Registered Nurse - Child And Family Health Nurse (Multiple Vacancies)

The role:

• Nursing Care: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate health care in collaboration with individuals/groups, families and communities.
• Teamwork: Interact effectively with clients’ families and other professionals to facilitate the provision of optimum child-centred health care.
• Excellence in Practice: Active involvement in maintaining and continually improving the quality of patient/client care. This may include participation in research and evidence-based practice.
• Learning Culture: Identify and meet client goals in partnership with clients and their families/significant others.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

The team:

• The Child Health and Parenting Service is the key provider of Primary Healthcare services to Tasmanian Families with children under 5.
• CHaPS is a nurse-led, multidisciplinary team, partnering with families to improve childhood outcomes and enhance parenting confidence and capacity.
• CHaPS provides dedicated professional development sessions, clinical supervision, ongoing opportunities for mentoring and routine 1:1 contact with line managers to support staff development and wellbeing.

Details of Appointment

Multiple Fixed term, full time and part time, day worker positions working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 June 2025

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Salary: $75,902 to $102,908 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Access to the Grade 4 salary range $96,558 - $102,908 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4
• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse
• Current Working with Children Registration
• Current Driver’s Licence

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Holds a recognised Child and Family Health nursing qualification, or is working towards same

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty
5. serious traffic offences

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• Generic Registered Nurse - Child and Family Health Nurse G3-4 (July 2023) WWCR CSU.pdf
• Generic Registered Nurse - Child and Family Health Nurse G3-4 (July 2023) WWCR CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information 

Liz Jayatunge

Nurse Unit Manager, CHaPS
Phone:  0417 533 ***
E-mail: *************@THS.tas.gov.au

Applications close: Wednesday, 10 April 2024 at 11:55pm