Women, Youth and Children Community Health Programs deliver a range of community-based primary health services to women, children, young people, and families. These services include support, education, and information; counselling, assessment and screening; early identification and referral; and the delivery of public health programs. Services are delivered within a multidisciplinary context if not by a multi-disciplinary team.

The Enhanced Health Services (EHS) includes the Early Family Support Service (EFSS), Enhanced Child Health Service (ECHS), Developmental Paediatric and Child Protection Medical Service (DPCPMS), and Women’s Health Service (WHS).

Early Family Support Service:

The EFSS delivers targeted services across the ACT for families with complex psychosocial needs who require additional support beyond universal Maternal and Child Health (MACH) services. The EFSS Nursing/Midwifery team works with parents and their newborn or young children within a sustained home visiting model and at outreach sites. The EFSS supports early identification and intervention for child development concerns, and information and support for parenting to build skills and confidence in the parenting role. EFSS Nurses/Midwives contribute to the health of families through preventive health initiatives such as breastfeeding promotion, immunisation programs and child safety support and through collaboration and strong multi-disciplinary work with the Early Family Support Counselling and Physiotherapy Team.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Under direction of the Clinical Nurse Consultant, Early Family Support Service you will:

• Provide high quality care, to clients experiencing an increased risk of poor health or developmental outcomes due to an intersection of complex health and psychosocial needs, that is consistent with current evidence and best practice whilst incorporating the vision and values of Canberra Health Services.
• Effectively communicate, using a trauma informed lens, with consumers to accurately assess health needs and to plan, implement and evaluate interventions in accordance with existing practice standards, health promotion and illness/injury prevention strategies.
• Work collaboratively with teams and services within EHS, broadly across WYC, and with external stakeholders and services, to support the delivery of timely, appropriate referrals and consultation, and holistic, comprehensive care that contributes to enhanced health and wellbeing outcomes for consumers.
• Participate in the ongoing development, delivery and evaluation of education and training programs to staff, stakeholders, and consumers in the areas of child protection, family violence and other areas of clinical expertise.
• Ensure a sound evidence base for clinical practice through the application of contemporary, best practice, interventions, and research in clinical nursing practice and in the development of policy, procedures, and quality improvement activities.
• Actively contribute to education, support, and clinical supervision and of new nursing staff and students and model an exemplary level of professional and ethical standards in clinical interventions and upholding the National Quality and Safety Health Care Standards.
• Contribute to a positive workplace culture by building collegial professional relationships and demonstrating a commitment to proactively seeking solutions when issues arise.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs
• High level communications skills and the ability to critically think
• Use evidence-based clinical practice to facilitate positive outcomes for clients and their families.
• The ability to work respectfully in partnership with clients, staff and stakeholders

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Unconditional registration as a Registered nurse and/or midwife with relevant postgraduate qualifications in Child and Family Health.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Hold a current driver’s licence

Desirable

• Additional experience and/or qualifications in midwifery or paediatric nursing.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• A minimum 4 years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse and more than 2 years working as a Child and Family Health nurse/midwife.
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, and all other related frameworks

Desirable

• Additional experience and/or qualifications in midwifery or paediatric nursing.

Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances.

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy

All employees are required to:

• adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct
• act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Proven clinical experience in assessing the health and wellbeing needs of women, children and families experiencing increased risk of poor health or developmental outcomes, and the subsequent planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions, with a strong focus on working in partnership with clients.
2. Demonstrated effective interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team, and with clients, families, and stakeholders to enhance the health and wellbeing outcomes for women, children and families.
3. Demonstrated ability to participate in the development, and delivery, of education sessions, and demonstrated competence in the use of Information Technology in health service provision.
4. Demonstrated commitment to safe and evidence-based practice through participation and contribution to systems of Clinical Governance through the development of policy and procedure, research, and fostering a learning culture.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Frequently
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Occasionally

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Frequently
Frequent travel – driving	Frequently

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Frequently
Working outdoors	Occasionally

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Occasionally
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Occasionally
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Occasionally
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Never
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Occasionally

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Never
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Never
Excessive noise	Never
Low lighting	Occasionally
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Never
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Frequently
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Never
Lifting 16kg+	Never
Climbing	Never
Running	Never
Reaching	Occasionally
Kneeling	Occasionally
Foot and leg movement	Occasionally
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Occasionally
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Frequently
Push/pull	Frequently
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Never