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Form of workWinnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services Ltd (Winnunga AHCS)
Winnunga AHCS is an Aboriginal community controlled health and community service providing holistic health care to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the ACT and surrounding areas. The Service manages approximately 30 programs through various funding agreements and employs more than 80 staff offering salary sacrifice pursuant to tax department regulations and organisational policy.
Nurse/Midwife Home Visitor for the Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program
An exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife has become available for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join the ANFPP team at Winnunga on a full-time basis.
The ANFPP is a program of sustained and scheduled home visiting for first time mothers that begins during the antenatal period and continues until the child is two years old. The program empowers clients to improve their personal health and wellbeing, environmental health, increase their self- efficacy and improve the health and development of their children, whilst being supported to explore strategies to achieve personal goals.
The ANFPP involves Nurse Home Visitors and Family Partnership Cultural Support Workers visiting women pregnant with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander baby and their families using a therapeutic, partnership approach.
The Nurse/Midwife Home Visitor will be responsible for the care and implementation of the Nurse–Family Partnership model within Winnunga’s ANFP and early intervention services, and will be provided with extensive and continued education in collaboration with other ANFPP sites around Australia. The successful applicant will have an understanding and experience working with Aboriginal clients and or Aboriginal services and possess strong communication skills.
Applicants must obtain a copy of the selection criteria and address all criteria.
For more information and or a copy of the position description and selection criteria please contact the HR on (02) 6284 6*** or email **@winnunga.org.au.
Applications should include a cover letter and a CV and sent by email to **@winnunga.org.au.
PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL REGISTRATION
A current professional clinical registration inclusive of a police background/Working with Vulnerable People (Background Check) Act 2011 or reciprocal requirements will be accepted.
Winnunga is committed to providing a safe environment to all staff, clients and visitors. As a result Winnunga has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all staff. Evidence of vaccination will be required to be provided during the recruitment process and applicants are to be fully vaccinated prior to the start of their employment.
