CNS2 - Wellbeing and Health In-reach Nurse Coordinator - Coffs HarbourMid North Coast Local Health District – Newcastle NSW
This is a Category A position.
Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer. A TALENT POOL MAY BE CREATED FOR FUTURE ROLES AND WILL REMAIN VALID FOR 18 MONTHS. The Wellbeing and Health in-reach Nurse (WHIN) Coordinator CNS2 is responsible for facilitating identification of health, wellbeing and social needs and the coordination of appropriate early intervention, assessments, and referral to services for school-aged children and young people attending designated primary and secondary schools.
The WHIN Coordinator CNS2 is a Registered Nurse who works in identified local schools and applies their specialist clinical nursing knowledge, experience and skill in providing complex health care coordination for school aged children and young people in these schools.
The WHIN Coordinator CNS2 role requires leadership, specialist skills, capacity for a significant level of autonomy and independent work in an interagency context.
Coordination of access to services across multiple agencies, professions and groups will be part of the role.
The Scope of the WHIN Coordinator role is to: Work with local school principals, school wellbeing teams, school counsellors and psychologists, school staff and local services to deliver the WHIN Coordinator model of careBuild trusting relationships with students and families to identify health needs and address barriers to accessing servicesEstablish a family focused approach to connecting students and families to servicesIdentify and triage the health needs of students and familiesAssist in the coordination of appropriate early intervention, assessments, and referral to services and programsContribute to care coordination and case management of vulnerable children, young people and familiesSupport access to health promotion programs and services to improve the health and wellbeing of the school community and provide support for students and families to improve health literacy and access to servicesWork within locally agreed protocols and governance arrangements across Health and Education sectorsBuild and maintain relationships with service providers and establish effective referral pathwaysCollect and report on service events as required, maintain confidentiality and accurate health care documentationActivities out of scope are: Providing lessons on health and wellbeing within the classroomUndertaking individual or group mental health interventions with studentsProviding population screening for health and development (although the WHIN Coordinator may coordinate access to screening services if required)Providing support for students who require health care procedures while at school, including toileting, tube feeding, tracheotomy suctioning, diabetes management#J-18808-Ljbffr