Advanced Trainee

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 Services (SHBBV) provides 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. 

Where you'll be working
The Sexual Health Services (SHS) stream consists of 3 Sexual Health Centres: 

• Sydney Sexual Health Centre (4 positions)
• The Albion Centre (2 positions)
• Short Street Centre (rotational cover)

Applicants should be aware when applying for this position that the successful candidate may be required to work across these facilities if needed for broad clinical exposure. However, this role will have a primary work location at one of the sites (either Sydney Sexual Health Centre or The Albion Centre). Applicants are asked to rank their preferred clinical site and availability (full or part time) prior to interview. 

This is a training position recognised by the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (AChSHM, RACP) for core training and other Colleges by negotiation.

Those candidates who are not eligible for advanced training may still apply e.g. extended skills in GP training or who are not part of a training programme and are interested in gaining more experience in sexual health medicine.

The key role of the Trainee is to provide testing for, and management of, HIV and other sexually transmissible infections. Other clinical duties may include, management of other sexual health concerns, such as reproductive health (including long-acting reversible contraception) and gender-affirming care. 

Trainees are expected to provide effective management of patients accessing publicly funded sexual health clinics, whilst undertaking
learning and professional development activities. Trainees are also expected to provide clinical support to staff at the Sexual Health Info Link (SHIL) – a state-wide, nurse-led, telephone sexual health service hosted by SHBBV in SESLHD.

Other roles include, education and teaching, participation in clinic research activities, liaison with other clinicians, liaison with and notification to the local Public Health Unit, clinical support and advice to the sexual health nurses, participation in clinical audits and administrative tasks. Training and supervision will be provided commensurate with experience.