Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills (ENAS) at Queensland Health

About The Role

The Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills (ENAS) practices under predominantly indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN); utilising advanced clinical skills to provide evidence based person centred care within Ward 5C. The ENAS applies their depth of knowledge, experience, and competence to effectively develop, provide and evaluate patient care, with regular communication and/or assistance from the RN. The ENAS practices at an advanced level, utilising clinical and leadership skills to provide high quality person centred care and optimise patient outcomes.

• Responsible for providing safe, compassionate care, integrating the nursing and midwifery Professional Practice Model, quality frameworks (Magnet or Pathway to Excellence ) and Person Centred Care approaches of caring for each patient's psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical care needs. This supports achievement of best clinical practice and individualised patient care and outcomes.
• Contribute to unit's philosophy of care delivery and is a high performing Nursing/Midwifery team. member.
• Demonstrate professional and collaborative practice when communicating with patients/carers, nursing/midwifery colleagues and the healthcare team.
• Adhere to established guidelines, protocols, procedures, standards, and systems of work as set out by the Ward 5C, MSH and Department of Health, Queensland.
• Assist in reviewing and evaluating Ward 5C'snursing standards and guidelines and may co-lead a nursing/quality portfolio.
• Provide health promotion and education to patients and carers ensuring the information is evidence based, appropriate and fully understood.
• Participate in evaluative and local action research activities were appropriate.
• Role model positive behaviours and attributes of integrity, transparency, and accountability.