Safe Start Consultation Liasion

Join our dynamic team where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact_

$55.45 - $57.27 per hour + 11.5% super & salary packaging **|** Permanent Part Time 18 hours per week **|** Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2/Clinical Midwife Specialist Grade 2 **|** Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital **|** REQ529901 **|** Applications close: 10 November 2024

**Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.**

The vision for Illawarra Shoalhaven Local health District (ISLHD is ‘Excellent services, quality partnerships, healthy communities; ISLHD is committed to provide best practice health care and programs that promote the health and wellbeing of people in the Illawarra Shoalhaven.

The primary focus of the Safe Start position is to identify and support early intervention with women at risk of and with significant mental health problems. The Safe Start position supports the implementation of the Southern Hospital Network Midwifery pre and post-natal screening process to identify mothers at risk of mental health concerns in the perinatal period to ensure they receive early advice and support so that infant development is not compromised.

For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.

**A little about us.**

**Shoalhaven Hospital**, located on Yuin Country, is the main acute care hospital for the Shoalhaven region, providing emergency care, medical, surgical and orthopaedic services. The hospital has an Intensive Care Unit focusing on high dependency and coronary patients, Children’s Ward and Maternity Unit, as well as a purpose-built regional Cancer Care Centre and sub-acute Mental Health Unit.

With a significant redevelopment of the hospital currently underway and a strong focus on career development, there has never been a better time to join our progressive and growing team in** **the Shoalhaven.**

**Benefits of working with ISLHD.**

We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:

- Allocated Days Off (ADO) - once a month take a paid day off (eligible full-time employees)
- Salary packaging - less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing - lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information.
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
- Current AHPRA Registration
- Relevant post-registration qualification and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- NSW Drivers Licence
- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.

ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

**Need more information or help applying?**
- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
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