Registered Nurse Level 2 - School Youth Health Nurse
Full-time PermanentCity living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).Are you a motivated Primary Health Nurse Registered Nurse ready for your next challenge?
The School Youth Health Nurse (SYHN) Program employs Registered Nurses with knowledge and experience in adolescent health who provide targeted primary health care for students attending ACT Government Secondary Schools.
This is an exciting role for a registered nurse interested in advocating for and supporting young people to access healthcare providers in our community. The successful applicant will be employed in ACT Government Secondary Schools.
The Youth Health Nurse plays a vital role in the school community in addressing contemporary health and social issues faced by young people with a focus on health promotion and primary healthcare including individual consultations, health education and small group education.
The program's core elements are:
Adolescent focused individual consultationsSmall group health promoting workSupport for teachers to deliver the health curriculumSupport for health promotion activities within the schoolThe position is based in ACT Government Secondary Schools, with occasional days each term from the City Health Centre, at 1 Moore Street, Canberra City.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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