Band 6 Senior Sexual Health Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

HCRG Care Group seeks a Band 6 Senior Sexual Health Practitioner in Loughborough to deliver essential sexual health services. The successful candidate will manage patients, provide education, and collaborate within a professional team while enjoying valuable benefits and support for professional development.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Access to discounts through My Reward Hub

Continuous professional development opportunities

Mental health support

Wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' Nursing experience at Band 6 or experienced Band 5.
• STIF Foundation or Intermediate, Faculty Diploma in Contraception.
• Ability to apply research evidence and theory to clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Triage and manage patients for sexual health and contraception.
• Provide STI/HIV screening and treatment.
• Educate on sexual health and develop care plans.

Skills

Nursing experience

Mentorship

Teaching

Patient management

Sexual health knowledge

Clinical governance

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC registration

FSRH Faculty Diploma in Contraception

Job description

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Leicestershire and Rutland Sexual Health Service and are looking for a Band 6 Senior Sexual Health Practitionerto join our team.

Based at our Loughborough Health Centre, with service locations across Rutland, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray, and Coalville, this a part or full time role, offers a unique opportunity to provide free, confidential sexual health services to the local community. This role will involve travel across our localities.

We would welcome an existing Band 6 Senior Sexual Health Practitioner or an existing Band 5 Sexual Health Practitioner, seeking promotion, who has recognised sexual health competencies (STIF Foundation or Intermediate), Faculty Diploma in Contraception – DFSRH) and at least 2 years sexual health experience at Band 5/6. You will work as a member of the sexual health team as an autonomous practitioner providing sexual health provision. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and commissioners to develop services in line with commissioning and objectives.

• Manage and triage patients for sexual health, contraception, and HIV care, escalating to the multidisciplinary team when necessary.
• Provide STI/HIV screening, treatment, and partner management following clinical protocols and Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
• Insert and remove contraceptive implants and intrauterine devices after appropriate training.
• Promote sexual health through education, brief interventions, and positive health messaging.
• Work autonomously to manage a caseload, ensuring patient choice and effective care pathways.
• Offer specialised advice, develop care plans, and support colleagues with clinical leadership.
• Maintain accurate records and uphold clinical governance and organisational policies.
• Participate in audits, research, and service development initiatives.
• Commit to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of responsibilities for this role.

The Ideal Candidate

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration
• Minimum 2 years’ Nursing experience at Band 6, or experienced Band 5 in a sexual health setting
• Experience working within Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Teaching and mentorship experience
• FSRH Faculty Diploma in Contraception & STIF Foundation
• Letters of Competency for Subdermal Implants
• Symptomatic screening (STIF Foundation)
• Ability to apply research evidence and theory to clinical practice
• Understanding of factors influencing intervention models and patient participation
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Please see the attached person specification for a full list of requirements.

Package Description

You will feel valued as aBand 6 Senior Sexual Health Practitionerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Salary of £37,338 - £44,962 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

• Salary AFC Band 6 £37,338 - £44,962 pro rota
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference HCRGCG/TP/1580/15970
• Contract Type Permanent - Full or Part Time
• Closing Date 06 July, 2025
• Job Category HCRG - Nursing and Midwifery Registered
• Location Loughborough Hub, United Kingdom