Registered Nurse And/Or Registered Midwife With Child And Family Health

Registered Nurse and/or RegisteredMidwife with Child and Family Health  or working towards

Reference Number: Tresillian74 /2023

Employment Status: Permanent Full time/part time or casual - various hours

available on a rotating roster

Vaccination Category: CAT A

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

Organisation Nurses Agreement 2017

Location: Wollstonecraft Residential Unit, 25 Shirley Street, Wollstonecraft

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 please read on.

Tresillian are currently recruiting for Registered Nursesand/or Registered Midwives with Child and Family Health or be prepared to acquire within 12 months of employment to join the team at our new facility which will be opening in Mid October 2023.  The facility will operate  24 hours, 7 days a week. Please indicate your preference of hours on your application to be considered.

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 (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 vulnerabilities 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 – Applicants must address the Selection Criteria 

• Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse and/or RegisteredMidwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Postgraduate/post registration qualifications in Child and Family Health or working towards (must be enrolled).
• 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:

• 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)
• Applicants transferring from NSW Health or another Affiliated Health Organisation may transfer their leave entitlements to Tresillian.
• 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
• Access to our free and Confidential Employee Assistance Program 
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff

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). 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:

If this sounds like you, Tresillian would like to hear from you. Please 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:

Victoria Hardin, Nurse Manager, Rostering, Recruitment, Retention 

Mob 0498 697 *** or Email ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Closing Date: Ongoing Recruitment – interested? Please submit you application ASAP to organise an interview if you meet the above criteria