Job Title: Maternal and Child Health Nurse
About Us:
The City of Melton is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.
We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You'll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.
The Opportunity:
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) sits within City Life. MCH provides a family focused primary health care service that optimises the health and development of children 0-6 years and supports families to be confident and capable in their decision making related to their children.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assess the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and environmental health and wellbeing of individual children and their families.
2. Provide support and guidance, information and intervention to families through individual and group discussion.
3. Conduct or participate in the planning and delivery of Parent groups where required.
4. Advocate for parents, the community and the service as appropriate and within Councils policy framework.
5. Liaise with other agencies for the purpose of referral.
6. Ensure appropriate Occupational Health and Safety procedures are practised.
7. Maintain professional expertise and conduct in accordance with relevant regulatory body and legislation.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
* Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) and Midwife, and able to satisfy the requirements to work as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse in Victoria.
* Highly developed clinical skills and ability to identify deviations from normal and instigate appropriate early intervention.
* Demonstrated skills in accurate, objective and concise documentation.
* Knowledge and ability to seek out information and make referrals to other support agencies.
* Thorough understanding of reproductive health.
* Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
Culture and Values:
Our vision for our community is to be: