Female Indigenous Health Practitioner (Sexual Health)
Core
Provide sexual health screening, treatment, and education to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including conducting clinical assessments, managing STI data, and performing outreach/home visits.
Role type
Indigenous Health Practitioner (Sexual Health)
Builds
Patient health outcomes and community health promotion resources
Domain
Primary healthcare / Sexual health / Indigenous health
Required skills
Clinical assessment, STI screening and treatment, health promotion education, community outreach, data reporting, contact tracing, training delivery, inventory management, point-of-care testing maintenance
Preferred skills
Experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessments, knowledge of Townsville region health issues, cross-cultural program coordination
Technologies
MS Office suite, Medical Director, Pracsoft, T-TANGO testing machine
Responsibilities
Conduct patient screening and clinical assessments during GP and sexual health clinics; Provide patient education regarding sexual health care and risk factors; Liaise with client GPs regarding positive results and supporting client follow up; Perform home visits as required; Monitor sexual health testing and treatment rates across clinic locations; Ensure reporting is occurring on a routine basis; Perform quality control management of point of care testing machines; Provide training to clinical staff in the use of testing kits; Assist in sexual health inventory ordering and stock-take across clinic locations
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC