Registered Nurse And/Or Registered Midwife - Tresillian Macksville

Registered Nursesand/or Registered Midwives – Child and Family Health – Permanent Part-time 30 hours per week - Tresillian Macksville

Reference Number: Tresillian 09/2024

Employment Status: Permanent Part-time rotating roster 30 hours per week (Monday – Friday) 

Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisation Nurses Agreement 2017

Vaccination Category: CAT A

Location: Tresillian Macksville, 100 Darruya Road, North Macksville

Are you passionate about Child and Family Health (CFH)? Qualified, or working toward acquiring your CFHN qualification?

Do you want a job that engages all 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?  Is this a career direction you would be interested in developing further? You would be working in a supportive learning environment, surrounded by a caring clinical team, with access to regular professional development, enhancing skills and career opportunity. The role involves working within a team of multidisciplinary clinicians. 

Does this sound like a work domain with favourable conditions, all while transitioning to CFH practice? 

If so, then Tresillian would like to hear from you.

Tresillian is currently recruiting for Registered Nurses and Midwives with Child and Family Health (CFH) post graduate qualifications or *working towards CFH qualification (*applicants must provide evidence of enrolment and or transcript of course progress) to our Macksville Residential Unit which provides care 24 hours per day, 5 days a week rotating roster.  These positions 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.

The CFH RN/RM 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 CFH clinician, utilising evidenced based screening and assessment tools, uses their family partnership skills to identify health variations or family vulnerabilities to negotiate individual care plans and discharge pathways to meet the goals of the family.

The successful applicant/s will be supported by a comprehensive onboarding programme which includes innovative clinical supervision that will further increase your knowledge and confidence. 

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, telehealth, helpline, internet, virtual residential and face to face 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 – Applicants must address the Selection Criteria 

• Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse and/or Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Postgraduate/post registration qualifications in Child and Family Health or *working towards (*must be enrolled with a tertiary facility and provide evidence of enrolment).
• Understanding of, and commitment to, evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrated experience in attending to the physical, social, and emotional needs of children, and their families.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the principles of population health and primary health care.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the principles and skills of working in partnership and the principles that underpin NSW SafeStart, within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills, including computer literacy.
• Current NSW Drivers Licence Class C

What We Offer:  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 PD2023_022. 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 I Ms Carol Donnelly I Tresillian Macksville | Phone: (02) 6598 3*** | Mobile: 0428 923 *** | Email: **************@health.nsw.gov.au

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024