Registered Nurse

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Days off per year

Learning and development opportunities

Gym discounts

Private health insurance discount

Job summary

NSW Health’s Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) in Darlinghurst seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver person-centred care across KRC sites and outreach. The role involves working within SESLHD’s SHBBV service to prevent, diagnose, and treat STIs and blood-borne viruses among diverse populations.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, apply clinical expertise, and engage in continuous professional development while travelling to multiple sites as required.

Qualifications

• Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience in sexual health, primary health care, women’s health, drug and alcohol nursing or related fields.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and apply professional boundaries in complex situations.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise own workload.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for person-centred practice.
• Knowledge of health and social welfare issues affecting vulnerable communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred nursing care across multiple KRC sites and outreach.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care.
• Contribute to the implementation of best-practice nursing within SHBBV services.
• Promote safe and compassionate care for diverse populations within SESLHD.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Communication

Teamwork

Health information systems

Education

RN registration

Tools

Health information systems

Job description

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time Until 30 June 2027
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $114,771.98 Per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ702946
Location: Kirketon Centre, Darlinghurst
Application Close Date: 26 October 2026

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, Sydney involved in the prevention, treatment and care of HIV/AIDS and other transmissible infections among people who inject drugs, sex workers, people experiencing homelessness, 'at risk' young people and Aboriginal people.

As a Registered Nurse at KRC, you will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team in the provision of person-centred care. You will be required to work across multiple KRC sites including KRC Kellett St, KRC Crown and KRC South as well as outreach. As a Registered Nurse in SESLHD you will be recognised as a healthcare professional employing your clinical skills and critical thinking in delivering high quality patient care.

You will be part of a team that strives to support each other to reach our potential, focus on what matters most and continue to be innovative in approaches to practice. As a Registered Nurse at KRC, you will be encouraged to share your clinical expertise and further develop your practice with the professional development opportunities available.

Additional Benefits

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, Novated Leasing; and Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full‑time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

Career development - Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable and to obtain personal regrade to Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 1 status where relevant.

Selection Criteria

• Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience as a Registered Nurse that applies to sexual health, primary health care, women’s health, drug and alcohol nursing or related field.
• Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and be able to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others and current computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritise and organise own workload.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for and implement person‑centred practice.
• 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.
• Willingness to travel and work across 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.

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 ***************@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 (***************@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website