Position Title: Wellbeing Nurse - Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Employment Type: Part-Time, Permanent
Hours Per Week: up to 28
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)
Location: Tumut and Batlow Health Service
Applications Close: 21 May 2025

MORE THAN JUST NURSING!

Are you looking for a new adventure? Use your Nursing skills and be a part of the MLHD Healthy Children and Families team!
Broaden your horizons with unique experiences across a range of clinical areas to enhance your skills and experience.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for a Wellbeing and Health In-reach Nurse (WHIN) Coordinator CNS2 to provide high-quality service to identified local schools and apply their specialist clinical nursing knowledge, experience and skill in providing complex nursing care for school aged children and young people in these 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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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 focused 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
  Find out more about this role, review the position description here.