Clinical Nurse Specialist - Child And Family Health

Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 - Child and Family Health - (Position offers Rural Incentive) Permanent up to Full-time - Broken Hill - (Position offers Rural Incentive) - TresillianReference Number: Tresillian 18/2024Employment Status: Permanent up to Full-time (Position offers Rural Incentive)Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisation Nurses Agreement 2017Location: Tresillian in Broken Hill, 2-4 Sulphide Street, Broken HillThis position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (pro-rata part-time/temporary positions less than 18 months), and a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (pro-rata part time), under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

To recognise ongoing service in this role, once the successful candidate has served a qualifying period, they will become entitled to a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (as taxable income).

• Are you passionate about Child and Family Health?
• Do you want a job that engages with all of your skills and aspirations and delivers therapeutic programs in a way that truly make a difference to parents with young children?
• Do you want to work with the largest Child and Family Health organisation with sites across NSW, Victoria and the ACT?
• If so then Tresillian would like to hear from you.

Tresillian is pleased to offer this exciting opportunity for an experienced Child and Family Health CNS2 to join the Tresillian team in Broken Hill. The CNS2 will be pivotal to the provision of a Level 2 specialist child and family health response for families experiencing early parenting challenges, vulnerabilities and often complex needs. They will possess strong contemporary child and family health nursing skills and have the capacity to work autonomously and within a team.

This position will be involved in the provision of quality child and family health services to families caring for children 0-3 years of age within a Tresillian service. This will be achieved by working within the Tresillian Model of Care, Practice Principles and the NSW Health Professional Practice Framework for Child and Family Health Nursing (CFHN). The CFHN will use a strength-based and wellness focus, building on parental confidence and skills through the provision of information, education, resources, guidance and role modelling safe responsive care. The child and family health nurse, utilising evidenced based screening and assessment tools, uses their family partnership skills to identify health variations or family vulnerability in order to negotiate individual care plans and discharge pathways to meet the goals of the family.

The Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, trading as Tresillian, was formed in 1918 to coordinate early child and maternal health care services in New South Wales (NSW). Tresillian is now the largest early child and family health and parenting service in Australia, operating from four sites in metropolitan Sydney and numerous regional and rural sites supporting service provision to families across NSW, Victoria and ACT.

Tresillian is a Certified Child Safe Leader and is dedicated to creating a workplace environment where children’s rights are recognised and championed.

Tresillian provides local and state-wide services including: health and parenting assessments; parenting advice; education; and, support to families via a range of service delivery models including centre based day programs, home visiting, telephone, internet and residential services. In addition, Tresillian provides education, training and consultancy across a range of sectors including within the health care service and higher education. For further information on Tresillian, please visit our website https://www.tresillian.org.au

Selection Criteria

Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with completion of a relevant post-registration qualifications and at least three years’ experience working in the specialty field of Child and Family Health.

Demonstrated clinical leadership with proven ability to exercise sound judgment and provide leadership in professional standards, ethics and a commitment to research and innovation.

Commitment to actively contribute to own and the health care team’s professional development and to act as a resource person and mentor to others within your speciality. Demonstrated ability to exercise professional knowledge and judgement in providing complex care requirements of clients in the specialist field of Child and Family Health Nursing, including ability to exercise extended autonomy of decision making capabilities.

• Experience in or understanding of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across the service system network with a range of stakeholders inclusive of referral processes, care coordination, case management and service promotion.

Demonstrated ability to evaluate clinical services and manage change.

Demonstrated outstanding verbal and written communication skills, organisational skills, interpersonal, consultation and negotiation skills and proficiency in use and understanding of relevant computer software.

• Current Driver’s License Class C.

What We Offer in addition to the Recruitment Incentive Package: 1) Generous salary packaging up to $15,900 per FBT year and Meal & Entertainment on top of this amount utilising an additional $2,650 (as a Not-for-profit and registered Health Promotion Charity). 2) Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs, including access to study leave, extended child and family health practice skills for clinicians and a biannual Tresillian conference. 3) Access to our free and confidential Employee Assistance Program. 4) Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff. 5) Applicants who currently work within NSW Health or another Affiliated Health Organisation may be able to transfer their service and leave entitlements to Tresillian.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check

Appropriate criminal record and child protection checks are conducted for all successful candidates. Employment with Tresillian is subject to having current immunity status that complies with the Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - Policy Directive Immunisation History Complies with NSW Health Policy Directive PD2022_030. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with the Policy Directive.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 Immunisation Medical Exemption Form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please provide proof of booster vaccination if available.

How to apply: Interested applicants need to email the following documentation directly to the contact person provided: 1) Cover letter addressing the selection criteria. 2) Curriculum Vitae. 3) Name and contact details of two referees (phone and email).

For further enquiries regarding the position or a copy of the job description please contact: Nurse Unit Manager | Ms Marsha McBroom | Tresillian in Western - Dubbo | Phone: (02) 6809 6*** | Mobile: 0438 165 *** | Email: **************@health.nsw.gov.au