Clinical Nurse (School Based Youth Health) - Cairns

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Are you ready to inspire confidence?

Working at an advanced clinical level, you will partner with state secondary schools to strengthen their capacity to create supportive, healthy, and inclusive environments that promote positive health outcomes for young people. You will provide a limited primary health care service to secondary school-aged students, offering assessment, advice, early intervention, and appropriate referrals as required.

About us: 

The Community Child, Youth and Family Health (CYFH) team provides culturally appropriate universal and targeted services to families within the Cairns urban area. These services are delivered in partnership by a multidisciplinary team consisting of nurses, social workers, psychologists, speech pathologist, indigenous health workers and administration officers. Programs include maternal and infant health, child health, youth health and parental support.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your role:

In this position you will…..

• Provide an opportunity for young people in secondary school to access health information, advice, support, brief intervention, and referral through confidential individual health consultations.
• Effectively manage self-development and work with the Nurse Unit Manager/Clinical Nurse Educator to meet unit nursing staff development needs.
• Effectively communicate at all levels across the organisation to promote effective team functioning. Support schools to use a whole of school approach to health promotion (Health Promoting Schools framework) to encourage a coordinated and comprehensive approach to the planning and implementation of school policies, programs, activities and environments.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

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