Health Education Officer Needle and Syringe Program

Drive district-wide, evidence-based harm reduction as Northern Sydney Local Health District’s (NSLHD) Health Education Officer — RUSH NSP across two Community Health Centres and scaling frontline support through secondary and outreach services. Champion equitable access for harder-to-reach populations by advancing early BBV diagnosis, maximising treatment uptake, and strengthening the Hepatitis C model of care. Deliver clean injecting equipment, brief interventions, targeted health education (including Take Home Naloxone), and high-impact training that lifts community health outcomes.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Education Officer Non-Graduate/Graduate
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ612463

Salary per week:

Health Education Officer Non-Graduate: $1,197.54 - $1,731.74

Health Education Officer Graduate: $1,369.66 - $2,188.39

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.  

Where you'll be working
RUSH Needle and Syringe Program - Brookvale and RNS Community Centres

What you'll be doing
The Health Education Officer position is responsible for the development and support of the RUSH Needle & Syringe Program (NSP) and other harm reduction initiatives to prevent and reduce blood borne viruses (BBVs) and other drug-related harms among people who inject drugs in Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD).
The position is District-wide with primary NSP locations in Brookvale Community Health Centre and RNS Community Health Centre. This position will also provide frontline NSP delivery support from secondary and outreach services throughout the District.
This position supports the development of initiatives aimed at identifying harder-to-reach populations at risk of acquiring Hepatitis C and HIV, by establishing new and developing existing appropriate outreach models in various key settings to ensure early diagnosis and assessment of BBVs and maximise uptake of treatment in such populations.
Your work will include the provision of clean injecting equipment, deliver brief interventions and providing health education, including but not limited to supporting NSP's Take Home Naloxone Program, making informal and formal referrals if required, designing and delivering of training packages, and development of relevant health promotion and community development activities.
In addition, a significant focus will be placed on expanding the services Hepatitis C model of care throughout the District.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria: