Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2026)Position Classification: Registered NurseRemuneration: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 per annum (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)Hours per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ539543Applications Close: 5 January 2025Vaccination Category: AJob Share considered / Willingness to travelOutstanding Experiences. Infinite Opportunities.Here in the Riverina, we treasure your nursing skills and experience and we're ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.We've prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including:Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerationsSubsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your familyFree confidential counselling services for you and your familyFlexible working arrangements, choose your own hours!When you join the nursing team here at MLHD, you unlock priority access to a broad range of interesting and unique medical cases where you can quickly advance your practical skills. With this advanced skill acquisition and experience comes fast-tracked career progression; the sky's the limit to how far you can go!Discover Work-Life Balance in Your New Home.We believe in work-life balance, and you're more than welcome to work part-time, as 70% of our workforce does. We also believe in working smarter - not harder - and our industry-leading technology and processes mean you spend less time doing paperwork and more time delivering good old-fashioned patient care.With a sparkling 3,300 sunshine hours a year and a sunny disposition to match, the Riverina positions you centrally to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Zoom home from work in five minutes, choose your own hours and reclaim time for things you enjoy!There's loads to explore, from river sports and nature walks to craft markets, shopping and museums. Our little slice of heaven is known as Australia's 'food bowl' with the best fresh produce coming from orchards and farms all around, so our restaurants and wineries are simply sublime.Want to know more about the community of Wagga Wagga? Visit us here.Why You'll Fit Right InYou have a good sense of adventure and are willing to try new things. We're looking for open-minded leaders who take a systematic approach to their work, have strong critical thinking skills and are passionate about patient care. If you're confident in your nursing ability but know your limitations and when to ask for help, our award-winning systems will support you to work at the top of your scope.We Love Our Nurses!The Child and Family Health Nursing unit forms an integral part of primary health care. It acts as an entry point into the community health care system and occurs in multiple settings within the community, supporting an integrated multidisciplinary service response based on individual client and family needs. It aims to:Maintain, improve and promote the optimal health and wellbeing of children aged 0-5 years and their families.Provide safe, compassionate care through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.Collaborate with families and the multidisciplinary health care team to achieve safe quality care outcomes that meet the goals of the child and family.The Child and Family Health Nurse practices within a primary health care framework to provide a comprehensive range of child and family health services to infants, children, their parents, carers and families in pregnancy, where required, through to five (5) years of age.The Child and Family Health Nurse is responsible for:Utilising the Family Partnership Model as the foundation for the nurse-family relationship and supportive counselling to deliver programs such as Universal Health Home Visiting and Safe Start.Providing a screening and surveillance program for infants and children as informed by the NSW Personal Health Record using evidence-based tools.Providing opportunistic immunisations according to the NSW Childhood Immunisation Schedule (0-5 years).Actively promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding.Facilitating evidence-based groups delivered to meet child health, development and parenting support needs of families within the community.Learn more about the role and requirements here.Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD.Go on, you've earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Jodie Bruce, Child and Family Health Clinical Nurse Consultant on 0409 849 216 or ****** now for a confidential chat.Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
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