Enrolled Nurse | Day Surgery | Reproductive & Sexual Health | Sydney

Enrolled Nurse | Day Surgery | Reproductive & Sexual Health | Sydney

Posted: 06/02/2026

Closing Date: 04/03/2026

Job Type: Casual

Location:

Newington Clinic

Job Category:
Day Surgery Unit

Enrolled Nurse position available at dedicated reproductive & sexual health day surgery NGO at Newington on a casual basis. Purpose built state of the art licensed facility with free onsite parking which is close to public transport, cafes and shopping centre.

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 perioperative nursing skills
in reproductive and sexual health with opportunities to manage your own assessment and pre-admission consultations and provide peri-operative care across admissions, theatre and recovery. The position is responsible for the provision of high quality clinical care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

• Reproductive and sexual health focused scope of practice
• Engage in other organisational opportunities
  • Clinics – consultations, contraceptive implant and IUD insertions and removals, telephone help lines, clinical support
  • 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
• Purpose built, state of the art, licensed day surgery facility
• 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 FPA values please refer to our website
  
  FPA Values

Position Overview

The Enrolled Nurse plays an important role in supporting the strategic directions of Family Planning Australia. This is a multi-faceted role responsible for the provision of high quality reproductive and sexual health clinical services to Family Planning Australia day surgery clients and is required to work effectively in a team environment.

Causal position | Hourly rate $38.94 - $42.87(based on experience)

• 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.

• Diploma of nursing and AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse
  • If registered prior to 2015, must also have completed the following unit of study Administer and Monitor Medicines and Intravenous Therapy HLTENN
    007 or equivalent
• Minimum 12 months experience in perioperative nursing and ability to provide intravenous medication
• High knowledge and understanding of the principles of infection control, including aseptic technique
• Demonstrated ability to support clients and provide assistance to the proceduralist during reproductive and sexual health procedures provided under anaesthetic or sedation
• Current CPR certificate
• Sound computer skills, including MS Office applications
• Proven strong interpersonal, negotiation, written and oral communication skills
• High level ability to manage competing demands and adapt effectively to change
• Demonstrated ability to perform tasks under the direction of the clinician with minimal supervision, as well as within a broader team
• Must have Australian working rights
• Experience in providing services to relevant population groups, particularly people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, CALD background, people with disability and/or young people
• Experience in reproductive and sexual health and/or abortion care

Other requirements

• A Criminal Record Check and Working with Children Check are required prior to commencement