Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife | Child and Family Health | Permanent Full-time/ Par[...]

NSW Health; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tresillian is seeking a dedicated Child and Family Health Nurse to join their team, providing essential services to families with young children. The role involves delivering innovative telehealth programs and working collaboratively with health professionals to support early parenting. Successful candidates will have opportunities for professional development and contribute to a supportive environment focused on positive parent-child relationships.

Benefits

Generous salary packaging

Access to clinical education programs

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport for eligible staff

Qualifications

• Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse and/or a Registered Midwife.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrated experience in attending to the needs of children and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality child and family health services to families caring for children 0-3 years.
• Utilize screening and assessment tools to identify health variations.
• Support parents in building confidence and skills.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Negotiation

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in Child and Family Health

Job description

Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife | Child and Family Health | Permanent Full-time/ Part-time various positions rotating roster | Tresillian Virtual Residential Parenting Service (VRPS)

Reference Number: Tresillian 28/2025

Employment Status: Permanent Full-time/ Part-time various positions rotating roster Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisation Nurses Agreement 2017

Vaccination Category: CAT A

Location:Tresillian Belmore, Nepean or Wollstonecraft

Do you want a job that engages with all of your skills and aspirations and delivers therapeutic programs in a way that truly make a difference to parents with young children?

Do you want to work with the largest Child and Family Health organisation with sites across NSW, ACT and Tasmania?

If so then Tresillian would like to hear from you.

Tresillian is currently recruiting for an experienced and motivated Child and Family Health Nurse to join a dedicated team of health professionals in the delivery of the innovative Virtual Residential Parenting Service (VRPS).

The VRPS seeks to provide additional, flexible modes of access to intensive early parenting service using telehealth technology. Successful applicants will have access to professional development opportunities and support in the delivery of care for families across NSW, with a focus on building parenting confidence and positive parent-child relationships, providing support to parents experiencing a broad range of challenges in the early years of their child’s life and working with other services to ensure a wrap-around of support for families across the continuum of care.

This position will be involved in the provision of quality child and family health services to families caring for children 0-3 years of age within a Tresillian service. This will be achieved by working within the Tresillian Model of Care, Practice Principles and the NSW Health Professional Practice Framework for Child and Family Health Nursing (CFHN). The CFH nurse/midwife will use a strength-based and wellness focus, building on parental confidence and skills through the provision of information, education, resources, guidance and role modelling safe responsive care. The child and family health nurse/midwife, utilising evidenced based screening and assessment tools, uses their family partnership skills to identify health variations or family vulnerabilities to negotiate individual care plans and discharge pathways to meet the goals of the family.

The RN/RM CFH clinician will use a strength-based and wellness focus, building on parental confidence and skills through the provision of information, education, resources, guidance and role modelling safe responsive care. The child and family health nurse, utilising evidenced based screening and assessment tools, uses their family partnership skills to identify health variations or family vulnerabilities in order to negotiate individual care plans and discharge pathways to meet the goals of the family.

About us:

The Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, trading as Tresillian, is a not-for-profit organisation which was formed in 1918 to coordinate early child and maternal health care services in New South Wales (NSW). Tresillian is now the largest early child and family health and parenting service in Australia, operating from more than 25 centres across NSW, the ACT and Tasmania.

Tresillian is a Certified Child Safe Leader and is dedicated to creating a workplace environment where children’s rights are recognised and championed.

Tresillian operates throughout NSW, the ACT and soon to be Tasmania, providing early parenting services including health and parenting assessments; parenting advice; education; and support to families via a range of service delivery models including centre-based day programs, home visiting, telehealth, helpline, internet, virtual residential and face to face residential services. In addition, Tresillian provides education, training, and consultancy across a range of sectors including within the health care service and higher education. For further information on Tresillian, please visit our website https://www.tresillian.org.au

Selection Criteria – Applicants must address the Selection Criteria: 1) Current authority to practice as a Registered Nurse and/or a Registered Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) . 2) Postgraduate /post registration qualifications in Child and Family Health. 3) Understanding of, and commitment to, evidence-based practice. 4) Demonstrated experience in attending to the physical, social, and emotional needs of children, and their families. 5) Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the principles of population health and primary health care. 6) Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the principles and skills of working in partnership and the principles that underpin NSW SafeStart, within a multidisciplinary team environment. 7) Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills, including computer literacy that meets the National Informatics Standards for Nurses and Midwives. 8) Current NSW Drivers Licence Class C.

What We Offer: 1) Generous salary packaging up to $15,900 per FBT year and Meal & Entertainment on top of this amount utilising an additional $2,650 (as a Not-for-profit and registered Health Promotion Charity). 2) Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs, including access to study leave, extended child and family health practice skills for clinicians and a biannual Tresillian conference. 3) Access to our free and confidential Employee Assistance Program. 4) Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff. 5) Applicants who currently work within NSW Health or another Affiliated Health Organisation may be able to transfer their service and leave entitlements to Tresillian.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian website www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check

Appropriate criminal record and child protection checks are conducted for all successful candidates. Employment with Tresillian is subject to having current immunity status that complies with the Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - Policy Directive Immunisation History Complies with NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with the Policy Directive.

How to apply: Interested applicants need to email the following documentation directly to the contact person provided: 1) Cover letter addressing the selection criteria . 2) Curriculum Vitae . 3) Name and contact details of two referees (phone and email).

For further enquiries regarding the position or a copy of the job description please contact: Acting Nurse Unit Manager I Ms Glenda Goodwin I Tresillian VRPS | Mobile: [phone] | Email: [e-mail]