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Form of workAbout the Role
Grampians Health will deliver a day stay and residential (home stay) service in a new purpose-built Early Parenting Centre in Lucas, Ballarat Victoria.
EPCs are dedicated facilities to support mothers, fathers, parents, carers, families and their children up to four years of age. EPCs deliver a suite of core services through a nurse-led multidisciplinary care team.
High quality and safe EPC service delivery is best achieved through a workforce built on a:
- strong nursing leadership team, including Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nurses, that provides leadership and clinical oversight and support for the multidisciplinary clinical team; and
- collaborative multidisciplinary clinical team founded on a nursing backbone (MCH Nurses, registered nurses, registered midwives, Enrolled Nurses), complemented by allied health such as social workers and psychologists and other specialist staff such as Aboriginal heath care workers and General Practitioners.
The service will provide flexible targeted services including group sessions, day stay, 4-night stay program, outreach and telehealth targeted to enhance the parent-child relationship and support parents with strategies to achieve their parenting goals.
The EN works within their scope of practice to deliver safe, evidence-based patient centred care. As part of the nurse led multidisciplinary team, the EN will work across all GH EPC parenting programs as required. These include day stay and home stay programs.
The program has a strong focus on family/child/patient centred care and the EN will demonstrate this value along with an ability to work within our organisational values.
Key Responsibilities
- Under the delegation and supervision of a MCH nurse, registered nurse or midwife provide nursing care to admitted families and implement the EPC model of care
- Work as part of the nurse led multidisciplinary team to support parents to achieve their parenting goals
- Maintain an understanding of parenting challenges and promote prevention, early intervention and help-seeking opportunities
- Apply knowledge to practice independently and evaluate situations
- Maintain awareness of scope of practice and exercise initiative to escalate concerns to an MCH nurse, registered nurse or midwife who has delegated care to you
- Recognise and promote factors that contribute to connection to culture and community diversity, and promote self-determination in decision-making
Skills & Experience
- Hold a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as an Enrolled Nurse
- Ability to develop trust and rapport with patients and families
- Demonstrated ability to strengthen client capacity to reach their goals
- Ability to work a rotating roster consisting of days and nights throughout the EPC
Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Ballarat RegionBallarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.
How to apply
Click APPLY or contact Vikki Doddamani, Nurse Unit Manager on 0467 680 *** for a confidential discussion.
Please respond to key selection criteria as described in the postion description
This position is paid in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2020 - 2024. The classification is Enrolled Nurse Grade 2 (IB68 - IB72) which ranges from $33.83 - $36.00 per hour.
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
