Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 - Young Parents Initiative

🌟 Deliver specialist care to vulnerable young parents and their babies

💛 Work in a strengths-based, trauma-informed youth health model

🚀 Be part of a growing, innovative early-intervention program

Manage and deliver specialist youth and family health care, building safe, strong futures for young parents and their children.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $116,639.97 - $120,469.88 per annum  
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Youth Health Service

Where you'll be working
The Young Parents Initiative sits within Youth Health Services in Western Sydney Local Health District, delivering integrated, wrap-around care for pregnant and parenting young people through the Sustaining NSW Families (SNF) model. You will join a passionate multidisciplinary team focused on early intervention, prevention and long-term positive outcomes for young families.

·       Youth-focused, trauma-informed and strengths-based service model

·       Close partnership with Child and Family Health and SNF teams

·       Outreach and home-visiting across diverse Western Sydney communities

·       Supportive leadership with a strong focus on professional growth

·       A service committed to equity, safety and culturally responsive care

What you'll be doing 
In this senior clinical role, you will provide expert nursing care and leadership to support young parents and their children during pregnancy and early childhood, ensuring they are connected to the right care at the right time.

·       Deliver advanced clinical care through sustained home visiting and outreach

·       Build trusted partnerships with young parents to support health, development and wellbeing

·       Provide clinical leadership, education and guidance to colleagues across Youth Health and SNF

·       Conduct comprehensive developmental, health and psychosocial assessments

·       Coordinate care and connect families with internal and external support services

This is a rare opportunity to use your specialist nursing expertise to create lasting change for young families at a pivotal stage of life, while working within a respected and evidence-based youth health program. 

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria:

·       Licence: NSW Class C driver's licence

·       Registration: Current enrolment with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse Division 1

Selection Criteria: 

1.     Demonstrated capability and experience to engage with marginalised young people including young parents and their families where there are identified psychosocial risk factors and barriers, which impact on the families' engagement with mainstream services and the family's wellbeing.

2.     A strong understanding of the developmental stages of adolescence, including physical, psychosocial, cognitive, social, and the barriers that may impact on young people and their family's engagement with services, parenting capacity and familial health issues.

3.     Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively both independently and as part of the multidisciplinary health care team.

4.     Demonstrated clinical expertise, and the ability to lead and foster innovation to enhance care provision within Youth Health and Sustaining NSW Families and the ability to provide complex care and advanced clinical skills in care planning and service provision for young parents and their infants/ children.

5.     Demonstrated ability to provide leadership including education and quality improvement within the specialty and demonstrated effective communication including verbal, written and interpersonal skills and information technology skills.

6.     Demonstrated experience in supporting learning and development through mentoring, training, or contributing to capacity-building initiatives within multidisciplinary teams.

7.     Demonstrated proficiency in contemporary information systems, and a proven ability to design, implement, and evaluate specialised programs.

Requisition ID: REQ630299
Applications Close: 29^th January 2026

Need more information?

·       Find out more about applying for this position.

·       Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.

·       Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.

·       For inquiries about the role, contact Shila Poudel at 0447 301 043 or Shila.Poudel@health.nsw.gov.au.