Job type: Part time / From 01/12/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Nursing
Reference: 1435279
Selection Criteria SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
SC4 Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.
SC5 Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.
SC6 A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
Role School nurses promote the optimal health, wellbeing and development of students in a school setting. This may include a focus on one or more of the following: health monitoring and surveillance; health promotion, education and counselling; and the provision of primary health care to students. School nurses also make early identification, and intervention for students and families at risk.
School nurses practice collaboratively with other members of the school's education and health and wellbeing team and may also make referrals to other health practitioners to support the health and wellbeing needs of students.
School nurses are an integral part of the school community. In promoting optimal student health wellbeing and development, school nurses play a pivotal role in enabling students to meet their full educational potential.
School nursing is predominantly performed by registered nurses. All nurses practice in accordance with the legal, ethical, and professional framework set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
The context of school nursing can vary. The Victorian School Nursing Program is delivered by registered nurses. Within the Primary School Nursing Program, school nurses focus on monitoring and making early identification and intervention around child health, wellbeing, and development. Within the Secondary School Nursing Program, school nurses focus on child and adolescent health promotion, education, and counselling.
Outside of the Victorian School Nursing Program, school nurses focus significantly on the provision of primary health care to students. Their role can also involve early identification and intervention around child health, wellbeing and development, and undertaking nursing activities relating to health promotion, education and counselling.
In this setting, school nursing is predominantly performed by registered nurses; however, limited activities of nursing care can be delegated to an enrolled nurse. Enrolled nurses must practice under the delegation and supervision of the registered nurse, and in accordance with the delegation and supervision framework set out by Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Responsibilities The Registered Nurse range 3 promotes the optimal health, wellbeing, and development of students in a school setting. Through a focus on one or more of the following, the Registered Nurse range 3:
Provides basic primary health care to students. Communicates effectively with students, their families, the school community and with other health practitioners and service providers. Who May Apply Primary School:
Current registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority. Current Victorian Working with Children Check. Child Safe Standards Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.
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