Registered Nurse - Child and Family Health Nurse (500915L44)

The Team:

The Child Health and Parenting Service (CHaPS) provides important health and wellbeing services to families across Tasmania with children aged 0 to 5. The service promotes the healthy development and wellbeing of children, providing growth and developmental assessments, health-focused early intervention, referrals and connections with other early childhood providers.

The Role:

• Nursing Care: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate health care in collaboration with individuals/groups, families and communities.
• Teamwork: Interact effectively with clients’ families and other professionals to facilitate the provision of optimum child-centred health care.
• Excellence in Practice: Active involvement in maintaining and continually improving the quality of client care.
• Community partnership: Work with families in community settings including home visiting, supporting parents and caregivers in their children’s early years.

You will need:

1. Sound interpersonal and communication skills, including written skills and the ability to function effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
2. Knowledge of continuous quality improvement (safety and quality) and the application of evidence-based practice in the child and family health practice setting.
3. Ability to apply adult learning principles, including group facilitation and individual care, in the child and family health setting, together with a commitment to participate in ongoing professional development.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Permanent, part time, day worker position, working 31.38 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

Multiple fixed term, full time or part time, day worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until June 2028.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary:

$80,524 to $109,175 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmania State Service) Agreement 2023.

Access to the Grade 4 salary range $102,439- $109,175 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate. 
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
• Department of Health has achieved the “Carer Accredited Employer Status” providing support to employees with caring responsibilities.  (Find out more under the Carer Recognition Act 2023). 

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Nurse.

• Current Working with Children Registration.

• Current Driver’s Licence

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Holds a recognised child and family health nursing qualification or is working towards same.

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to apply