Nurse Home Visitor

• Darwin location, Full Time
• Have a real impact on the health and wellbeing of our Indigenous communities
• Work with a down to earth team, dedicated to what we do

We have a great opportunity for a dedicated and experienced Nurse Home Visitor to join our Australian Nurse Family Partnership Program (ANFPP) team. Take on an important role where you’ll improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians by reaching out to the community and promoting better health choices. We’ll provide great learning opportunities, giving you the chance to grow your skills and progress your career.

About Us:

Established in 1991, Danila Dilba Health Service is a community organisation providing comprehensive primary health care to Biluru communities in the Yilli Rreung Region of the Northern Territory. We aim to improve the physical, mental, spiritual, cultural and social wellbeing of our clients through innovative comprehensive programs based on principles of equity, access, empowerment, determination and collaboration.

About the role:

The successful candidate will work with the Family Partnership Worker and provide a comprehensive home visiting service to pregnant women with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander baby and their families. The successful candidate will work with the Family Partnership Worker to foster a culturally safe, therapeutic relationship with pregnant women and promote high level engagement and successful program outcomes.

You’ll IMPACT the community, helping close the gap in Indigenous healthcare and wellbeing, one helping hand at a time.

You’ll be PROUD, both of the work you do and who you work for.

You’ll work with a TEAM, alongside people who are down to earth and truly dedicated to what we do.

You’ll EXPERIENCE and learn something new every day through the variety of your role.

You’ll embrace the OPPORTUNITY to progress your career - follow your path at Danila Dilba.

Responsibilities include:

• Provides culturally safe home visits to women who are eligible for the ANFPP and their families and works with ANFPP team members to enhance the team’s capacity to remain culturally safe
• Utilizes the nursing process and delivers content at home visits in a way that maintains alignment with the client centered principles including modelling therapeutic relationships, change theory, self-efficacy, client centered, strength based and solution focused approaches.
• Works collaboratively with teams and uses Reflective Practice in supervision to improve skills in delivering care in line with the Program model.
• Carries a case load of up to 25 clients.
• Collaboration with members of the DDHS multidisciplinary team and external services providers within government and non-government organisations to facilitate care and follow to support optimal health outcomes.

Are you the right person?

The successful candidate will have:

• Current registration as a Nurse or Midwife with AHPRA, with a minimum 3 years relevant clinical experience;
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, liaison, negotiation and conflict resolution with people from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds;
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of Primary Health Care within Indigenous Health;
• Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to Aboriginal culture and history and knowledge of issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
• Ability to work independently, and as a member of a team, with strong organisational skills and demonstrated ability to plan, manage and prioritise tasks;
• Demonstrated high level computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Word and Excel (or similar) as well as the ability to use clinical practice software;
• Demonstrated high standard of written skills in the preparation of detailed reports, general correspondence and documentations with an understanding of confidentiality;
• Preparedness to undertake and complete all ANFPP training and other workplace training as required with a willingness to travel interstate for training.

We want you to be proud of both the work you do and of who you work for! Follow your path at Danila Dilba - where every person matters.

Interested?

Please ensure that you provide a covering letter addressing the selection criteria and a current resume. 

For further information, please contact Florence Morcom on 0429 089 172 or at Florence.Morcom@ddhs.org.au

Applications close: 30 March 2020