Family Planning Australia 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 every body in every family as well as education and training and evidence-based research to support doctors, nurses and other professionals.

Family Planning Australia is committed to excellence in meeting the reproductive and sexual health needs of the community. We achieve this by providing best practice, accredited clinical services, enhancing the knowledge and skills of service providers, improving the body of knowledge about reproductive and sexual health through rigorous research and evaluation, and leading international development projects to promote the rights of marginalised people in developing countries.

Benefits

- New contemporary offices with free parking at our healthcare hub in Newington
- Opportunities for travel to regional NSW

Values

- All staff must fully support the FPA values
- FPA is a pro-choice organisation
- For a full view of our Values please refer to Family Planning Australia website

About you

You are comfortable in clinical environments; you have a can-do attitude and a cervix. We are looking for someone who is bold, empowered, natural at following a script and want to play an active role in ensuring healthcare practitioners are skilled and compassionate. If you are reliable, computer-literate and happy to help us train our clinicians, we want to meet you.

About the role

- Casual position
- $94.76 per hour

The Practice Client will contribute to the delivery of clinical courses, both face-to-face and online sessions. This involves acting as a patient in a clinical setting where nurses and doctors are undertaking training on cervical screening. These may be in person on site at a Family Planning Australia location, in the community at a clinical facility and via Zoom (e.g. verbal role plays). The participants involved may be internal Family Planning Australia clinical staff or external course participants.





The Practice Client will work directly with the clinical education coordinators, medical officers, nurse educators and course administration, to support delivery of clinical training and assessment tasks. The Practice Client may be asked to participate in debriefing and continuous improvement process with the Education Quality Project Manager and subject matter experts.

How to Apply
Please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Cindy Fuller on [email protected]

Your application must include a:

- Resume (CV); and
- 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.

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).

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.

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.

Selection Criteria
Essential

- Must have a cervix and be willing to undertake speculum insertion by clinicians
- Computer literacy - Outlook (email), Zoom, Office 365 (Word)
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Consent to cervical screening process conducted on them (speculum insertion only)
- Follow scripts precisely, staying on task and in role at all time
- Act on feedback provided on tasks undertaken
- Follow briefing and debriefing models as set by Education Services

Desirable

- Available for overnight travel (accommodation, travel and food allowance provided)

Other requirements

- Immunisation / vaccination requirements may apply to this role

📌 Practice Client (Newington)
🏢 Family Planning NSW
📍 Newington