Maternal and Child Health Nurse (EMCH Rotation)

Knox City Council•Mira Gut, NS

About The Position

This is an 18-month professional development rotation within the Enhanced Maternal and Child Health (EMCH) team. It is an opportunity for experienced practitioners passionate about equity, early intervention, and intensive family work to develop their skills in a supportive and specialist setting. The EMCH program extends the Universal Maternal and Child Health (UMCH) service by providing targeted support to vulnerable families with children aged 0-3 years. The program offers up to 20 hours of additional MCH support to enhance engagement and facilitate timely intervention, aiming to improve outcomes for infants, children, mothers, and families. The rotation involves 2 consecutive days per week (Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday available) for 18 months and includes a comprehensive orientation program with shadowing opportunities before client caseload allocation.

Requirements

Current employee of Knox City Council or engaged via Comensura for 4+ continuous months.
Must discuss this opportunity with your substantive People Leader before submitting an expression of interest.
Experienced practitioners.
Passionate about equity, early intervention, and working more intensively with families.

Nice To Haves

Skills and qualities to bring to the role (to be detailed in application).
Skills to develop during this rotation (to be detailed in application).

Responsibilities

Provide targeted support to families with children aged 0-3 years who are experiencing increased vulnerability.
Offer up to 20 hours of additional MCH support.
Engage families intensively and intervene in a timely manner to strengthen outcomes for infants, children, mothers, and families.
Deliver child-centred, maternal, and family-focused care.
Collaborate with parents as partners.
Engage in health-promoting early intervention and preventative health activities.
Provide equitable and inclusive service provision.
Coordinate, collaborate, and build partnerships with local services and professionals.
Ensure appropriate and timely referrals to other services.