The standardised list of skills within HealthRoster will allow LHD/SHNs the ability to monitor workforce capacity and enable NSW Health to have visibility of workforce skillsets across the state. It creates the capacity to deploy and roster our people with the required skills to ensure delivery of safe and high quality patient care. This is critical to the management of future pandemics, bushfires and floods.

It is expected that all skills currently assigned within HealthRoster will need to be locally reviewed to ensure validity under the new standardised definitions. It is important that managers review, and update skills assigned in HealthRoster to relevant staff on a regular basis.

This list of skills is not exhaustive and health agencies can submit a request to add, update or delete any of the skills at any time via the SARA portal. HealthRoster skills identify skill requirements of staff when creating a roster, this does not replace capturing mandatory training and other credentialing via My Health Learning. Please also refer to the NSW Health Rostering Guideline for the Management and recording of Skills in the Rostering Resource Manual and Rostering Capability Matrix on the Rostering Portal.

For information on how to assign skills in HealthRoster see Part 1 Roster Creation Management Guide

For further information please email the Rostering Best Practice Team: MOH-Rostering@health.nsw.gov.au

Skills and associated definitions list

Advanced Life Support

For staff who are deemed competent to deliver advanced resuscitation care in accordance with Australian Resuscitation Council standards

Ambulatory Care

Demonstrated ability to work in an ambulatory care setting

Anaesthetic Nurse

Demonstrated ability to assist the anaesthetist in the administration of anaesthetic and monitoring the patients' condition during surgery

Anaesthetic Paediatrics Nurse

Demonstrated ability to assist the anaesthetist in the administration of anaesthetic to paediatric patients' and monitoring condition during surgery

Antenatal

Demonstrated ability to provide care in an antenatal unit and/or clinic

ASET

Demonstrated ability to work in Aged Care Services Emergency Teams

Auto Transfusion

Demonstrated ability to deliver an auto transfusion

BiPAP

For staff who are deemed competent to deliver respiratory support via Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure equipment.

Birthing Unit

Demonstrated ability to work in a birthing unit

Cardiac Advanced Life Support (CALS)

For staff that have completed an accredited resuscitation protocol for the post cardiac surgical patient

Cannulation Adult

Demonstrated ability in inserting an intravenous cannula in adult patients

Cannulation Paediatrics

Demonstrated ability in inserting an intravenous cannula in paediatric patients

Cardiac Intensive Care

Demonstrated ability to work in a cardiac intensive care unit

CIN

Demonstrated ability to work as a Clinical Initiatives Nurse

Clinical Trials

Demonstrated ability to work in clinical trials teams/units

Conscious Sedation

Demonstrated ability to perform conscious sedation

COVID-19 Vaccinator

Health practitioners or Health practitioner students who are authorised to administer COVID-19 vaccines to those who meet the criteria for treatment under the Protocol

CPAP

For staff who are deemed competent to deliver respiratory support via Continuous Positive Airway Pressure equipment.

CT

Demonstrated ability to perform a computed tomography scan

CVVH

Demonstrated ability to perform Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration

Cytotoxic Full

Demonstrated ability to handle and administer cytotoxic medication to patients

Cytotoxic Full/BMT

Demonstrated ability to handle and administer cytotoxic medication to BMT patients

Cytotoxic Full/HSC/BMT

Demonstrated ability in handling and administering cytotoxic medication as well as competent in apheresis

Cytotoxic Lvl 1

For staff with level 1 qualifications who demonstrate ability to administer cytotoxic medication to patients

Cytotoxic Lvl 2

For staff with level 2 qualifications who demonstrate ability to administer cytotoxic medication to patients

Day Surgery

Demonstrated ability to work in day surgery units

Dialysis

Demonstrated ability to administer dialysis

DSA

Demonstrated ability to perform digital subtraction angiography

ECMO

For staff who are deemed competent to deliver oxygenation via Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation equipment.

ECT

Demonstrated ability to provide care and support for patients receiving Electroconvulsive therapy

FLEC

Demonstrated ability to be part of the first line emergency care team

Fluoro

Demonstrated ability in fluoroscopy imaging

Endoscopy

Demonstrated ability to work in endoscopy services

Endovascular

Demonstrated ability to provide care and support for patients receiving endovascular surgery

Emergency Department Surge

Demonstrated ability to provide critical nursing care in the emergency department

High Dependency

Demonstrated ability to work in High Dependence/Close Observation Units

ICU Reserve

ICU Reserve can be assigned to staff in one of three professional groups:

• Nursing and Midwifery - RNs working outside of ICU who have critical care experience and completed local ICU Upskilling Critical Care Face to Face and supernumerary days (as determined by LHD/SHN)
• Physiotherapy staff who are determined as Critical Care Physiotherapy Capable, could be rostered to work within ICU in their facility during periods of high activity
• Pharmacists with previous ICU experience who are *Currently not deployed as ICU pharmacists, and *Deemed as competent in basic ICU pharmaceutical care by their facility

ICU Support

ICU Support can be assigned to staff in one of three professional groups:

• Nursing and Midwifery - RNs with high acuity care experience and transferable skills (Theatre nurse particularly, Recovery RN, ED, CCU/HDU) or RNs who have completed MEDCAST and/or ACCCN Critical Care course or similar (as determined by LHD/SN)
• Pharmacists (and pharmacy technicians) deemed as competent by their facility in skills which could be used to support the needs of ICU: Aseptic production, Pharmaceutical procurement, medicines information, clinical trial management

Immunisation

For staff who are certified and approved to administer vaccines and can manage adverse reactions when required

In Charge

In Charge

Infant, Child, Youth and Family Mental Health

Demonstrated ability to work in child and adolescent mental health units

Inotropes

Demonstrated ability to administer Inotropes

Laser

Demonstrated ability to handle laser in surgery

Mental Health

Demonstrated ability to work in a mental health service

Midwifery Support Program

Demonstrated ability to work in the Midwifery Support Program

MRI

Demonstrated ability to perform magnetic resonance imaging

Nasopharyngeal Swabbing

Demonstrated ability to perform nasopharyngeal swabbing

Navigator

Demonstrated ability to perform navigator role

Paediatrics

Demonstrated ability to provide healthcare of infants, children and adolescents

PET CT

Demonstrated ability to provide positron emission tomography cat scan

PET MRI

Demonstrated ability to provide positron emission tomography magnetic resonance imaging

Postnatal

Demonstrated ability to provide midwifery or nursing care of patients post pregnancy

Recovery (Adult) Nurse

Demonstrated ability to provide nursing care post anaesthesia after a surgical procedure

Recovery Paediatrics

Demonstrated ability to provide care of infant, children and adolescents post anaesthesia after a surgical procedure

Respirator Fit Checking

Health worker trained to perform a fit check of P2/N95 respirators.

Respirator Fit Test Assessor

Health worker trained, assessed and certified to perform a fit test of P2/N95 respirators

Resus

Demonstrated ability to work in the resuscitation area within the emergency department

Retrieval

Demonstrated ability in stabilising and transporting patients with severe injury or critical illness

Scout Nurse

Demonstrated ability to work as a periop scout nurse

Scrub Nurse

Demonstrated ability to work as scrub nurse

Special Care Nursery

Demonstrated ability to work in Special Care Nursery

Theatre

Demonstrated ability to work in an operating theatre

Theatre Cleaning

Demonstrated ability to perform 'theatre cleaning'

Treatment Room

Demonstrated ability to provide care and support to patients in the treatment room

Triage

Demonstrated ability to triage patients

Ultrasound

Demonstrated ability to perform an ultrasound

Vascular

Demonstrated ability to provide care and support to patients with vascular diseases

Venepuncture

Demonstrated ability to perform venepuncture

Ventilation

For staff who are deemed competent to manage a patient receiving complex artificial mechanical ventilation

X-ray

Demonstrated ability to perform an x-ray

X-ray Mobile

Demonstrated ability to perform a mobile x-ray