Clinical Nurse Specialist - Wellbeing

Remuneration: $109,945.46 - $113,556.22 per annum + 11% super + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ484757
Applications Close: Thursday, 9th May 2024

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Wellbeing
Muswellbrook Community Health Service

About the role:

• The Wellbeing Nurse CNS2 is responsible for facilitating identification of health, wellbeing and social needs and the coordination of appropriate early intervention, assessments, and referral to services for school-aged children and young people attending three (3) Muswellbrook schools – two primary and one High School.
• The Wellbeing Nurse CNS2 is a Registered Nurse who works in the schools and applies their specialist clinical nursing knowledge, experience and skill in providing complex health care coordination for school aged children, young people and their families in these schools.
• The Wellbeing Nurse is supported by the Nurse Unit Manager at Hunter Valley Community Health, as well as the other WHIN coordinators within the District.
  
  

Where you'll be working:

• You will be working within Hunter Valley Community Health team, based at Muswellbrook Community Health Centre.
• Primarily, you will be working at each of the nominated schools on a day-to-day basis.
• The HVCH Nursing team has a variety of other disciplines - Generalist Nursing, Child and Family Health, Palliative Care, Women's Health, Dementia Advisory Service, Families NSW Perinatal Service.

About Muswellbrook:

• Nestled in the stunning vineyards of the famous Hunter Valley wine region lies Muswellbrook, a gem waiting to be explored! Taste local treats, cruise along scenic roads, and dive into art at national galleries. Walk the historic Muswellbrook Heritage Walk, uncovering 40 intriguing landmarks. For more adventures, journey to Mount Royal, Barrington Tops, and Lake Glenbawn. Muswellbrook is under three hours from Sydney and less than two from Newcastle.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Muswellbrook and surrounding area to connect you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

About you:

• The Wellbeing Nurse CNS2 role requires leadership, specialist skills, capacity for a significant level of autonomy and independent work in an interagency context.
• Coordination of access to services across multiple agencies, professions and groups will be part of the role.
  
  

Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse with AHPRA, with a minimum of 3 years post registration clinical experience working with children and young people, a post registration qualification related to the specialty area of child and family health, or paediatrics, or adolescent / youth health nursing practice or other related area.
  
  

Benefits:

• Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees)
• Superannuation contributions 11%
• Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Access to the local Council’s ‘Community Connector’ who can provide assistance or advice regarding housing, social inclusion and employment for partners.
  
  

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
• Previous candidates need not re-apply.

Need more information?

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For role related queries or questions contact Linda Bates on Linda.Bates@health.nsw.gov.au

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

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 (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.