- Great opportunity to work with families and make a difference.
- Work with a dynamic team and support a greater understanding of perinatal mental health.
- Opportunity for professional growth and development
The position provides a professional opportunity to develop skills in providing clinical leadership for the provision of safe, compassionate, quality, client centred care with a focus on perinatal mental health for families with complex needs
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Remuneration: $62.82 - $64.88 per hour
Hours Per Week: 32
Location: Doonside Community Health Centre
Where you'll be working
Be part of Western Sydney Local Health District’s Integrated and Community Health service, supporting families across a diverse and rapidly growing community from Doonside Community Health Centre.
- Work within a highly skilled Child & Family Health multidisciplinary team
- Serve a culturally diverse population across multiple community settings
- Inclusive culture focused on collaboration, respect and patient-centred care
- Opportunities to influence service delivery and clinical practice standards
- Strong focus on professional development and continuous improvement
What you'll be doing
Provide advanced clinical expertise, leadership and coordination of care for children and families, particularly those experiencing psychosocial vulnerability during the perinatal period.
- Deliver specialised perinatal and infant mental health assessments and interventions
- Provide expert consultation and clinical guidance to Child & Family Health teams
- Lead care coordination for complex cases, ensuring integrated service delivery
- Identify and manage clinical risks, applying critical thinking and professional judgement
- Mentor and support staff capability, promoting high-quality, evidence-based practice
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Criteria:
- License: NSW Class C driver's license.
- Qualification: Postgraduate qualification in Child and Family Health Nursing and postgraduate certificate in Perinatal and Infant mental health or working towards with completion within 12 months of employment.
- Registration: Current enrolment with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse Division 1
Selection Criteria:
1. Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division plus post graduate qualifications in child and family health nursing with at least 3 years fulltime equivalent clinical experience and postgraduate certificate in Perinatal and infant mental health or working towards with completion within 12 months of employment.
2. Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with the Registered Nurse Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics for Nurses, and Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
3. Demonstrated advanced clinical skills and expertise and ability to provide complex care planning for children and their families with psychosocial or emotional vulnerabilities.
4. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively both independently and as part of the multidisciplinary health care team.
5. Demonstrated clinical expertise, and the ability to lead and foster innovation and quality improvement to enhance care provision within child and family health models of care and service delivery.
6. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership including education and skill development within the specialty of child and family health during the Perinatal period
7. Highly developed communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal) including proficiency in clinical documentation and use of information technology.
8. Advanced assessment and identification of risk, vulnerability, and safety concerns for children and young people and skilled application of mandatory reporting requirements, risk of significant harm (ROSH) assessments, and documentation.
Requisition ID: REQ664246
Applications Close: 30th June 2026
Need more information?
- about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Rowena Urweiss on [email protected]
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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