Occupation:
Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location:
Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference:
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Selection Criteria
Specialist Expertise:
Competency and experience in clinical nursing assessment and ability to work as a sole health professional within schools.
Demonstrated expertise in adolescent public/school health, community health, health promotion or development paediatrics.
Demonstrated experience in effective client record management, activity recording, assessment, and care planning.
Cross Cultural Awareness:
Communicate well with, relate to, and see issues from the perspective of people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds.
Communication:
Confidently conveys information in a clear and compelling way; considerate of others; able to express own views in a constructive and diplomatic way; develops reports and correspondence for clients and others using explicit and readily understood language; writes in a clear, fluent, and concise manner; produce written communications that are appropriate and readily understood by the intended audience; organise information in a logical sequence.
Analytical, conceptual and information seeking skills:
Deal with concepts and complexity comfortably, be intelligent and perceptive, use analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems, have creative ideas and project how these can link to innovations; translate creative ideas into workplace improvements
Service excellence:
Constantly looks for continuous improvement opportunities and ways to innovate and encourages others to do the same; makes specific changes in work methods to improve outcomes, quality and timeliness of service.
Role
The Secondary School Nursing Program is managed and led by DE and places nurses within the wellbeing teams of selected secondary schools to help reduce negative health outcomes and risk‐taking behaviours amongst young people. The Secondary School Nurse is a member of the School Nursing Program; Health, Wellbeing and Specialist Services team; area and regional teams.
The Secondary School Nurse role supports the school in addressing contemporary health and social issues facing young people with a focus on health promotion and primary prevention including health education, classroom education sessions and small group education and limited primary health care including student assessment, referral and support. The Secondary School Nurse works collaboratively with the Health, Wellbeing and Inclusion Workforce, students, teachers, school leadership and school communities to build capabilities and improve health outcomes.
The incumbent is required to practice in accordance with Department of Education policy and procedure as well as the various Professional Codes, Guidelines and Registration Standards set by Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority.
Who May Apply
Current registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority.




Current Victorian Working with Children Check.
Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
Relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience in the areas of child or adolescent health, health promotion, community health, mental health, sexual health, public health, primary health care, education, experience as an independent practitioner.
Diversity and Inclusion
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes versatile work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines ).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case‐by‐case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
Child Safe Standards
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees,including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
Essential:
Current registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Authority.
Current Victorian Working with Children Check.
Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
Desirable:




Relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience in the areas of child or adolescent health, health promotion, community health, mental health, sexual health, public health, primary health care, education, experience as an independent practitioner.
Conditions of Employment
All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre‐employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at
Location Profile
About the Department
The Department of Education (DE) leads the delivery of education and development services to children, young people and adults both directly through government schools and indirectly through the regulation and funding of early childhood services, non-government schools and training programs.
Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as five central Divisions. The responsibilities of Schools and Regional Services include:
service delivery including performance, contract management, funding delivery and acquittal
program implementation including detailed implementation planning and delivery
local area engagement, advice, support and partnerships
workforce capability development, professional practice leadership and delivery
emergency management including critical incident response
supporting strong regional partnerships with early childhood services, schools and other education providers to deliver high‐quality services and outcomes with a 0-18 focus.
The regional model is designed to:
connect between central government policy and the delivery of high quality services to Victorians
drive outcomes across all stages of learning through expert advice and support
connect with families, service providers, schools and communities
lead, collaborate and partner at a local level to overcome social and economic challenges facing our communities, towns and cities
deliver health, wellbeing and support services to children, young people and their families to assist them in their learning and development
improve connectedness and transitions between significant points in a child¿s life - such as between early childhood, kindergarten, school and tertiary education
assist and support children and young people who are vulnerable, disengaged, and those with disabilities or challenging behaviour.
Organisational values
Victorian Public Sector Values
DE employees commit to the public sector values as outlined in Section 7 of the Public Administration Act ****, DE has adopted these values
For more information on the DE¿s values, visit:
Applications close Saturday 21 November
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📌 Secondary School Nurse - Mallee Area , Buloke Lga - Nwvr - 20004735 (Melbourne)
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