Job summary
- Main area
- Sexual Health Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 301-IT-24-6577904
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sexual Health Services
- Town
- Stafford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/09/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Sexual Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and experienced sexual health nurse to work within the integrated Sexual Health Service in South Staffordshire.
The role involves being exposed to sensitive and confidential information it is imperative to ensure that this is dealt with in line with organisational policies and information governance.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who have the necessary skills and experience to provide sexual health and contraception services to patients in our clinics. Evidence of experience and additional post registration qualifications and/or competences in the speciality must be demonstrated. Most importantly we are looking for someone with a passion for contraception and sexual health, a ‘can do’ attitude, an ability to work independently and as part of our multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job include:
- Leading and undertaking nurse‑led clinics working alongside colleagues, to ensure continuity of service provision.
- Receiving patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and making an assessment of their health care needs, based on highly developed nursing knowledge and skills.
- Planning and coordinating the healthcare needs of patients in the service, including the requirement for regular/routine physical examinations and investigations.
- Ordering necessary investigations, and providing treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through liaison with / referral to other agencies.
Working for our organisation
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Assess the contraceptive need of the client, taking a comprehensive medical, gynaecological, sexual and social history as appropriate.
- To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable including plans of care, interventions and referrals, and respecting confidentiality at all times.
- To maintain and record accurate and legible electronic and paper records as applicable consistent with the Trust’s record keeping policy and NMC record keeping standards.
- To offer pregnancy assessment, counselling and support for clients requesting referral for termination of pregnancy. To discuss contraception needs post termination with the client
- Offer testing for sexually transmitted infection, issue treatments as required, pregnancy testing and contraception provision of all methods including LARCs.
- To work within Patient group directions criteria issuing first supply and the re-issue of contraception and relevant treatments for sexually transmitted infections
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience of working in integrated sexual health services, infectious disease service, acute medical or other relevant discipline.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competent to run a nurse-led clinic, undertake cervical cytology screening or willingness to undertake training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Mason
- Job title
- Operational Nurse Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 124 5022
- Additional information
- If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Natalie Mason as we would love to hear from you.**** We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if made via the website.********This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.****
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