Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2026
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ608856
Location: Kirketon Road Centre
Applications close: Thursday 16 October 2025
The Role
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is 'exceptional care, healthier lives'. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
SESLHD’s Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Service (SHBBV) provide leadership, innovation and research in the sector. Services within SHBBV are involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses at an individual and population level within SESLHD, as well as four statewide services. Across these services, care is provided via fixed locations and outreach networks to a client base of approximately 28,000 individuals. SHBBV has highly skilled and diverse staff including nursing, medical, allied health, health promotion, administrative and technical staff. It is the largest SHBBV service in Australia.
The Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) is a targeted primary health care service located in Kings Cross, which is involved in the prevention, treatment, and care of people with HIV/AIDS and other transmissible infections among people who inject drugs, people experiencing homelessness, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who sex work, LGBTQI+ people and 'at -risk' young people.
KRC are looking for a nurse to join our dynamic and innovative team. You will work across all KRC sites including KRC Kellett St, KRC South and partner organisations. The Registered Nurse will coordinate and deliver high quality nursing care to clients attending KRC and outreach/specialist services consistent with SESLHD policies, procedures, and standards. KRC nursing team provide a diverse range of specialist services including sexual health assessment, screening and treatment, client education and health promotion, in-service triage, administration of opiate agonist treatment, wound dressings, outreach, vaccination, provision of nicotine replacement therapy and naloxone and other duties as directed by the NUM.
KRC is a fast-paced progressive service with a large multidisciplinary team. We are focused on staff education and training, collaboration with other services, and above all, providing trauma informed care to the communities we work with through a harm minimisation lens. We are looking for a motivated individual with skills in team collaboration, a willingness to learn and able to provide compassionate, non-judgmental care.
The Kirketon Road Centre values diversity and recognises the important contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the healthcare sector. We encourage all suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a passion for nursing to apply and be part of our team. By applying for a nursing vacancy at the KRC, you will be contributing to the health and wellbeing of your community while working in a supportive and inclusive environment.
We also encourage applicants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds to apply.
KRC is one of the SHBBV Services within the SESLHD Population and Community Health (PaCH) directorate and this position will collaborate with those services as required.
Benefits
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave. (Full-Time employees only)
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable.
- Opportunity to obtain Clinical Nurse Specialist status where relevant.
Selection Criteria
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated clinical experience working in sexual health, drug and alcohol, primary health care, women's health, or related field.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
- Demonstrated good quality documentation skills and computer literacy and the ability to work with EMR systems.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the health and social welfare issues affecting vulnerable communities including, people who inject drugs, people who sex work, people experiencing homelessness, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+ people and 'at-risk' young people.
- Current NSW Driver's License or equivalent.
Need More Information?
- Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
- Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Alexandra Ray on Alexandra.Ray@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-PaCH@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information For Applicants
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website