Capital Health Network Nurse Practitioner
Title
Nurse Practitioner – Part Time
Region
(Inner metro) North Canberra
Practice Name
Meridian Wellbeing Services
Job Details
Position Description
Meridian Wellbeing Services is Canberra’s Centre of Excellence in the healthcare needs of LGBTIQA+ people, people living with HIV or impacted by HIV, sex workers and men who have sex with men.
We are looking for a suitably qualified, empathic and inclusive Nurse Practitioner interested in working to strengthen the medical and healthcare support for our communities.
The successful candidate will provide Nurse Practitioner services 1-day / week within a limited scope of practice tailored to our community needs:
* Gender affirming care and support
* Mental health support
* Sexual health testing, treatment and prevention
* S100 prescribing including PEP
* Preventative health care
* Chronic disease management
Application Process
Applicants should email the below documents to Meridian CEO, Philippa Moss at
1. CV
2. One-page cover letter outlining relevant experience and motivation for applying to the role
3. Evidence of current registration, insurance and S100 provider status if attained
Meridian will provide mentoring and professional development support to interested practitioners who are willing to develop their skills in working with LGBTIQA+ communities, people living with HIV or impacted by HIV, sex workers and men who have sex with men.
We will also support the successful candidate to become an S100 prescriber if they are not already.
Practice Description
Meridian is a peer-led, community-based health organisation that has its origins as an AIDS Council, started in 1983 from a grass roots response to a looming crisis. Our vision is to build strong, connected and supportive communities that are free of new HIV transmission, marginalisation, discrimination and stigma.
At Meridian, we are about celebrating diversity, strengthening community and empowering our communities to live their best lives. In doing this work, we most value:
* Respect: By honouring people’s stories, valuing our history and treating everyone with dignity.
* Inclusiveness: By being unbiased and fair in everything we do and consulting widely to identify where we can make the most difference.
* Leadership: By motivating and inspiring others to reach the vision and mission.
* Partnership: By knowing, supporting and collaborating with individuals, groups and organisations to strengthen our response to HIV and AIDS.
* Empowerment: By supporting people to make their own informed choices.
Meridian employs staff who have lived experience and use this openly, appropriately, and effectively to build professional relationships with the people they work with. Lived experience is used to inform and contribute to staff culture and encourage community understanding and reduction of stigma and discrimination for all affected communities. Lived experience includes, but is not limited to the following, people who are impacted by HIV, people who identify as sex, sexuality, or gender diverse and their families and allies, people who have undertaken or are undertaking sex work, people who have used drugs and those with mental health impacts.
All selection is based on proven experience, qualifications and/or training and the person’s potential to undertake the responsibilities of the position most efficiently. As an LGBTIQA+ peer-based organisation and an HIV service agency, we recognise that LGBTIQA+ people and people with HIV/AIDS bring unique perspectives, skills and knowledge that are important to Meridian’s work. Therefore, Meridian promotes the recruitment and continued employment of LGBTIQA+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS.
Meridian is a peer-led organisation that values diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Practice nurses and or other allied health professionals onsite
Yes
After hours or on call roster
No
Salary Range
By negotiation
Pay Structure
Hourly rate or revenue split by negotiation.
Willing to sponsor suitable overseas applicants
No
Preferred start date
10/01/2023
Contact Details
Contact Person
Philippa Moss
Contact person position
CEO
Contact person email address
Contact person number Website address
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