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Please
note, the closing date for applications to be submitted has been
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CRVCID.
704943
This is a Fixed Term Full
Time or Fixed Term Part Time appointment for up to 6 months, with
the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.
We currently have 1.5 FTE
available.
Position Profile: The
Child and Adolescent Community Health Service (CACH) is seeking a
skilled Clinical Nurse to join our dedicated Community Refugee
Health Team.
As a Clinical Nurse in the
Refugee Health Team, you will play a key role in supporting newly
arrived refugees and humanitarian entrants during their early
settlement in Australia. You will facilitate access to essential
community and specialist health care services, working across the
Perth metropolitan area in diverse settings such as family homes,
community health centres, and schools.
This role requires a high
level of autonomy, as well as collaboration with colleagues in
Community Health and the multidisciplinary Refugee Health Team. The
successful applicant will demonstrate strong communication,
negotiation, and interpersonal skills, along with a comprehensive
understanding of the clinical and social needs of refugee children
and their families.
About Child & Adolescent Community Health
(CACH): Community Health provides health and
developmental assessments, early intervention and health promotion
services for children and young people.
These services are provided
in the community across the Perth metropolitan area at community
health centres, in schools, home visits and through telehealth
appointments. Services focus on child health, growth and
development, behaviour, immunisation and supporting
families.
Visit Child
and Adolescent Health Service | CAHS - Community Health to find
out more about the benefits of working for CAHS – Community Health
and our services.
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 note, applicants must have a current,
valid email address in order to apply online. This email address
will be used for communication with applicants. 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:
- A statement
addressing the selection criteria in no more than 2-3
pages
- 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
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.
For Further Job Related
Information: We encourage you to contact Clinical
Nurse Manager Bizunesh Kebede on +61 0410 648 085.
Supporting diversity and
inclusion: If you have any access needs that may
require adjustment to allow you to fully participate in the
application and interview process, including alternate methods of
communication, or for any confidential enquiries please contact the
CAHS Talent Acquisition Team on +61 8 6456 0321 or via email:
cahs.talentacquisition@health.wa.gov.au
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
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. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening
and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a
working with children check (if required for the role) and a
pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on
your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please
note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an
applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment
process.
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.
WA Health is committed to
eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of
our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage
applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and
people with disabilities.
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.
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.
