Bank Senior Sexual Health Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider is seeking a Band 6 Senior Sexual Health Practitioner to deliver confidential sexual health services across various locations. The role involves patient management, STI screening, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, offering a chance to make a significant impact on community health.

Benefits

Self-booking for bank shifts

Access to Wagestream for pay tracking

Free well-being service available 24/7

Free statutory and mandatory training

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ Nursing experience at Band 6.
• Experience with KPIs and SLAs.
• Teaching and mentorship experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and triage patients for sexual health and contraception.
• Provide STI/HIV screening and treatment.
• Promote sexual health through education and interventions.

Skills

Patient Management

STI Screening

Clinical Leadership

Patient Education

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC registration

FSRH Faculty Diploma in Contraception

STIF Foundation or Intermediate

Job description

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Leicestershire and Rutland Sexual Health Service and are looking for a Bank 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 bank rolewhich 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 who has recognised sexual health competencies (STIF Foundation or Intermediate), Faculty Diploma in Contraception – DFSRH). 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.

Main Responsibility

• 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
• 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

• Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
• Request a Duty– Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
• HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream- which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
• Opportunities to work in different areas and various different servicesto gain new knowledge and experience
• Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
• Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
• Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
• Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
• Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
• 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.

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