Illness facilitating the highest level of care for the most vulnerable members in our society. Nursing Careers Allied Health - Issue 03 | Page 17
$ *5( *5($ Goulburn Valley Health (GV Health) in central Victoria is just 2 hours drive north of Melbourne with proximity to alpine snowfields, rivers and lakes, wineries, the arts; we enjoy glorious weather, great lifestyle and the sports and attractions of a major regional city. Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your horizons and get away from hectic city life?
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The The second second model model offers the ability to do rostered work work in in all all areas areas of maternity care, including anten intrapartum, and in-home support intrapartum, postnatal and le This position is well supported bypostnatal a dedicated team of senior managers and clinical directors with an expectation that the incumbent will continue to be actively engaged in their ongoing education and/or research. 22 neonatal. neonatal. For further information contact Bill Brown, Executive Director- Mental Health Services, Goulburn Valley Health on In partnership with the Clinical Director- Adult Services, this position directs and leads an efficient and effective modern mental health services to the communities of the west and southern half of the Department of Health Hume Region. These services are based in Shepparton and Seymour with imbedded satellite services in Cobram, Wallan and Alexandra.
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Registered Nurse Grade 3, Psychologist Grade 2, wifery Social Worker Grade 3, Occupational Therapist Grade 2 tinuity GVAMHS are seeking two experienced and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work with our Shepparton and Seymour teams to provide a wide range of adult community mental health services. These positions allow the natal. clinician to develop a strong professional relationship with the community that they are working in. These applicants will have completed a post graduate qualification in mental health and have completed 3-5 years cture of clinical practice in mental health. e of Thethe successful applicants must be able to demonstrate competence in assessment of mental state and risk, care delivery and case management of consumers with a mental illness and able to provide advice and support to their n-call families. These applicants will be required to work autonomously in a community mental health setting and as part of the Shepparton or Seymour Mental Health Team and will be required to work on the on-call roster.
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They will be responsible for undertaking the work of a mental health nurse according to the established procedures and specific guidelines and under standard instructions from the Nurse Unit Manager. In the absence of the Nurse Unit Manager, the ANUM may be required to act in the role of the NUM. Strong collaboration is required within the ANUM group in planning and coordinating service delivery. The ANUM is responsible for the day to day leadership of the shift on the unit and providing effective and efficient management and delivery of direct consumer care. ECT is provided on the Unit and there may be a requirement for the ANUM to be involved in the provision of this treatment. For further information contact Christine McDougall or Helen Sell on 0358322111.
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Empowering the mind Its roots may date back to a mysterious and bygone world, but the modern practice of clinical hypnotherapy is gaining ground as an effective weapon against a variety of mental health issues, writes Belinda Smart Hypnosis often conjures somewhat fanciful images of swinging fob watches or otherworldly Indian fakirs, but its modern descendant, clinical hypnotherapy, is far from fanciful. Hypnotherapy is increasingly recognised within the practice of medicine as a tool for remedying numerous health problems, including mental health issues. Leon W. Cowen, executive director of the Academy of Applied Hypnosis, is unambiguous when asked if hypnotherapy can assist in the realm of mental health. “The short answer is yes. The current research supports this but there is more research to be done. The effectiveness of hypnosis has been and is being researched for areas such as relaxation, pain control and irritable bowel syndrome. This has led firstly to hypnosis being accepted as an adjunct to medical treatment and then clinical hypnotherapists becoming part of a mental health management team.” And just as mental health nurses work in partnership, clinical hypnotherapists are now working in partnership with a variety of other health professionals, Cowen says, adding that evidence, including academic articles, indicates that the use of hypnosis is increasing in mental health nursing. “Clinical hypnotherapy is particularly effective in anxiety disorders such as phobias and areas such as insomnia and other stress related conditions.” Despite clear advances in the use of hypnotherapy the “how” behind its Page 20 | www.ncah.com.au
effectiveness still remains something of a mystery. However Cowen’s own research, encapsulated in articles on the subject, points to a central tenet of the practice, which can be described as the ‘reprogramming’ of the subconscious. Quoting from one of his articles titled ‘Hypnotherapy – Magic or Just an Ancient Mental Super Food’, Cowen sets out his theory. “How does hypnosis work? It is an age-old question, and perhaps we shall never know the answer completely. However unlike the days of voodoo and mystery, we do know now that hypnotic suggestion can produce physiological changes through the ability of the nervous system to control somatic functions. It can also allow the subject to reach back mentally and emotionally to deal at source with past trauma, and it can allow us to modify our behaviour, if we choose to, by “reprogramming” the subconscious. So perhaps you can begin to see that the carefully structured suggestions of the therapist, together with the responses of the subject, can produce many and varied effects that are very powerful indeed. Our subconscious minds are our storehouse of memory and emotion, and the centre of spontaneous reaction and automatic response. When we give ourselves access to these resources, we access control of our own lives.”
With interest in hypnotherapy growing among the mental health nursing and mental health related allied health sectors, the highest qualification offered by the Academy of Applied Hypnosis is the Advanced Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy, which is accredited with ASQA, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (CHECK), Cowen confirms. “We have nurses who want to add clinical hypnotherapy to their existing skills and they do a Certificate IV in Clinical Hypnotherapy or the Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy.” “Some [nurses] change careers [to become hypnotherapists] but many more study clinical hypnotherapy and use it as an adjunct to their existing skills. Nurses, counsellors, naturopaths, psychologists and medical practitioners all study hypnosis as part of their continuing education requirements.”
Currently there are no required qualifications to become a clinical hypnotherapist and the profession, working under voluntary self-regulation, is now determining a set of competencies which it is hoped will develop into the required standard for Australian clinical hypnotherapists. Cowen believes it is only a matter of time until the practice of clinical hypnotherapy gains yet more credence as part of a suite of therapies to assist with mental health problems. For those take up the practice, he says the rewards are clear. “The rewards of working as a clinical hypnotherapist would be much the same as those experienced in nursing. They include helping others, being part of profession that is growing and being recognised in its own right.”
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Interested in being part of the future of Forensic Mental Health in NSW? Opportunities for Endorsed Enrolled Nurses and Registered Nurses with recent Mental Health experience Operated by Justice Health, The Forensic Hospital is an integral part of the Forensic Mental Health Network. Located at Malabar and officially opened in February 2009, this purpose-built 135-bed facility provides high-quality specialised care to male, female and adolescent forensic patients in a high-security therapeutic environment. Justice Health offers flexible work options, salary packaging, education support and selfdevelopment opportunities for mental health professionals. If you have recent mental health experience as an EEN or RN and would like more detail about the opportunities that exist within The Forensic Hospital, please contact a member of our recruitment team. Enquiries: The Recruitment Team 1300 734 842. Website: www.jobsatjusticehealth.com.au Applications: Justice Health Recruitment – The Forensic Hospital, PO Box 150, Matraville NSW 2036 or email careers@justicehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Paramedic’s life inspires crime novels A former paramedic is drawing on her 15 years’ experience in the profession to write crime novels. Gold Coast author Katherine Howell worked as a paramedic in Sydney and on the far north coast of New South Wales up until six years ago, when job stress forced her to leave the ambulance service. Katherine now uses her paramedic background to write novels centered on police detective Ella Marconi and intertwines one or two paramedics into each murder story. It’s a formula that’s clearly working. Katherine, who is the only author to win the Davitt Award for crime fiction twice, has just released her fifth novel, Silent Fear, she is now finishing work on her sixth Ella Marconi book and will soon start planning the seventh. Katherine said she draws on her former career to help build her characters and develop her story. “I’ve been out of the job for six years but I can still clearly remember things like the exhaustion of night shift, how it felt to do CPR on all sorts of different-sized people, and the sights and sounds and smells you encounter on every shift,” she said. “Also, I try to show that camaraderie that I so enjoyed, as well as give a real insight into a job that hasn’t been portrayed often in fiction.” Katherine began writing while working as a paramedic but found as her writing improved, the more difficult it was to face the downside of her work. “...the more I was writing, and the better I got at putting myself into other people’s shoes Page 24 | www.ncah.com.au
something every writer needs to be able to do - the harder it was to keep my mental and emotional distance from the patients and their families in the tough cases that came along,” she said. “I was having reactions in the form of hypertension and skin rashes for a few years, and seeing a psychologist as well, and then finally one year I went on annual leave and decided that was it – I wasn’t going back.” While she may have left the profession behind, Katherine has received encouraging feedback from her paramedic friends and even from paramedics she doesn’t know. “They’ve said they’re thrilled to see themselves and their job on the page, and some give their own friends and families the books as a way of showing them what their work lives are like,” she said. “It makes me really proud that they feel this way.”
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interviewed crew and witnesses involved in the tragic incident. Mr Wilson’s wife Kellie, a nurse, and their three children farewelled the experienced paramedic at his funeral, held at St James Anglican Church in Sydney on January 3. “There are many people out there that owe their lives to my beautiful husband,� Mrs Wilson told media. Mr Wilson was the first NSW paramedic to be killed on duty in more than 30 years. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is also investigating the accident. An appeal has been established to support the Wilson family. To support the family, visit the Commonwealth Bank and donate to the ‘Mick Wilson Family Appeal’, BSB 062-177, Account No 1024 7793. Nursing Careers Allied Health - Issue 03 | Page 27
Advertising blitz highlights nurse to patient ratios A young female nurse speaks directly into the camera.
plans to end nurse and midwife-patient ratios in public hospitals, as its feud with the government hits the eight month mark.
“I’ve been trained to look after really sick and vulnerable patients and now the Baillieu Government expects me to provide substandard care,” she says.
ANF Vic branch secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said the ads give nurses and midwives a voice in the dispute.
“You don’t become a nurse in Victoria for the big bucks. You become a nurse because you care.
“Victorians won’t know until they’re in a hospital bed whether it’s a nurse with three years’ training or a health assistant with three months’ training who’s caring for them,” she said.
“This fight is about maintaining and improving our nurse-patient ratios. “This government knows that, we know that, you need to know that.”
“By replacing nurses with health assistants as part of the ratios and by replacing nurses’ eight-hour shifts with unlimited four-hour shifts and split shifts, they’re going to risk patients’ lives for the sake of saving (a) dollar.”
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“Nurses are not going to stand by and let this happen to their community – we will always stand up for safe patient care.” Country Health SA has defended its staffing levels, telling media their staffing levels meet enterprise agreement requirements.
“We are hearing issues including occasions where there’s a one to seven nurse to patient ratio, which is quite clearly contrary to the requirement of one to three. “The nurses’ concern is fundamentally one of safe patient care and their ability to maintain their duty of care to the Mount Gambier and district community.” Nurses held a lunch-time demonstration outside the main entrance of the hospital on February 7 to voice their concerns. Nurses and the union have raised the staffing issues since late last year but Ms Dabars said the dispute was yet to be resolved. The union has taken the dispute to the Industrial Relations Commission, with a hearing set for February 14. Page 32 | www.ncah.com.au
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