School Health Nurse - School Health Nurse Program (North West) - 971289
Are you a registered nurse considering the next step in your career?
Are you passionate about improving health and education outcomes for children and young people?
School health nurses working for the Department for Education, Children and Young People play a vital role in supporting students’ learning, health, and wellbeing.
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The Team
You will be welcomed into a highly supportive, team-based environment. As a member of your schools’ multidisciplinary Student Wellbeing and Support Team you will work with school psychologists, speech and language pathologists, school social workers and teaching staff. You will stay connected to your regional and statewide school health nurse team via regular online and face to face meetings.
About the Role
As a DECYP School Health Nurse you will be part of the innovative School Health Nurse Program. You will work collaboratively to create a physical and social environment that promotes the good health and wellbeing of students and families. The focus of your work will be developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and education activities. You will also provide clinical assessment, screening and referrals and support for individual students and groups.
Read a story about a nurse who has always enjoyed working with children and feels like she is making a difference in the School Health Nurse Program.
Period of Appointment: Permanent
Hours per fortnight: 76 hours per fortnight
Salary: $102,439 to $109,175 +12% superannuation
- We are a child-safe organisation
- Pathways to grow your career
- Professional Development
What we offer
- Opportunity to work with children, young people and school communities with a diverse range of health and wellbeing needs
- Clinical support and mentoring tailored to meet your needs
- Autonomy to manage your workload and address the needs in your schools
- Access to comprehensive resources to develop and implement programs in schools
- A wide range of professional learning opportunities including regular discipline specific and interprofessional conferences
Additional benefits include:
- Regular day work hours
- Generous leave entitlements including: 3 Christmas leave stand down days in addition to 20 days annual recreation leave (pro-rata), paid parental leave, long service leave and the option to purchase additional leave.
Visit our web site for further information about working with us.
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Applicants should be aware that for twelve (12) months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill any subsequent full-time or part-time vacancies in accordance with Employment Direction 1.
We are looking for
Essential
- A Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Current Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) with a registration Status – Employment
Desirable
- Current driver’s licence.
- Relevant post-graduate health qualification or other post graduate Paediatric qualification.
Please note: The cost associated with obtaining a RWVP is the responsibility of the individual.
Statement of Duties and a reference guide to assist with applying online
How to apply
Applications should include:
- a 1–2 page written response demonstrating your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and
- a resume that contains relevant personal details and work history.
- a valid email address for the purposes of email communication.
- The contact details of two referees (one must be your current or previous manager) who can confirm your work performance and ability to perform the duties.
Please note that we do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
Applications should be submitted online by 11.55pm AEDT on the advertised closing date.
More information
For further guidance please refer to our Information for Applicants (PDF).
Should you have any difficulties regarding applying for this vacancy online, please contact Department for Education, Children and Young People, HR Recruitment and Employment via phone +61 3 6165 6285 or email recruitment@decyp.tas.gov.au.
Applicants needing more information are encouraged to request specific details of the vacancy from the Contact Person.
Name: Ann Bingham
Title: Nurse Manager - School Health Nurse Program
Phone: 0438 956 341
Email: ann.bingham@decyp.tas.gov.au
About DECYP
Our goal is to work together to ensure that every child and young person in Tasmania is known, safe, well and learning.
The child is at the centre of everything we do and the way we do it.
Our values of Connection, Courage, Growth, Respect, Responsibility represent the foundation of our department’s culture and guide us in all that we do to ensure bright lives positive futures for every child and young person in Tasmania.
We bring our values to life through our everyday behaviours and actions. We want to attract, recruit and retain people who uphold these values and are committed to building a strong values based culture.
