Registered Nurse Sexual Health in Ballina

An exciting opportunity exists for a Registered Nurse with experience or demonstrated interest in and commitment to sexual health and HIV to join a dedicated multidisciplinary Sexual Health Team.

We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work every day.

There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensuring that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.

Where you'll be working: Clinic 16, Sexual Health Services, Royal North Shore Community Health Centre, Brookvale Community Health Centre.

What you'll be doing:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with individuals and the greater health care team to achieve quality patient care outcomes.
• Provision of sexual health screening and management as per Local and State policies, procedures and guidelines including: History taking, physical examination, venepuncture, safe administration of medications.
• Clinical management, education and counselling of clients.
• Cover telephone triage and provide information.
• Triage clients into Clinic 16 services or refer as appropriate.
• Review pathology results and patient follow up as per clinical policies and procedures.
• Assist in contact tracing.
• May be required to work evening shifts or at outreach services.

Requirements:

• Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with experience or demonstrated interest in Sexual Health and HIV nursing and awareness of Clinic 16 priority populations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the nursing care of patients by applying evidence-based practice and critical thinking.
• Show evidence of accountability and responsibility for own actions.
• Shown ability to effectively work autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team.
• People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy.

You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking- Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications Close: 26 August 2026. Tentative Interview Date: Early September 2026.