The State School Registered Nurse (NU6) provides nursing support to build the capacity of school staff to safely administer and manage the health requirements of students with specialised health needs, enabling their participation in an educational program.
The position requires the provision of a health assessment, health planning, delivery of relevant training, and ongoing support of school staff.
The nurse works collaboratively with the principal, therapists and school staff.
If you have a pediatric, community and or disability nursing background and enjoy working with children and young people, then this is the job for you.
About The Department The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity.
This starts with recruitment and selection.
The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary.
This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About The Role Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Form strategic partnerships with schools, health professionals, and families as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Build school staff health support confidence through in-service education and training scenarios.
Support capability building, curriculum planning, resource development, and school improvement initiatives.
Develop evidence-informed methodology to effectively implement across Queensland state schools.
Develop individual and emergency health plans to support students in education settings.
Consult stakeholders to enhance professional decision making and nursing practices.
Maintain and build safe, quality, effective nursing professional networks.
Form partnerships with other health professionals to improve collaborative practice.
Analyse policies, procedures, legislation, codes, and standards to continuously improve service delivery.
Provide high-level consultation and ensure students, parents/carers, and staff are part of the decision-making at every stage.
Actively participate in professional development and reflective practice across a multi-disciplinary sector that values your contribution.
What you can expect in return: Pay parity in line with the Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health and Department of Education) certified agreement (EB11) 2022.
Salary sacrificing in line with Department of Education benefits.
Flexible work arrangements.
75% super contributions.
Additional time off benefits including potential for school holiday leave.
No shift work.
Flexible start and finish times dependent on school service requests.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How To Apply Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and A 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace.
Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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