Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Grade 2
Remuneration: $113,243.15 - $116,963.48 per annum, pro rata (+ super + 17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per Week: up to 32
Requisition ID: REQ562865
Applications Close: 16 April 2025
Vaccination Category: A

Outstanding Experiences. Infinite Opportunities.

Here in the Riverina, we treasure your skills and experience and we’re ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome you to town.

We’ve prepared oodles of goodies to help you move and settle in, including:

• Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses! Take advantage of novated leasing a new car!
• Relocation assistance and accommodation support considerations
• Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family
• Free confidential counselling services for you and your family
• Flexible working arrangements, choose your own hours!

Craving a fresh start somewhere new and actually interesting? Join the incredible team in the Murrumbidgee District. Jump in at a comfort level that suits you: from state-of-the-art hospital that will remind you of the city, to small multi-disciplinary health facility where you literally get to do it all. No matter where you choose, your learning will be nurtured and you’ll be well supported to operate at the top of your scope.

And don’t worry - there are already oodles of young people here to welcome you: at work, in local clubs, at the pub, and down at the river!

There’s heaps to show your family when they come to visit, which is a breeze - you’ll be central to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. (You can always pop home for the weekend on a quick flight if you find a break in your social calendar!)

Want to know more about the community of West Wyalong? Visit us here.

About Your Role

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 nursing care for school aged children and young people in these schools:-

• Work with local school principals, school wellbeing teams, school counsellors and psychologists, school staff and local services to deliver the WHIN coordinator model of care service
• Build trusting relationships with students and families to identify health needs and address barriers to accessing services
• Establish a family focussed approach to connecting students and families to services
• Identify and triage the health needs of students and families
• Assist in coordination of appropriate early intervention, assessments, and referral to services and programs
• Contribute to care coordination and case management of vulnerable children, young people and families
• Support 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 services
• Work within locally agreed protocols and governance arrangements across Health and Education sectors
• Build and maintain relationships with service providers and establish effective referral pathways
• Collect and report on service events as required, maintain confidentiality and accurate health care documentation

Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS2) are crucial members of the Murrumbidgee Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Workforce. The CNS2 is responsible for the provision of high level patient centred, evidence-based clinical nursing care and is expected to embrace and lead a practice development philosophy in the delivery of that care.

The CNS2 is responsible for evaluation and supervision in the provision of complex nursing care directed towards patients within the designated area of clinical practice.

The CNS2 will demonstrate the ability to act as a professional role model, delivering a high level capacity for patient advocacy and cost benefit practice while demonstrating the ability to act as a change agent, provide effective clinical leadership and the ability to practice as an autonomous professional with the capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Learn more about the role and requirements here.

Upgrade Your Career and Lifestyle at MLHD

Your application will require you to include a resume and cover letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are a good fit for this position.

Go on, you’ve earned a promotion, a world-class workplace, inspiring colleagues, award-winning staff and patient programs - all wrapped up in a rich tapestry of cultural treasures. Contact Belinda Downey, Child and Family Health Manager - Wagga Network on 0477 398 690 or [email protected] now for a confidential chat.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

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