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What’s Kaleido Health Centre?

Kaleido Health Centre is a brand-new, unique, multi-disciplinary health service—the first of its kind in Australia. Our mission is to provide high-quality, inclusive, person-centred, integrated health care specifically for sexuality and gender-diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals in NSW.

Kaleido offers a dynamic healthcare environment that includes both primary care and specialist services. Our offerings encompass general practice, mental health, sexual health, gender-affirming care, drug health, child and family services, and more. The design of our services is based on the needs expressed by our LGBTQ+ communities, ensuring informed and non-judgmental care provided by general practitioners, allied health professionals, and specialists, focusing on areas with the highest healthcare needs.

Ok, so what’s the role?

The Primary Health Care Nurse (Registered Nurse Level 2) delivers high-quality, compassionate primary healthcare services to the LGBTQ+ community and provides clinical support and guidance to level 1 Registered Nurses (RNs), Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and student nurses. You will:

  • Provide high-quality nursing care to clients, ensuring a client-centred approach that respects diversity and individual needs.
  • Work in partnership with Kaleido’s General Practitioners to deliver clinical services to the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Collaborate with a diverse range of health and support service providers from the NGO government and private sector and operate under a truly integrated model of care.
  • Have the opportunity to work within a broad scope of practice, including refining and utilising clinical skills in providing sexual health services, mental health services, and gender affirming healthcare.
  • Lead Kaleido’s infection prevention and control program and vaccination service and contribute as a Clinical Risk Management Committee member.

Who are we looking for?

  • A person with an understanding of and commitment to Kaleido’s mission and values who is seeking meaningful work and the opportunity to empower and improve the well-being of LGBTQ+ people.
  • A person with well-developed, well-rounded clinical nursing skills and experience.

What else can we tell you?

Kaleido Health Centre is a brand-new health service and is the product of many years of advocacy and planning by ACON. However, while we will work closely with ACON, Kaleido Health is a separate entity with its own CEO, Board of Directors, Mission and Values, and a unique scope of service delivery.

ACON will be assisting Kaleido Health with the recruitment and onboarding processes for this role.

This means you may receive emails from ACON as part of this process, but rest assured, this job is for the Kaleido Health Centre.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to build and shape the culture of a new organisation that will make a significant impact on the lives of LGBTQ+ people in NSW.

To support the successful candidate in their new role at Kaleido, we offer:

  • Salary Packaging up to $35,000 gross-up value (currently up to $15,900 Expenses + $2,650 Meals, tax-free).
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to a free comprehensive counselling service.
  • Supportive working environment with a knowledgeable and friendly team.
  • Flexible working arrangements by negotiation.

What are the remuneration and working details?

Salary: Competitive salary above award rates based on skills, qualifications, and experience (plus superannuation and leave loading).

Location: Kaleido’s Gadigal/Sydney Centre at The Belltower, 6 Cornwallis Street Eveleigh NSW 2015.

Details

Applications CloseMarch 7, 2025
Job Board
Job CategoryNursing & Allied Health
Job FieldLGBTIQ
Employment BasisFull Time
LocationSydney CBD

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Essential Criteria

1.  A strong commitment to achieving excellence in integrated, person-centred, LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming health care and a demonstrated understanding of the leading social, cultural, and structural factors impacting the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community in Australia

2.    Tertiary qualification/s in Nursing, unrestricted registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), current Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR certifications, current professional indemnity cover, and evidence of up-to-date mandatory vaccinations.

3.    Current accreditation as a Nurse Immuniser or a willingness to obtain accreditation and familiarity with Australian guidelines for vaccination programs and health screenings in a general practice context

4.    Proven experience or strong understanding of nursing within general practice or primary healthcare settings, delivering high-quality, personalised care. Committed to LGBTQ+ inclusive health promotion and possess well-developed clinical skills in assessing and managing common medical conditions.

5.    Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

6.    strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise client care, manage appointments, and meet deadlines.

7.    Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, fostering open communication and positive relationships to achieve shared goals.

8.    Demonstrated leadership skills, including supervising and providing clinical oversight to less experienced nursing colleagues.

Desirable Criteria

1.    Lived experience as a member of the LGBTQ+ Community.

2.    Postgraduate qualifications or certifications relevant to nursing in primary care settings, such as chronic disease management, cardiovascular nursing, women’s health, diabetes education or cannulation.

3.    Experience and clinical skills in providing sexual health services, mental health services, and gender affirming healthcare, and assisting in minor surgical procedures such as skin excisions.

4.    Awareness and experience in delivering care to a diverse patient population with intersecting identities, including LGBTQ+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ+ people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

5.    Training or experience in Medicare billing.

6.    Experience using Best Practice TM practice management software and electronic health record.

7.    Member of the Australian Practice Nurses Association (APNA).

Other Information

Make a positive difference for LGBTQ+ communities! We are seeking someone to join the Kaleido Health Centre team and play a vital role in delivering our clinical healthcare services.

How to Apply

How do I apply?

You must email the following three documents in MS Word or PDF format to our recruitment service provider at vacancy@acon.org.au:

1)   Your completed Kaleido Application Form – with all the details filled in.

2)   Your Cover Letter outlining how you meet the Selection Criteria

Tell us in detail how you meet each of the selection criteria in the position description.

Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of the role and how you’d use them to excel at it.

To do this, please address each criterion separately. You should use statements with examples that clearly demonstrate your competency in a particular area. Applicants who do not demonstrate that they meet the position's requirements will not be invited to attend an interview.

3)  Your Resume

Tell us about your current and previous employment and your education. Be sure to include:

a.  Your Name, Contact Details and preferred Pronouns.

b.  Your Education, including any degrees you have received, the institution and its location and the date of your graduation. You might also want to include your major/minor fields, any honours, and publications.

c.   Your Work Experience including jobs, internships, and volunteer work.

Kaleido Health Centre

Kaleido Health Centre is a brand-new, unique, multi-disciplinary health service opening in early 2025 – the first of its kind in NSW. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, inclusive, person-centred, integrated health care specifically for sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) people in NSW.

We are grounded in the belief that diversity is our strength, our differentiator, and at the core of who we are and what we do. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we encourage applications from people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ+ people from culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, migrant and refugee backgrounds, and LGBTQ+ people of colour

Website https://www.acon.org.au/about-acon/jobs/#kaleido-health-centre-primary-care-nurse