Primary School Nurse: Health Screening & Wellbeing Advocate

Government schools; Warrnambool; Sur place; AUD 90 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Government schools seeks a Primary School Nurse to provide universal health screening for first-year students and support for years 1–6 within an Australian regional education setting. The role requires expert nursing assessment, health promotion, and collaboration with teachers, families and external agencies to safeguard child health and wellbeing.

The incumbent will practice under departmental policies and professional standards, contributing to school health promotion and to building

Qualifications

• Specialist expertise in clinical nursing assessment and the ability to work as the sole health professional within schools.
• Experience in adolescent public/school health, community health, health promotion or development paediatrics.
• Experience in effective client record management, activity recording, assessment and care planning.

Responsabilités

• Provide universal health screening to children in primary school years 1–6.
• Respond to parent concerns and observations via SEHQ and conduct follow-up health assessments.
• Offer health promotion and build school capacity to respond to health, wellbeing and learning concerns.
• Develop, implement and evaluate health education in response to identified priorities in schools.
• Maintain accurate electronic records for assessment, referral, planning and implementation.

Connaissances

Nursing assessment

Adolescent health

Record management

Cross-cultural communication

Communication

Analytical thinking

Service excellence

Description du poste

Government schools seeks a Primary School Nurse to provide universal health screening for first-year students and support for years 1–6 within an Australian regional education setting. The role requires expert nursing assessment, health promotion, and collaboration with teachers, families and external agencies to safeguard child health and wellbeing.

The incumbent will practice under departmental policies and professional standards, contributing to school health promotion and to building