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Registered Nurse, Sexual Health

Nunkuwarrin Yunti • Full-time • Australia • 1w ago

Posted: 14/07/2025

Closing Date: 28/07/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wakefield St, Adelaide

Job Category: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

Job Description

The primary function of the Registered Nurse, Sexual Health Syphilis & BBV role is to oversee Nunkuwarrin Yunti’s STI Program with a specific focus on syphilis testing and management includes but not limited to:

Provide and facilitate opportunities for screening (in clinical and community settings as appropriate) with specific focus on high-risk populations and individuals
Ensure positive cases are provided timely, sensitive, and confidential follow up within the community for results, treatment, and contact tracing.
Contribute to accurate data collection to enable continuous quality improvement including auditing of positive cases and screening rates for Syphilis and other STIs.
Participate in networking with similar positions across SA ACCHs.
Lead the upskilling of clinical staff in current recommendations for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and management of syphilis and other STIs
Contribute to the development of STI protocols for Communicare.
Lead the development of appropriate STI related resources.
Support community education and health promotion activities relevant to STIs, especially syphilis, including safe sex messages.
Maintain all reporting that is required throughout the length of the contract

Desired Skills and Experience

ESSENTIAL – includes qualifications, skills, experience, and clinical knowledge in STIs and BBV

Minimum qualification Certificate Bachelor of Nursing or other equivalent vocational qualification
Demonstrated understanding of the contemporary issues facing Aboriginal people and the impacts these issues have on Indigenous Australian societies and cultures
Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal people
Experience working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service or primary health care setting or equivalent
Knowledge of best practice approaches to sexual health care, including screening, treatment and follow up care of clients
Knowledge of management of blood born viruses
Experience in developing and or contributing to the planning, development, and distribution of health promotion resources and or training for client
Proven well-developed written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise and network effectively with a range of key stakeholders including health professionals and administrative staff
Demonstrated knowledge, skill, and experience in continuous quality improvement processes
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
Demonstrated experience in managing a diverse range of tasks and competing priorities, working with minimal supervision and ability as a member of a team

DESIRABLE

Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Authority (AHPRA) and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Certificate IV in Training and Education or equivalent.
Significant experience in the use of Communicare or other electronic client health information management system
Experience in data collection including audits and continuous quality improvement initiatives
Experience in leading and facilitating community education and health promotion strategies