Maternal Child Health Nurse

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Provide the recommended schedule of health monitoring activities to children from birth to 6 years at key development ages, as specified by the Department of Health
• ● Identify and provide additional and/or flexible services and programs to meet the needs of families with children, from a range of cultural and social backgrounds. The activities may be in the form of additional outreach home visits, clinic and/or telehealth consultations or group sessions.
• ● Undertake appropriate action, which may include anticipatory guidance:
• ● provide learning, health, and child development information.
• ● provide initial/limited counselling.
• ● refer to another agency (internal and external)
• ● identify outcomes and interventions.
• ● make notifications to Department of Families Fairness and Housing
• ● Maintain accurate, confidential records of daily activities, child/family profiles and maintain other documents as required, in accordance with relevant standards and privacy requirements.
• ● Maintain Council policy and protocol and Department of Health guidelines.
• ● Maintain confidentiality of information at all times.
• ● Knowledge of the development of the well child and deviations from the normal and relevant assessment skills
• ● Knowledge of the post-natal recovery of the mother, and relevant assessment skills
• ● Knowledge of the establishment and maintaining of lactation, and relevant skills
• ● Knowledge of family dynamics and its impact on the child
• ● Making decisions on the day to day provision of the Service, consistent with policies and procedures.
• ● Strong communication and writing skills including the ability to gain co-operation from a range of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• ● Demonstrated ability to work as a sole practitioner within the framework of a multi-disciplinary team.
• ● Basing decisions on professional knowledge and expertise
• ● Conferring with Coordinator/Team Leader of Maternal and Child Health on any issues relating to DFFH notification.
• ● Knowledge of quality improvement cycles
• ● Registered Nurse and Midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA, with additional qualifications in Maternal and Child health
• ● Current driver's licence.