Maternal Child Health Nurse

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

 

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Maternal Child Health Nurse role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Mother and Baby Team (Agnes) at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

 

Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) is looking for a Maternal Child Health Nurse to join our growing team on a part-time basis.

 

About the Role

Our 5-bed, 5–6 cot residential unit provides family-focused inpatient care for parents and infants up to 12 months of age across the Gippsland region. The MBU operates within a strong therapeutic framework informed by the Solihull Approach, attachment theory and mentalisation-based practice, with a clear focus on strengthening parent–infant relationships.

The Maternal Child Health Nurse provides evidence-based, strength-based clinical leadership with a dedicated infant focus. This role promotes optimal infant growth, development and wellbeing while supporting parents experiencing perinatal mental health challenges.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

Infant Assessment & Monitoring

• Conduct comprehensive developmental and physical assessments of infants admitted to the MBU.
• Monitor infant growth, health status and developmental milestones.
• Identify early developmental concerns and facilitate appropriate referrals.

 

Parenting Support & Education

• Provide education on infant development, sleep, feeding and nurturing practices.
• Support infant feeding in accordance with the mother’s informed choice.
• Apply attachment theory and infant mental health principles in clinical practice.
• Facilitate or contribute to therapeutic group programs.

 

Mental Health & Infant Wellbeing

• Assess infant wellbeing within the context of parental mental health.
• Identify and respond to emerging safety or developmental concerns.
• Assist in psychiatric or medical emergencies as required.

 

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

• Participate in reviews, care planning and discharge planning.
• Provide education to colleagues regarding infant development.
• Contribute to service development, policy improvement and quality initiatives.
• Build and maintain partnerships with community and private health services.

 

Professional & Administrative Duties

• Maintain accurate, timely and objective documentation.
• Comply with NSQHS standards, LRH policies and relevant legislation.
• Participate in mandatory training, performance appraisal and continuous professional development.

 

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

 

About you

You are an experienced and compassionate Maternal Child Health Nurse with a strong commitment to infant wellbeing and family-centred care. You thrive in multidisciplinary environments and demonstrate leadership, integrity and adaptability in complex clinical settings.

 

Essential Requirements

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Maternal and Child Health qualification.
• Perinatal and Infant Mental Health qualification, or working towards.
• Minimum three years’ clinical experience as a Maternal Child Health Nurse.
• Demonstrated experience working with parents and infants in the perinatal period.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of infant development (0–4 years).
• Current Working with Children Check and Police Check.
• Highly developed communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills.

 

Desirable

• Experience in quality improvement initiatives.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Advanced computer literacy.

 

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

 

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

 

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Emma Vivian, Nurse Unit Manager Agnes via email: 🔒 Click to reveal email for a confidential discussion.

 

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

 

About us

 

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

 

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

 

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

 

Diversity and inclusion

 

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: 🔒 Click to reveal email 

 

How to apply

 

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

 

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

 

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.