Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse

NHS; Oldham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse to deliver comprehensive sexual health services in Oldham, Bury, and Rochdale. The role includes providing care, mentoring junior staff, and participating in clinical and quality initiatives. Ideal candidates should hold recognized competencies in sexual health and have at least two years of relevant experience. This is a full-time position with a focus on patient-centered care and professional growth.

Benefits

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub membership

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Continuing professional development opportunities

Innovation funding for ideas

Access to eLearning

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years experience in sexual health at Band 5 or 6 level.
• Teaching and mentorship experience is required.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical skills for sexual health and contraceptive patients.
• Assess and provide follow-up care for patients with complex sexual health needs.
• Promote sexual health education and initiatives.

Skills

Nursing skills

Compassionate care

Mentorship

Clinical assessment

Communicable diseases knowledge

Education

NMC registration

FSRH Faculty Diploma in Contraception

STIF Foundation

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse to join our dedicated team working across the Oldham, Bury and Rochdale Sexual Health Service.

In this rewarding role, you will provide accessible sexual health screening, advice, treatment, contraception, health promotion, and counselling within both clinic and outreach settings.You will continue to develop your skills, knowledge and experience across sexual health, contraception, and leadership, while supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.

The successful candidate will work flexibly across all aspects ofSexual Health, Contraception and HIV, demonstrating a progressive attitude, a commitment to continual improvement, and the ability to maintain personal and professional competence.Youwill be expected to supervise and mentor junior staff and nursing/medical students, and to take an active role in the daily leadership and management of the nursing team. Actively participates and leads on audit and quality initiatives.

Applicants should hold recognised sexual health competencies(STIF Foundation or Intermediate), a Faculty Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (DFSRH),and have a minimum oftwo years experience in sexual health at Band 5 or 6 level.

This is a full-time role, 37.5 hours per week, Monday- Friday 9am-5pm, working 3 days at our Oldham site and 2 days (Thursday and Friday) at our Bury Site. Evenings and Saturdays to be covered.

Main duties of the job

• To autonomously undertake clinical skills for both contraceptive and sexual health patients, including history taking, clinical examination, STI screening, microscopy, results interpretation, immunisations and venipuncture.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and provides follow up care for asymptomatic and symptomatic patients, and those with complex sexual health needs including GBMSM (gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men), within your scope or practice
• Provide advice and opportunistic cytology screening as appropriate, according to policies
• Provide comprehensive holistic assessment of patients social, emotional, and sexual health needs and initiate follow-up and/or referral as appropriate
• Provide treatment
• Promotes and educates patients and external agencies/professionals with regards to sexual Health and HIV promotion, offering PREP, PEPSE, appropriate vaccination schedules, to those who meet criteria. Discussing importance of condom usage and window periods in relation to sexual health screening.
  • Within 12 months of commencement of post must have completed Loc subdermal implant training cytology.
  • Within 2 years of commencement of post must have completed sexually transmitted infections and intermediate qualification.
  • Takes on champion role e.g. infection prevention, safeguarding and/or extended role LOC IUD training.
  • Revalidates FSRH and BASHH qualifications every five years.

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

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were 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 doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration
• FSRH Faculty Diploma in Contraception & STIF Foundation
• Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse, 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
• 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

While not essential having the below would be desirable;

• Sexual Health Advising.

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

As a Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse, you will be part of our valued team in our Oldham, Bury and Rochdale Sexual Health Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £37,338.00-£44,962.00(Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• 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 lifes 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 youre 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 the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.