Employment Type : Permanent Full Time
Position Classification : Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration : $113,243.15 - $116,963.48
Hours Per Week : 38
Requisition ID : REQ575053
Applications close: 24th June 2025
Employment with Mid North Coast LHD requires candidates to hold a valid authority to work in Australia (Aust Work Rights Visa).
What You'll Be Doing
The Wellbeing and Health in-reach Nurse (WHIN) Coordinator CNS2 is responsible for facilitating identification of health, wellbeing and social needs and the coordination of appropriate early intervention, assessments, and referral to services for school-aged children and young people attending designated primary and secondary 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 health care coordination for school aged children and young people in these schools.
The WHIN Coordinator CNS2 role requires leadership, specialist skills, capacity for a significant level of autonomy and independent work in an interagency context. Coordination of access to services across multiple agencies, professions and groups will be part of the role.
The Scope Of The WHIN Coordinator Role Is To
* 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
* 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 the 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
Activities Out Of Scope Are
* Providing lessons on health and wellbeing within the classroom
* Undertaking individual or group mental health interventions with students
* Providing population screening for health and development (although the WHIN Coordinator may coordinate access to screening services if required)
* Providing support for students who require health care procedures while at school, including toileting, tube feeding, tracheotomy suctioning, diabetes management
About you, do you have?
* Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia with relevant post -registration qualifications and at least 3 years experience working with children and young people, a post registration qualification related to the specialty area of child and family health, or paediatrics, or adolescent / youth health nursing practice or other related area.
* Demonstrated understanding of and experience working with children and young people, including marginalised and at-risk groups, and health promotion, prevention and early intervention approaches and evidence-based practice.
* Demonstrated capacity to engage with families to address various health and mental health problems for children and young people and effectively liaise with health and social services involved in their care.
* Demonstrated ability to work within an interagency context, with an emphasis on relationship building, service delivery, quality of care and team cohesion, and an ability to identify and improve opportunities to enhance integration of care for children, young people and families.
Diversity and Inclusion lies at the heart of how we recruit
Mid North Coast Local Health District is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects and understands the community we serve. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels respected, valued and that they belong. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.
We encourage you to reach out if you require any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process to ensure you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Please contact our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer.
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A TALENT POOL MAY BE CREATED FOR FUTURE ROLES AND WILL REMAIN VALID FOR 18 MONTHS.
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