Nurse Practitioner

Introduction:

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 nurse practitioner skills in reproductive and sexual health with opportunities to provide specialised, high-quality nursing care autonomously and in collaboration with other health professionals within the reproductive and sexual health space. Opportunities are available to 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 a Nurse Practitioner

• Base Location: Penrith NSW
• 24 hours per week

Our benefits

• 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
• 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

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
• For a full list of values, please visit Family Planning Australia

Description:

Position Overview

The nurse practitioner is accountable for delivering safe, professional and high quality clinical services to Family Planning Australia clients. The nurse practitioner will maintain high clinical standards and professional nursing practices across the organisation in accordance with Family Planning Australia policies, procedures and clinical guidelines. The role requires a high level of clinical reproductive and sexual health knowledge, skills and experience, excellent communication skills and sound clinical judgement and critical thinking skills.

Base Full Time Salary: $142,702

Interested?

Click here to access the full position description

Contact Aries Reyes on 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.

Skills and Experiences:

Essential

• Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency registration-Nurse Practitioner endorsement
• Post graduate qualification in reproductive and sexual health (FPAA or equivalent) and/or relevant clinical experience in reproductive and sexual health nursing (or willingness to obtain upon commencement)
• Current unrestricted NSW Driver's License and ability to travel throughout NSW
• Experience in primary healthcare or reproductive and sexual health nursing
• Sound computer skills, including MS Office and electronic medical record applications
• Must have Australian working rights

Desirable

• Experience in quality improvement and clinical safety initiatives such as clinical audits and policy and procedure development
• Experience in the development or delivery of nursing education programs and knowledge of adult learning principles
• Skills in LARC insertion (implant and/or IUD) or willingness to be trained in same

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