Brighter Beginnings - Child And Family Health Nurse - Wagga/Griffith/Deniliquin

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2026)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $70,049.73 - $98,351.39 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ463883
Applications Close: 15 February 2024
Vaccination Category: A
*Job share considered
Outstanding Experience. Infinite Opportunities.
Here in the Riverina, we treasure your nursing skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.
We’ve prepared to help you move and settle in, including:
up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car! * Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations

• Subsidised

membership for you and your family * Free confidential
for you and your family
Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospitals that will remind you of the city, to a small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.
And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!
There’s also heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)
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About Your Role
The Child and Family Health Nursing unit forms an integral part of primary health care. It acts as an entry point into the community health care system and occurs in multiple settings within the community, supporting an integrated multidisciplinary service response based on individual client and Family needs. It aims to:

• Maintain, improve and promote the optimal health and wellbeing of children aged 0-5 years and their families.
• Provide safe, compassionate care through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
• Collaborate with families and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve safe quality care outcomes that meet the goals of the Child and Family.

The Child and Family Health Nurse practices within a primary health care framework to provide a comprehensive range of Child and Family Health services to infants, children , their parents, carers and families in pregnancy, where required, through to five (5) years of age. The Child and Family Health Nurse is responsible for:

• Utilising the Family Partnership Model as the foundation for the nurse-family relationship and supportive counselling to deliver programs such as Universal Health Home Visiting and Safe Start.
• Providing a screening and surveillance program for infants and children as informed by the NSW Personal Health Record using evidence-based tools.
• Providing opportunistic immunisations according to the NSW Childhood Immunisation Schedule (0-5 years).
• Actively promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding.
• Facilitating evidence-based groups delivered to meet child health, development and parenting support needs of families within the community.

Location negotiable, based from Wagga Wagga, Griffith or Deniliquin (other sites may be considered). Will require willingness to travel.
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Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD
Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Samantha Corcoran, Program Manager - Healthy Children and Families Stream on 0484 913 855 or now for a confidential chat.
Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.
New applicants must have completed the COVID-19 primary vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate. Should a medical contraindication certificate be provided, ongoing employment post certificate expiry is conditional to meeting COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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