Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC) provides clinic-based care as well as an outreach program in non-clinical settings. The clinical care work spans sexually transmissible infections, HIV and gender health, contraception, genital dermatology, and sexual function. The CHS Adult Gender Service provides care to adolescents aged 16 plus and adults and is embedded within the sexual health team. CSHC has a strong philosophy of teamwork, evidence-based practice, research activity, and continuing professional development, which is supported by a weekly in-service program.

The sexual health specialist position will provide:

• clinical consultation
• medical resident and registrar supervision and nursing staff clinical support
• support to the teaching and training of medical students and other health care professionals, both in clinic and in formal teaching sessions
• support research, evaluation and quality improvement
• support to administration and management of the unit

Approximately 80% of your time will be spent in a clinical role with direct patient care or associated clinical duties. Specialist responsibilities are divided across the team and include an educational lead, clinical lead in gender care, and a clinical lead in outreach activities. 

The successful candidate will:

• be registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency, with no conditions, undertakings or reprimands (AHPRA)
• hold Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine
• not be the subject of an unresolved scope of clinical practice review of by Medical Dental Appointments Advisory Committee or a current inquiry by AHPRA
• hold S100 HIV prescriber CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record
  

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. 

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