Rachel Spencer

• Advanced child health nursing clinical skills including screening, assessment, planning, and evaluation for early detection of developmental delay in children aged 0- 4.
• Refer to multidisciplinary teams, and other professionals/stakeholders regarding information gathered during assessment of clients and their families.
• Complex problem solving for coordination of care for vulnerable children.
• Maintained practice standards by ensuring compliance with policies and procedural guidelines in accordance with relevant legislation and Public Sector Standards.
• Acting as a resource/liaison to other health service providers/ professional agencies as required.
• Actively partake in family partnership supervision and reflective practice to support ongoing development of self and others.
• Participate in nursing research and working parties to promote evidence-based and/or best practices.
• Supervision and preceptorship of undergraduate nursing students and registered nurses.
• Demonstrated responsibility for own learning and professional development through ongoing education and performance review.
• Maintenance of record keeping, and documentation and development and collection of appropriate and accurate statistical data as required.
• Demonstrated extensive experience working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Incorporated primary healthcare principles and knowledge of social determinants of health.
• Advanced interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Use of technology including telehealth services
• Community home visits 0-14 days post birth
• Child development services intake meetings
• Provision of breastfeeding support
• Clinic based health and developmental checks (birth to 4 years)
• Mental health screening
• Health promotion and education (e.g. breastfeeding, nutrition, safe sleeping, sleep and settling, play & learning, injury prevention)
  

• Child Health Experience (as listed above)

School Health -

• Conduction of school entry health assessments (growth and development)
• Hearing screening including otoscopic examination, tympanometry and audiometry
• Vision screening including corneal light reflex and visual acuity testing
• Children in care assessments
• Health promotion education including growth development talks to students and education for school staff such as action plans for asthma, anaphylaxis, hand hygiene and sun-safe strategies
• Immunisation surveillance and provision of immunisations (0-4 clinics, outreach service and school-based Immunisation team)
• Participation in team activities, staff meetings and minute taking

• Antenatal booking interviews, risk assessments and referrals
• Care for women during labour and birth
• Postnatal Care including discharge planning and education
• Home visiting midwifery service
• Breastfeeding support and education
• Provision of neonatal care in a level 2 nursery
• Preceptorship to students and junior staff
• Referrals/liaison with multidisciplinary team (e.g
• Mental health, social work, Department of Communities)
• Participation in Baby Friendly Health Initiative Accreditation Preparation
• Conduction of antenatal education workshops
• Participation in quality activities (e.g
• Breastfeeding variances and safe sleeping).
• Provision of care during ambulance transfer to tertiary hospitals.

• Midwife in a multidisciplinary team providing antenatal care for women with maternal and fetal complications of pregnancy
• Counselling, preparation and support for women undergoing fetal surveillance and diagnostic procedures
• Counselling and support during ultrasound and invasive diagnostic procedures
• Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team for high risk pregnancies
• Bereavement support for families experiencing loss of a pregnancy or child.
• Complex family history taking in liaison with Genetic counsellors
• Maintenance of research databases
• Complex Care of neonates in level 2/3 care units