MCH Nurse

City of Boroondara; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 90 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

City of Boroondara invites applications for an experienced Maternal & Child Health Nurse to support families during the foundational years. You will work closely with families, providing advice, support and guidance across physical, emotional and social aspects to promote optimal child development and family wellbeing.

The role requires registration with AHPRA as a General Nurse & Midwife, plus a postgraduate qualification in MCH Nursing.

Qualifications

• Commitment to family centred practice within an integrated early years’ service model.
• High levels of written and oral communication skills.
• Conversant with health promotion issues.
• Familiarity with Maternal & Child Health (MCH) and immunisation programs.
• Experience with sleep and settling program delivery is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Promoting healthy outcomes for children and their families.
• Providing a comprehensive approach to managing physical, emotional, or social factors affecting families.
• Facilitating opportunities for social interaction of the parent and child.
• Providing timely, accurate information and resources to assist families’ health.

Connaissances

Family centred practice

Written and oral communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Formation

Registered General Division 1 Nurse & Midwife with AHPRA

Post graduate qualification in Maternal & Child Health Nursing

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

icope

CDIS

Description du poste

You will work closely with our families to provide advice, support, and guidance through the critical foundational years for each family. The role will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Promoting healthy outcomes for children and their families.
• Providing a comprehensive and focused approach to managing the physical, emotional, or social factors affecting families in contemporary communities.
• Providing opportunities for social interaction of the parent and child.
• Providing families with timely, accurate and relevant information and resources to assist them achieve and maintain maximum health potential.

Skills and experience to thrive in the role

• Demonstrated clinical experience in Maternal & Child Health.
• Commitment to family centred practice within an integrated early years’ service mode.
• Awareness of child and family health issues, normal child development, family dynamics and promotion of maternal wellbeing.
• Familiarity with MCH & immunisation programs across Boroondara.
• Demonstrated awareness of smalltalk, Parent Child Mother Goose and Circle of Security programs.
• Experience in sleep and settling program delivery, including day stay and outreach services desirable
• Able to use computer systems, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, icope and CDIS.

Qualifications & employment requirements

• Registered General Division 1 Nurse & Midwife with AHPRA registration
• A post graduate qualification in Maternal & Child Health Nursing
• Ability to work independently, and within a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to family centred practice within an integrated early years’ service model
• Demonstrated clinical experience in Maternal & Child Health
• Aware of child and family health issues, normal child development, family dynamics & promotion of maternal well being
• High levels of written and oral communication skills
• Conversant with relevant health promotion issues

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Council is a child safe organisation and as such, this position requires a satisfactory Working with Children Clearance and National Criminal History check

If you want to know more about the benefits of working for the City of Boroondara, please visit our Careers Website.