Family Planning Australia (FPA) is the leading provider of reproductive and sexual health services in NSW. As an independent not-for-profit organisation, we offer expert clinical care, information, and advice for everybody in every family as well as education and training and evidence-based research to support doctors, nurses, and other professionals.

Develop and expand your nursing skills in reproductive and sexual health with opportunities to manage your own clinic consultations, develop procedural skills in contraceptive implant and IUD insertion and removal, provide telephone support lines and peri-operative care. Opportunities are available to provide nursing education in both the clinical and classroom setting and build your rural skills by participating in our FIFO services across Western NSW. Leadership development is also available to build your nursing leaderships skills and progress your career.

We are currently recruiting for Registered Nurse
- Base Location: Newington NSW
- 16 hours per week (Wed: 8:30am - 5:00pm and Thurs: 11:30am - 8:00pm)

Our benefits

• Professional education – clinical supervision, lectures, webinars, community of practice
• Research – reproductive and sexual health research studies and publications
• International Development – capacity building of health care providers in the Pacific
• Leadership – nursing leadership and clinical governance

• Reproductive and sexual health focused scope of practice
• Access to salary packaging ($15,900pa) plus meal/entertainment ($2,650pa) increasing your fortnightly take home pay
• Access to paid leave entitlements including annual leave, personal/careers leave, parental leave, study leave
• Learning & development support
• Engage in other organisational opportunities

Modern clinical facilities

• Multidisciplinary team
• AINs available to assist with clinic procedures
• Comprehensive clinical support structures
• Internal referral pathways to licensed day surgery
• Fully accredited against the National Safety & Quality Healthcare Standards

Values

• All staff must fully support the FPA values
• FPA is a pro-choice organisation

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse plays an important role in supporting the strategic directions of Family Planning Australia. This is a multi-faceted role responsible for the provision of high quality reproductive and sexual health clinical services to Family Planning Australia clients and is required to work effectively in a team environment.

Base Full Time Salary: $67,322 - $96,277 (salary is based on experience)

Interested?

Click here to access the full position description

Contact Aries Reyes on [email protected] for a confidential discussion

Your application must include a:

• Resume (CV); and
• Cover letter outlining how your skills and experience. You must review and refer to the selection criteria listed in the position description in your application.

FPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

Please submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria listed in the position description. We will be reviewing applications regularly, and the advertisement may be closed early if the position is successfully recruited to.

Family Planning Australia does not accept unsolicited agency resumes or applications and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited agency resumes or applications.

Essential

• Primary nursing degree with current AHPRA registration as a registered nurse
• Minimum 2 years post graduate experience including demonstrated clinical experience in reproductive and sexual health
• Experience working with FPA’s defined priority populations - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, young people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people
• High level interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated ability to effectively utilise electronic medical record systems
• Willingness to develop skills in LARC insertion and removal (implant and/or IUD)
• Must have Australian working rights

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification in reproductive and sexual health nursing (RSH CAP or equivalent)
• Previous experience in perioperative nursing, clinical instruction, professional education and/or clinical research
• Experience in working with people from the LGBTIQ community

Other requirements

• A Criminal Record Check and Working With Children Check are required prior to commencement in this role
• Immunisation/vaccination requirements apply to this role