Community Nurse

• Women’s and Children’s Health Network - Health and Recovery, Trauma Safety Services (HaRTSS) – Metro Youth Health (MYH)
• Community nurse (RN2C) – Christies Beach - 5165
• Salary – $84,870 - $107,279 p.a - Full Time – Ongoing

Overview

The Women's and Children's Health Network provides state of the art health care for women and children in Adelaide and South Australia. We are the state’s leading provider of specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions and SA’s largest maternity and obstetric service.

Our community-based services also reach hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across South Australia through our various services and programs in areas such as our Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth Health and Aboriginal Health services.

Metropolitan Youth Health provides free clinical health services (primarily for physical health issues) to young people aged 12-25, with a focus on under 18 years, in the Adelaide metropolitan-wide community.

The Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the MYH team as a Community Nurse on Full Time (1FTE) role In an Ongoing capacity.

As a Community Nurse, you will be responsible for:

• Providing advanced nursing care to Aboriginal, Guardianship of the Minister, and vulnerable young people as per MYH Model of Care
• setting practice standards, delegating tasks, and providing clinical leadership and training to students, new staff, and less experienced staff.

About You

To be successful in this role, you would need to:

• Be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Be registered Nurse and Midwife with over 3 years of post-registration experience.
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering positive health outcomes and productive relationships.
• Committed to delivering quality, client-centered care, adept at prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines.
• Proficient in leading and mentoring nursing staff, with a focus on student and less experienced nurse support.
• Familiarity with social determinants of health for young people under guardianship and Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, ensuring provision of accessible and appropriate healthcare services.

To find out the specifics, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please go to the attached role description.

Benefits of Joining us

Not only will you be able to use your skills and abilities in a both a challenging and rewarding role contributing to some of South Australia's most vulnerable women, babies, children and young people, you will also receive and attractive annual salary package with employer superannuation contributions and leave loading as well as the opportunity to maximise your salary through salary sacrifice arrangements. 

This position may attract additional financial support if you are considering relocating from interstate or overseas.  Please speak to the enquiries person of the role on offer to find out more.

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (indirect contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 858534

Enquiries

Name: Bianca Driscoll

Phone: 8161 9949
Position: Administration Coordinator
E-mail: ***************@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date– Monday, 11/3/2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

RN2C- Community Nurse - MYH - Role description - 858534.pdf

WCHN Competency Framework.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines