FIFO - School Health Nurse

Position: School Health Nurse
Location: Ngaanyatjarra Lands in WA
Contract type: Permanent - Flexible FIFO roster minimum of 4 weeks on

About the opportunity:
Join our team and make a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of school-aged children across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.

In this role, you will deliver culturally responsive school-based health promotion, prevention, screening, early identification, care coordination and referral support. Working closely with Yarnangu families, schools, clinic teams, Aboriginal Health Practitioners and support workers, you will help ensure children receive timely and appropriate health care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver school health screening, including School Entry Health Assessments and targeted assessments.

• Support referrals, care coordination and clinical follow-up.

• Develop and review student health care plans with schools and clinic teams.

• Support school-aged immunisation activities.

• Deliver culturally appropriate health education and prevention programs.

• Build strong partnerships with families, schools and health services.

• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and contribute to program reporting and quality improvement.

This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to improved health outcomes for children and families while working within a collaborative, primary health care and population health framework.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse with postgraduate qualifications in Child Health.

• Minimum three years’ nursing experience in primary health care, school health, child health, community health or a similar clinical setting.

• Demonstrated understanding of primary health care, health promotion, prevention and early intervention in a remote Aboriginal community context.

• Demonstrated ability to provide culturally safe care and build respectful relationships with Yarnangu families, schools, clinics, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, Yarnangu support workers and multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong assessment, care planning, referral, follow-up, documentation and reporting skills, including experience using electronic clinical information systems such as Communicare.

• HESA-accredited Immunisation qualification.

• Current manual driver's licence.

• Current National Police Clearance and WA Working with Children Check, or ability to obtain.

• Ability and willingness to travel to remote communities by 4WD and/or light aircraft.

• REC, PEC or other relevant remote emergency care qualification.

What we offer

• Travel covered: All flights to and from placement provided.

• Accommodation: Free, comfortable housing supplied for the duration of the contract.

• Salary Sacrificing: Up to $18,500 per annum

• Retention Bonuses

APPLY ONLINE or Email your CV to:*************@ngcouncil.org.au

About the Ngaanyatjarra Council
Welcome to Ngaanyatjarra Lands, a vibrant tapestry of culture and community nestled within the vast beauty of the Australian desert. Home to approximately 2000 Yarnangu (Ngaanyatjarra people) across 11 unique communities, our council is dedicated to preserving and celebrating our rich heritage spanning over 10,000 years and 250,000 square kilometres.

Established in 1981, the Ngaanyatjarra Council Group (NCG) represents the interests of the Ngaanyatjarra People across the 11 communities in the Central Desert region of Western Australia. Employing in excess of 450 people, NCG provides a wide range of services, including health, utilities, construction, employment, community development, shops, roadhouses, art centres and land services. It is one of the largest and most successful Indigenous organisations in the country.