Child Health Nurse

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service provided pay range

This range is provided by Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

A$96,712.00 / yr - A$110,752.00 / yr

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Child Health Nurse to provide specialist child health services to children and their families who are clients of Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service. The Child Health Nurse works with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence‑based child health services to children including child health assessments, immunisations and developmental screening. This includes scheduled child health screening, care coordination of children requiring child development and / or specialist paediatric services, implementation of child immunisation programs, health promotion programs addressing priority health issues, and supporting skill development in the area of child health for the DYHS clinic staff.

This is a Permanent Full‑time vacancy and the Work Hours (FTE) is flexible for negotiation.

Key Duties

• Delivering culturally sensitive child health care, conducting evidence‑based assessments and screenings, identifying high‑risk children, administering developmental assessments, ensuring immunisation compliance, and supporting staff in child health assessments.
• The role involves fostering preventative care and early intervention, offering guidance to families, and facilitating effective stakeholder management and teamwork.
• Responsibilities also include client education, maintaining clinical standards, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and liaising with medical teams and community services.
• Upholding organisational values such as cultural integrity and professionalism, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to Organisation's quality improvement and safety protocols.
• The position requires flexibility in fulfilling additional assigned duties from the line manager.

About Us

DYHS is the largest Aboriginal community‑controlled healthcare provider in WA, providing culturally responsive primary health care to over 20,000 Aboriginal patients across four clinics in East Perth, Mirrabooka, Maddington and Midland. Our dedicated team focuses on prevention, early intervention, and comprehensive care to enhance the wellbeing of our community.

Benefits

Essential Criteria

Desirable

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Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is an equal opportunity institution, providing educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, colour, gender, age, or disability.

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service reserves the right to contact the current or most recent employer and evaluate past employment records of applicants selected for interview.

The organisation reserves the right to re‑advertise the position or to delay final selection if it is deemed that applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool.

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is committed to a smoke‑free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.

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