Sexual Health Nurse

14 hours ago


London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a full time band 5 Sexual Health Nurse to join our team in our level 3 ALL EAST sexual health service, providing integrated sexual health. We are looking for a motivated and dynamic nurse who wish to pursue an exciting career in sexual and reproductive healthcare.

The post will be primarily based at the Ambrose King Centre at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.

Main duties of the job

The Sexual Health Nurse post will provide training to enable the successful candidate to provide care for patients with sexual health and contraceptive needs, delivering treatments and vaccinations that have been prescribed or through the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs). This will include the provision of HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and subdermal implant contraception. Training will also be provided in microscopy.

The post holder will also provide chaperoning, support and assistance for patients undergoing examination, treatments and procedures by Doctors and Nurse practitioners.

Main duties of the job

The Sexual Health Nurse post will provide training, enabling the Nurse to provide care for patients with sexual health and contraceptive needs, delivering treatments and vaccinations that have been prescribed or through the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs). The post holder will also undertake shift coordination and provide chaperoning, support and assistance for patients undergoing examination, treatments and procedures by Doctors and Nurse practitioners.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Adult Nurse (Level 1) Educated to 1st degree level

Desirable criteria

Teaching Qualification Sexual health and/ or contraception experience Sexual health and/ or contraception qualification

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to develop higher level clinical skills in the assessment, treatment and management of patients attending with sexual health and contraceptive needs Highly developed communication skills Demonstrates ability to build and maintain productive and positive relationships within the multi-disciplinary team Computer and IT skills Ability to perform microscopy

Desirable criteria

Developed teaching and assessing skills Demonstrates the ability to influence others, share ideas and utilise feedback effectively Demonstrates the ability to critique, interpret and utilise research information effectively Demonstrates experience of using and or developing Patient Group Directions and integrated care pathways Ability to insert and remove subdermal implants

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines Evidence of utilising evidence-based practice. Evidence of practice development Evidence of local resolution of conflict/ complaints

Desirable criteria

Experience of providing care and treatment to patients with sexual health and contraceptive needs General post registration experience and current integrated sexual health experience required Evidence of supporting and taking part in Clinical Supervision

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Demonstrates an understanding of relevant issues in sexual health and contraceptive services and the government sexual health agenda

Desirable criteria

Able to discuss pertinent issues regarding higher level nursing practice Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of clinical and shared governance. Demonstrates an understanding of quality improvement strategies. Demonstrates knowledge of patient group directions and integrated care pathways

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