Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ611653
Join a passionate multidisciplinary team!
True Colours Clinic is a Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) health service for people aged 16- 25 (AYA) and is one of the Metropolitan Sydney Services developed to provide gender affirming care in NSW in partnership with Sydney Children’s Hospital Network.
This position provides specialist assessment, advice and prescribing to young people requesting access to gender affirming medical care. Care is provided in accordance with NSW Health Framework for the Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service for People Under 25 Years. This position is open to Endocrinology or Sexual Health Staff Specialist with experience providing gender affirming care.
True Colours is a community based multidisciplinary team, supporting comprehensive holistic assessment and patient centered care planning. The Staff specialist will work collaboratively with existing Specialist GP and Psychiatrist as part of the medical team.
This position will provide clinical oversight to registrars, residents, and nurses, to support the training needs of registrars, and to participate as part of the medical unit in research, audit and quality improvement as required.
Where you'll be working
True Colours is a community-based clinic in the heart of Surry Hills. The community-based clinic ensures the passionate multidisciplinary team work collaboratively to support patient care and collegial connection.
What You'll Be Doing
This position provides specialist assessment, advice and prescribing to young people requesting access to gender affirming medical care. Care is provided in accordance with NSW Health Framework for the Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Service for People Under 25 Years. As part of the NSW Specialist Trans and Gender Diverse Health Services you will work collaboratively with colleagues across the statewide services and participate is quality improvements and service delivery.
About South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD)
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional people, 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.
The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service.
The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director of Medical Services and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD.
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.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
Information For Applicants
- 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.
- This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2024_015. Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.
All applications must include a demonstration of your ability to meet each of the selection criteria in order to progress through the recruitment process.
- Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide AHPRA Registration Number on application.
- Fellowship of the Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, FRACP and/or equivalent specialist recognition as provided for by the Health Insurance Act 1973 and the relevant Award/Determination with a demonstrated interest and experience in the provision of transgender healthcare. Applicants who will obtain fellowship within the next 6 months are encouraged to apply.
- Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position, including provision of gender affirming medical care.
- Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality service in the specialty, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
- Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
- Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department.
Please complete the attached documentation and ensure they are uploaded to your application.
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 Shannyn Brown on Shannyn.Brown@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 28 October 2025
