Clinical Nurse, Immunisation Service – Infectious Diseases

Child and Adolescent Health Service; Perth; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Nurse - Immunisation Service at CAHS delivers advanced immunisation practice to support safe, effective care for children, adolescents and families. The role covers assessment, counselling, education and management for routine, catch-up and specialist immunisations.

This fixed-term appointment may extend or become permanent; part-time or full-time options are considered. WA Health requires working with children checks and health assessments where applicable, with CAHS supporting

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical immunisation practice and professional expertise.
• Assessment, education, and management of patients requiring routine or specialist immunisation services.
• Contributes to quality improvement and multidisciplinary service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide immunisation services to children and adolescents and their families.
• Support safe, evidence-based immunisation care.
• Participate in education and counselling for ongoing immunisation programs.

Skills

Immunisation expertise

Clinical nursing

Counselling

Education

Quality improvement

Job description

CRVCID 749435 This is an appointment for 2.0 FTE 12 month Fixed Term, with part time or full time options considered and with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Position Profile: The Clinical Nurse - Immunisation Service provides advanced clinical and professional expertise in immunisation practice to support the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care to children, adolescents and their families. The position has a key role in the assessment, counselling, education and management of patients requiring routine, catch-up and specialist immunisation services, including those with complex medical conditions or who have experienced an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI). The Clinical Nurse promotes excellence in nursing practice, contributes to continuous quality improvement initiatives and supports multidisciplinary service delivery to optimise patient outcomes and family-centred care.

Selection Criteria

Please see the attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).

Eligibility to Apply

To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.

Other Conditions

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy.

As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

This position is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within CAHS and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

About CAHS

The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State’s only dedicated health service for infants, children, and young people. CAHS comprises three service areas: Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). With over 7000 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

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CAHS values

To achieve our vision of healthy kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability. During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the values.

Support for your interview process

CAHS is committed to ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team prior to your interview. You can reach the team via [e-mail] or by calling 08 6456 0321. All enquiries will be treated confidentially.