Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE 

• Current unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) within the Australian Health Practitioner Agency (AHPRA)
• Post graduate Qualification in Paediatric Nursing 
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience working within a community health setting providing developmental paediatric, disability, Paediatric Nursing.
• Experience with common paediatric pharmacology
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge, skill, and clinical experience in the provision of paediatric nursing and paediatric development, including working with children with intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, ODD and children with significant behavioural difficulties.
• Experience working in a clinic environment, undertaking comprehensive Paediatric/ paediatric nursing assessments supporting the smooth and efficient running of a specialist medical clinic.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation, advocacy, conflict resolution, and an ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and families from culturally diverse backgrounds. 
• Experience working with children and families with complex psychosocial and mental health needs, including those children living in out of home care and those that have experienced trauma.  

OUR CULTURE:

Royal Far West is a rewarding, inspiring, diverse and purpose driven workplace which aims to elevate and harness our people power to support the health and wellbeing of country children for generations to come.

Our core values of Care, Connection, Passion, and Impact are integral to the organisation. Respecting and upholding these values enables us to maintain a positive, innovative and highly collaborative workplace culture. 

BENEFITS OFFERED

Royal Far West has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s Best Places to Work in the prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine.  Our extensive benefits offered, include:

• Structured induction program
• Meaningful work where you are making a positive difference.  You will be supporting children’s mental health, their wellbeing and helping them to build resilience.
• You will be able to focus on the practical work and clinical care, while our support team take care of the administration and service planning.
• Career and professional development opportunities:  You will be given high-quality clinical supervision.  All team members are supported to become accredited facilitators of the Tuning in to Kids, parent group program and the Seasons for Growth children’s group program.  There are great opportunities to learn best practice, we offer an Impactful Leadership Program to emerging leaders, interactive workshops offered to develop your work skills as well as online mandatory training. 
• Multi-disciplinary workplace. Across RFW we have collaborative and supportive resident paediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and social workers to name a few.
• Attractive remuneration: base salary + 11.5% superannuation
• Salary Packaging – up to $15,900 of your general living expenses can be offered tax free + meals and entertainment up to $2,650 pa tax free. See details at https://www.salary.com.au
• Work/Life Balance – work from our beautiful location at Manly Beach  and work from home.  A laptop provided to work remotely and we offer a purchase leave scheme.
• Recognition & Reward – Length of service awards and recognition awards aligned to our values.
• Positive Culture – We are an inclusive organisation and value the attributes of diversity in the workplace.
• Beautiful location at Manly beach: easy access by bus, ferry and parking options.  We are based in an architecturally designed building, purposely built to deliver our services.  We have showers and towels available for your use so going for a swim before or after work is possible.
• CARE Days - up to 1 week off to look after individuals’ health and wellbeing, on top of Annual and Personal Leave, with the intention to provide employees with an opportunity to take regular breaks throughout the year.
• Benefits Program with discounts available on many high street purchases across Australia and access to novated car leasing.
• Pandemic Leave - 7 days paid leave, per calendar year to employees that have been impacted by either a disaster or pandemic which effects their ability to attend work.
• Gifted Leave - gifting leave of up to 3 working days over the Christmas and New year holiday period.
• Paid Parental Leave – 14 weeks full leave pay for the primary care giver and 4 weeks full leave for the non-primary care giver. Access to paid lactation breaks and lactation facilities.

HOW TO APPLY

If you like to take the first step in developing your career in a purpose led organisation, please submit your CV and cover letter, addressing the essential criteria, by clicking on the “Apply” button.

For further information please contact Lydia Ling - Head of Child & Family on [02 89668524.  A position description is available on the Royal Far West website https://www.royalfarwest.org.au/current-vacancies/

Candidates will be reviewed as they are submitted so, please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Royal far West is privileged to work with First Nations communities and families. We are committed to the process of reconciliation and we value and respect the diversity of our employees.

Royal Far West does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable law.   

Royal Far West encourages applications from minorities and all other qualified applicants. 

Only those applicants who have the right to work and are currently residing in Australia can be considered. 

All employees at Royal Far West are required to provide a NSW Working with Children Check and vaccination record against Covid-19.