About Us

We play a vital role in fostering physical, emotional, and social wellbeing within our schools across the state. We are a collaborative and multidisciplinary team, working alongside psychologists, speech and language pathologists, social workers, and educators.

About the Role
As a School Nurse in a Support School, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment. This role centres on support and mentoring, where you will work closely with school staff who provide direct care to students, guiding and empowering them to support students’ health and development needs effectively. You will also work in partnership with students, families and carers together with the wider community and other agencies to meet health, development and safety needs.

In this position, you will:

• Be part of an innovative, statewide School Health Nurse Program that drives quality care and best practice.
• Provide expert advice and mentoring to school staff, promoting high standards of student care.
• Collaborate with students, families, and educational staff to ensure a nurturing and responsive approach to student well-being.
• Work in close partnership with school-based and regional health teams, maintaining strong professional networks and contributing to a connected system of care.

What We Offer

• Flexible working options to support work life balance
• 3 Christmas stand-down days (in addition to 20 days annual leave, pro-rata).
• Additional leave purchase options
• Professional development support: $500 per annum for expenses plus up to 10 days of paid study leave (pro-rata).
• Clinical support, mentoring, and autonomy in managing your workload.
• Extensive professional development opportunities including interprofessional conferences.

Essential Requirements

• Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
• Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People

Desirable Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification in health or paediatric nursing
• Current driver’s licence

If you’re ready to make a real difference through education, mentoring, and meaningful connection, we’d love to hear from you!

Ann Bingham, Nurse Manager is looking forward to hearing from you – feel free to reach out at ann.bingham@decyp.tas.gov.au to learn more about this fantastic opportunity

How to Apply

To be considered, submit a one-to-two-page application outlining your experience, skills, and knowledge relevant to the Statement of Duties.

Application Requirements:
As part of your online application, please include:

• Your updated resume, detailing relevant qualifications and training.
• Contact details for two referees, who may be contacted at any stage of the selection process, including shortlisting.

Statement of Duties and information for applicants to assist with applying online can be found here:

Statement of Duties (PDF)

Statement of Duties (DOCX)

Information for Applicants

Apply online by 11:59 PM AEDT on the advertised closing date.