Child Health Team Leader – Registered Nurse - Yarrabah, Queensland

Position Highlights:

• Competitive salary - $128,000 - $131,000 per annum

• Attractive remuneration package 

• Comprehensive salary-sacrifice options designed to reduce tax and increase take-home pay

• Travel allowance to help with your daily commute 

• Generous leave arrangements 

• Work life balance

• Cultural and organisational orientation 

• Professional development opportunity 

• Strong and established ACCHS leadership

Employment Type:  

• Permanent – Full-Time

• 38 hours per week 

Practice Information:
The Practice is a charitable, not for profit, community-controlled Indigenous health provider to over 4000 residents of Yarrabah.

They provide culturally sensitive primary health care services in accordance with the Yarrabah Health Strategic Plan and is a member of both the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) alliance and Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC). 

As an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCHO), the Practice recognises and celebrates the diversity of our community, including in cultural backgrounds, languages, beliefs, and experiences. We acknowledge employees who come from different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and non-indigenous employees including those from linguistically diverse backgrounds, and we strive to create a welcoming and inclusive workplace for al

Position Description: 
The position is responsible for the delivery of patient care and services that are aligned to the ACCHO model of comprehensive primary health care, to a standard that achieves prevention, early detection and best-practice management of health conditions within the Community. Overseeing child health services within a primary healthcare setting, the position works closely with early childhood centres, schools and government agencies involved with child health and child protection.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Program Coordination

• Clinical

• Training, development & performance improvement

• Interagency collaboration

• General administration

• Quality & risk

• Performance & Reporting

• Community engagement

Position Requirements:
Essential:

• Minimum 2 years’ nursing experience including clinical knowledge & expertise in delivering child health care & services within a primary health care setting

• Understanding of & commitment to the principles of Aboriginal community control, cultural identity, practices & beliefs 

• Demonstrated understanding of the health, social & emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples

• Interpersonal, negotiation, & communication skills capable of influencing outcomes, including the ability to communicate effectively within an Indigenous community setting 

• Agreement with & commitment to observing & upholding organisational mission, vision, & values & their application to this position

Desirable:

• Acute paediatric nursing experience including paediatric venepuncture and cannulation 

• Funding report writing experience 

• Experience working within an Aboriginal community controlled primary health care setting 

• Awareness of accreditation, regulatory and legislative obligations and requirements relevant to the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) setting

Practical:

• AHPRA registration and a commitment to complying with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Competencies, Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct for Nurses in Australia 

• Knowledge, skills & certification necessary to safely administer vaccines as an authorised immunisation provider 

• Experience administering Bicillin L-A antibiotic 

• COVID-19 immunisation certificate appropriate to employment within a Queensland PHC setting 

• Queensland Drivers Licence 

• Ability to maintain a current CPR certificate

After Hours Requirements:  
No 

About Yarrabah: 
Yarrabah is Australia’s largest discrete First Nations community. The community lies to the east of Cairns. By road, it is placed about 60kilometres from Cairns. It takes about 45 minutes to travel by car from the Yarrabah Community to the Cairns CBD. Over the years, subsequent state government administrations forcibly relocated aboriginal and some south sea islander peoples from far and wide to Yarrabah. 
For more information on this position, please contact our team via hws@healthworkforce.com.au.

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Following successful placement, eligible candidates may be entitled to receive support and financial assistance through Health Workforce Queensland's comprehensive workforce attraction and retention incentives. This position may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary for ongoing professional development.

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