Registered Nurse, Child and Family Health
The Child and Family Health Nurse works within a multi-disciplinary team as part of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) Child and Family Health Service. The Child and Family Health Nurse strives to maintain, improve and promote the optimal health and wellbeing of children and their families within the NSLHD community. Sound clinical judgement and effective communication skills are utilised in caring for families. The Child and Family Health Nurse is considerate to individual and cultural values and endeavours to empower families through a sensitive and flexible approach to service delivery.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time and Part Time roles available
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: 36.39 - $51.09 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ569254
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Northern Beaches area (Child and Family Health)
- Provide a health screening, counselling and advisory service to infants, children, their families and carers in a variety of settings including Child and Family Health Centres, Family Care Centres and homes.
- Undertake health assessments and ongoing health and development screening and surveillance of infants and children as per NSLHD and NSW Ministry of Health guidelines.
- Identify actual or potential health issues through the application of clinical judgement and formulate, implement and evaluate a management plan for the individual infant or child in consultation with the family.
- Employ communication and interpersonal skills and techniques when working with families, carers and others that reflect the principles of Family Partnership.
- Plan and facilitate parent and community education groups to meet the needs of families within the community.
- Complete comprehensive and accurate documentation of all client contact, observations and interventions.
- All staff are expected to take reasonable care that their actions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, that they comply with any reasonable instruction that is given them and with any reasonable policies/procedures relating to health or safety in the workplace, as well as notifying any hazards/risks or incidents to their manager.
- Participate in WHS education and training provided and be actively involved in WHS consultation in the workplace.
- Comply and adhere to statutory requirements and NSW Ministry of Health and NSLHD Policy and Procedures
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Registered Nurse – Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Current drivers licence recognised in NSW.
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in Child and Family Health or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles and practices used when providing health services to families in their homes.
- Ability to demonstrate counselling skills, group facilitation skills and working in partnership with families.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with clients, colleagues and other professionals both verbal and written.
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For role related queries or questions contact Erin Spillane on Erin.Spillane@health.nsw.gov.au or 0414 480 404.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 25 April 2025
