MECSH Registered Nurse - Anyinginyi Health - Tennant Creek

Full time opportunity

Salary $94,498 – $100,965 per annum

Community based organisation – make a genuine difference to the community!

Provide assessment, screening, support, advice and referral services to vulnerable and at risk mothers, families and carer’s with enrolled children to the age of three years old, living in Tennant Creek and surrounding communities.

Why Anyinginyi Health?
pro­vides cul­tur­al­ly respon­sive pri­ma­ry health care ser­vices that are client cen­tred and con­tribute to improv­ing the health of the Abo­rig­i­nal com­mu­ni­ty of Ten­nant Creek and the Bark­ly region. Anyinginyi Health remains focussed on their central objective; that is to relieve the poverty, sickness, disempowerment, serious social and economic disadvantage, and dysfunction that affects the Aboriginal population of the region. The Anyinginyi service delivery area totals almost 150,000 square km. It stretches north of Tennant Creek to Elliott, eastward almost to the Queensland border and south to Ali Curung. Services are provided to over 7500 people.

What’s in it for you?
Working with Anyinginyi Health not only offers rewarding career options in a dynamic workplace, but a wide range of employee benefits including:

Salary of $94,498 – $100,965 p/a + 6 weeks annual leave

Generous salary packaging of $15,899.94 p/a

Professional development allowance of $1,300 p/a

Free gym membership & free general dentistry

Remote retention allowance of $750 and relocation assistance up to $5,000 to help you get settled into town!

What’s the role?
This is an exciting opportunity for a full time Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting Program (MECSH) Registered Nurse (Female Identified), based in Tennant Creek, to join the Anyinginyi Health team
Responsibilities include, but not limited to-

Improving transition to parenting by supporting mothers through pregnancy

Improving maternal health and wellbeing by helping mothers to care for themselves

Improving child health and development by helping parents to interact with their children in developmentally supportive ways

Developing and promoting parents’ aspirations for themselves and their children

Improving family and social relationship and networks by helping parents to foster relationships within the family and with other families and services

Is the role right for you?
What will see you thrive in this role is the ability to share Anyinginyi Health’s vision of Aboriginal people in the Bark­ly region enjoying equi­ty in health sta­tus with that of oth­er Aus­tralian citizens. Anyinginyi oper­ate in a region with a high bur­den of dis­ease and com­plex needs aris­ing from disadvan­tage and social inequal­i­ty. Anyinginyi Health believe in pre­ven­ta­tive care and offer reg­u­lar health checks and screen­ing to ensure ear­ly detec­tion and treat­ment. Anyinginyi also work with their clients to devel­op care man­age­ment plans and pro­vide ongo­ing wraparound sup­port ser­vices for those who are at risk of or diag­nosed with chron­ic dis­ease.
Before you reach out and apply, we need you to have:

Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse

Related experience in Child and Maternal Health / Development, Infant and Child Nutrition or Safety, and strong knowledge of postnatal care, neonatal health and development, and breastfeeding experience.

Acquired clinical skills and experience to work competently in remote areas, and a clear understanding of the issues pertaining to Aboriginal Primary Health Care and the social determinants of health in remote communities

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills and be comfortable in providing support in a variety of areas and fostering positive parenting skills and future-orientated families

Current Ochre Card, Criminal History Check, First Aid Certificate and NT Drivers Licence

What’s it like living in Tennant Creek?
500km north of Alice Springs, Tennant Creek was once a rough and tumble droving town but is now a modern town and one of the Territory’s most populated areas. It is home to a major regional hospital, a university, schools, shops and a supermarket, accommodation, bars, clubs and restaurants, banking facilities, sporting clubs and an airport – everything you need to set up a relaxing new lifestyle! People from all walks of life find themselves calling Tennant Creek home.