Child and Family Health Nurse or Midwife

Join our close-knit team at the Child & Family Health Nursing Service, providing expert care for families across 12 locations in the region!

Employment Type:  Permanent Part Time, Temporary Full Time, Temporary Part Time Until July 2025
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 Per Year + 11.5% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 24
Location: Wallsend Health Campus
Requisition ID: REQ529344
Ad Closing Date: Sunday, 24th November 2024


If the below sounds like you, we’d LOVE to see you apply: 

• You are a positive and motivated person.
• You have a passion for supporting families.
• You possess excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• You are able to work both independently, and as part of a team.
• You respond effectively to emergency situations and the changing status of the patient.
• You are comfortable working with patients who exhibit challenging behaviours.
• You are able to manage competing priorities and agendas that may affect the delivery of client-centred care.
• You are comfortable providing appropriate supervision and/or mentoring for staff as required, including the supervision of students on clinical placement.
• You demonstrate commitment to work and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait, Islander patients and families and employees to enhance health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

The successful candidate will be supported by Nurse Manager, NUM, CNC and CNE. They will receive extensive orientation to the service and have regular opportunities for ongoing team education and professional development.


About the team:
The Child and Family Health Nursing Service is a primary health service designed to support families with children aged 0-5 years. We offer services through both home visits and clinic appointments across 12 locations in the Greater Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, and Port Stephens areas, with the main hub based at Wallsend Health Campus.

The successful candidate will join an outstanding team where every member contributes unique strengths and experiences. What truly sets us apart is our ability to work seamlessly together, like a close-knit family, supporting one another and collaborating to provide the highest quality care for our clients.




What we can offer you: 
At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

• Extensive orientation plus ongoing education and professional development
• ADO's each month (for full-time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full-time nurses)
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

Requirements:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse/Midwife with AHPRA.
• Child and Family Health Qualifications.
• Eligible to drive in NSW with a current driver's licence.

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• This position is full time; however, only part time arrangements will be 3 days/wk, 0.63 FTE.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position. 

Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description.
  2) Find out more about applying for this position.
For role related queries or questions contact Alison Kidston on Alison.Kidston@health.nsw.gov.au

Information for Applicants: 

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2 
 
Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp. 
 
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.  

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.

HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.  
 
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