Child and Family Health Registered Nurse
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- Registered Nurse
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- REQ650354 Requisition #
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- Mar 23, 2026 Post Date
Child and Family Health nursing position available within the dynamic, innovative NSLHD Child & Family Health Service. A Registered Nurse (RN) with Child and Family Health qualifications will find rewards in the practice which extends their role and provides a continuum of care in the support of families. The role involves working autonomously undertaking home visiting, providing child health checks, and facilitating groups. The successful applicant will have a period of orientation and once established in the team mentoring is available to develop extended skills in areas such as project management, education, and advanced clinical practice.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 19 February 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $37.48 - $52.62
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ650354
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
What you'll be doing
Registered Nurses with Child and Family Health qualifications. This is your opportunity to join a dynamic busy well-resourced Community based Child and Family Health team working with families with children from newborn to 5 years of age. Role includes home visiting, breastfeeding clinics, facilitating groups, anticipatory guidance, and health education to promote optimum development of children, supporting vulnerable families and parents with postnatal depression and anxiety. (We recommend you contact us when applying, if you are working towards a CFHN Qualification, or if you believe you have equivalent experience to a CFHN).
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Registered Nurse – Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Current drivers licence recognised in NSW.
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in Child and Family Health or equivalent experience.
Ability to demonstrate counselling skills, group facilitation skills and working in partnership with families.
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For role related queries or questions contact Julie Rogers on Julie.Rogers@invalidemail.com or 0421 613 898.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
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Applications Close: 07 April 2026