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Empower
Lives: Join Our Compassionate Nursing Team at Perth Children's
Hospital
CRVCID
No. 697211
This is a Recruitment Pool
for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time,
and Fixed Term Part Time appointments with the possibility of
extensions (s) and/or permanency.
We currently have a 12
months fixed term contract for 0.4 FTE (with possibility of
extension and/or permanency) and a fixed term contract for 0.5 FTE
from approximately 29/09/2025 – 09/01/2026 positions
available.
Position Profile: Perth
Children's Hospital is seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical
Nurse to join our Koorliny Moort Service. This vital role supports
the Clinical Nurse Specialist in achieving service goals and
providing exceptional, individualised care to Aboriginal patients
and their families. The successful candidate will offer leadership,
expert nursing knowledge, and facilitate care coordination,
assessment, advice, and support to Aboriginal families, whilst
promoting cultural awareness within the organisation. You will be
responsible for engaging Aboriginal families in a clinical setting,
acting as an advocate and collaborating with the healthcare team to
improve health outcomes and family satisfaction.
About the Service: Perth
Children’s Hospital’s
Koorliny Moort (Walking with Families) Ambulatory Care
Coordination program provides out of hospital care to Aboriginal
families who might find it hard to come into hospital for their
paediatric appointments or who want to stay closer to
home.
About Perth Children’s
Hospital (PCH): is Western Australia's specialist paediatric
hospital and trauma centre, with 298 beds. Located at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical
Centre, PCH offers primary care for severe medical cases and
secondary services such as inpatient, outpatient, and day-stay
care. Our purpose-built facility incorporates the latest
evidence-based design principles to deliver optimal care to the
community. Explore our services on the PCH About Us page for
more information.
Eligibility to Apply: Australian
citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for
applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public
sector. Fixed term and/or casual contracts can be held by
individuals on visas that allow working
rights within Australia.
Application Instructions:
Applications are required to be submitted online by selecting
“Apply for job” below. (via www.jobs.wa.gov.au.) Please
ensure the email address provided is actively monitored as it will
serve as the primary communication channel throughout the
recruitment process.
Your ability to meet
the work-related requirements will be assessed throughout the
recruitment process. For your written application please provide
the following:
- Within
the application system you will be asked to respond to the
following essential selection criteria listed within the job
description form for the position. Each response should
demonstrate your relevant skills and experience and should not
exceed 500 words per question.
- Advanced
level of skill in clinical Paediatric or Child Health care
(Essential Criteria 2)
- Demonstrated knowledge
and understanding of Aboriginal family structure, culture and
custom (Essential Criteria 3)
- Proven
ability to function effectively in a multidisciplinary team
(Essential Criteria 5)
- A
current resume which summarises your experience and includes
both phone and email contact details of two professional
referees, with at least one being a recent supervisor/line
manager.
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please
ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
Working With Children’s
check: This position is subject to a Western
Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further
information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au
Selection
Criteria: Please see the
attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
For Further Job Related
Information: We encourage you to contact Clare
Kennedy – A/Clinical Nurse Specialist on +61 8 6456
0362.
About Child and Adolescent Health Service
(CAHS): CAHS is Western Australia's primary
provider of paediatric healthcare, exclusively dedicated to
infants, children, and young people. Comprising Perth
Children’s Hospital (PCH), Neonatology, Community Health, and
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). CAHS operates
with over 7,000 employees across PCH, King Edward Memorial Hospital
(KEMH), and over 160 community clinics in the metropolitan area.
For more information about our services click here.
CAHS Values: CAHS is
committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and
shaped by our values of Compassion,
Collaboration,
Equity,
Respect,
Excellence
and Accountability.
During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to
fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values. For further information about the benefits of working for
CAHS and our services please click here
For Assistance including any
adjustment needed to accommodate a disability and confidential
enquiries – please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team
on +61 8 6456 0321 or via email: cahs.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au
Other Conditions: WA
Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA
Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records
screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment
process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an
applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
Our Values guide
our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and
employment! CAHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from
culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI
communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever
your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and
family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider
bringing your expertise to our workforce.
In addition, we are
committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health
Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this
position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are
encouraged to apply.
Suitable applicants will be
placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar
vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until
30/09/2026.
Whilst this selection
process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may
also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the
health service. In addition to this, should the successful
applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next
most suitable applicant may also be selected from this
process. Both options remain valid for a period of twelve
(12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the
recruitment decision.
If you experience
difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee
Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business
hours.
Lodgement is system
generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
