Overview
Child and Family Perinatal Mental Health Nurse. Outstanding professional opportunity to provide clinical leadership for the provision of safe, compassionate, quality, client-centred care with a focus on families with more complex needs.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $113,243.15 - $116,963.48 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Merrylands, Auburn & The Hills Community Health Centre's
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has over 12,500 employees and provides primary and secondary healthcare. WSLHD serves the Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Holroyd, and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and provides tertiary care to the Greater Western Region.
Child and Family health nursing promotes the wellbeing and safety of children and their families.
What You'll Be Doing
As the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), you will provide clinical leadership in the provision of child and family health nursing services for children 0 – 5 years and their families. The role provides expert consultation, including supporting case management of clients with identified psychosocial and/or emotional difficulties which includes the period from conception to an infant up to five years of age.
Responsibilities
- Providing clinical leadership in child and family health nursing services.
- Delivering care to families with children aged 0 to 5 years using advanced clinical skills.
- Offering expert consultation and liaison services for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health consumers.
- Managing cases involving families from conception to children aged five years.
- Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of infants and their families through specialised care.
Essential Criteria
- Qualifications: postgraduate qualifications in child and family health nursing and Adult or Perinatal mental health or working towards, and at least 3 years full-time equivalent clinical experience working with families in the Perinatal period.
- Registration: Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division 1).
Selection Criteria
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) plus postgraduate qualifications in child and family health nursing with at least 3 years full-time equivalent clinical experience working with families in the Perinatal period. Experience working within Adult or Perinatal mental health with a postgraduate certificate in Adult or Perinatal mental health, working towards or willingness to complete within 12 months of employment.
- Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with the Registered Nurse Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics for Nurses, and Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia).
- Demonstrated ability to provide complex care and advanced clinical skills in care planning and service provision for families with children aged 0 to 5 years with identified psychosocial and/or emotional difficulties.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively both independently and as part of the multidisciplinary health care team.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise, and the ability to lead and foster innovation to enhance care provision within child and family health.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership including education and quality improvement within the specialty of child and family health during the Perinatal period.
- Demonstrated effective communication including verbal, written and interpersonal skills and information technology skills to provide a high level of care for complex and vulnerable families.
- NSW Driver’s license and willingness to use for work purposes.
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Other Details
- Requisition ID: REQ607429
- Applications Close: 7 October 2025
- Location: Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)
Information for Applicants
- Find out more about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Catherine Foulstone on or .
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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📌 Child and Family Perinatal Mental Health Nurse
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Sydney