Child and Family Health Nurse
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: S36.38 - $51.08 per hour + 11.5% super + Salary packaging
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ542920
At Hunter New England Health enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity exists to join the First Steps Parenting Centre as a Child & Family Health Nurse/Midwife. Based at the Wallsend Health Campus, First Steps Parenting Centre is a secondary service supporting families with children aged 0-5 years who have yet to start school. Our multi-disciplinary team includes Child and Family Health Nurses, Social Workers, a Paediatrician, and a Speech Pathologist, working together to provide holistic, compassionate, and person-centred care.
As part of this role, you will:
- Work collaboratively with families to promote optimal child and family well-being.
- Provide support in areas such as sleep and settling, attachment and parent-child relationships, perinatal infant mental health, post-natal depression, adjustment to parenting, child behaviour, and complex feeding issues.
- Align your practice with the First 2000 Days Framework, ensuring safe, culturally appropriate, and evidence-based care.
- Receive support from a Nurse Manager, NUM, CNC, and experienced Child and Family Health Nurses/Midwives.
- Benefit from ongoing professional development, including education sessions, clinical supervision, and mentoring.
About you:
We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate professional who is passionate about supporting families.
You will be:
- Positive and motivated, with a strong commitment to family-centred care.
- Collaborative, thriving in a team environment while also being confident working independently.
- Empathetic and culturally aware, ensuring inclusive and respectful care for all families.
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of a supportive, expert team, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply now and take the next step in your career with First Steps Parenting Centre.
Requirements & Additional Information:
- Candidates must be registered with AHPRA and hold postgraduate qualifications in Child and Family Health Nursing.
- Candidates must be eligible to drive in NSW with a current driver's licence
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
Need more information?
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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: https://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 Hunter New England Health 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.
Hunter New England 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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