Integrated Sexual Health Nurse Developmental Role (Lowestoft)

Provide Community; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide is recruiting a Registered Nurse to support care in the rapidly developing integrated sexual health specialty, with opportunities to enhance clinical expertise and innovative practice. The post includes frontline clinical care, handling STI results and data, and delivering targeted health interventions, with training and travel to other Suffolk clinics for education and training purposes.

The post works within a specialist clinical team in a learning environment to develop skills in

Responsibilities

• Develop awareness of STI risks and management.
• Grow sexual health promotion skills and referral abilities.
• Provide STI testing and know referral policies.
• Develop integrated sexual health assessment for all genders.
• Participate in results management after in-house training.
• Carry out venepuncture for STI testing.
• Assess clients for STI risk and advise accordingly.
• Build clinical competencies per PD Plan with manager.
• Train in use of patient group directions.
• Complete SRH knowledge assessment and Diploma.
• Train in implant fitting/removal procedures when appropriate.
• Engage in training for non-face-to-face interventions.

Job description

This is a developmental role for a Registered Nurse, who will be employed to provide care and support for clients in the rapidly developing speciality of Integrated Sexual Health. This post provides the opportunity for development and enhancement of clinical expertise and innovative practice within the field of integrated sexual health care. Support for training opportunities will be provided with the expectation that the post holder will be competent and confident in the provision of frontline clinical care, sexually transmitted infection results and data management, and specific targeted health interventions. The post holder will be working within a specialist clinical team in a positive learning environment which will enable the development of skills to provide contraceptive intervention and protocol guided sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infection management. The post holder will support the delivery of a high-quality service by providing evidence-based care, actively engaging with service development initiatives and maintain clear communication with service users, colleagues, management and other professionals. This is a developmental role and there will be the expectation for the post holder to travel to other clinics within Suffolk for education and training purposes. Weekend working is a requirement of this role.

• To develop an awareness of STI risks, methods of STI management.
• To develop skills of sexual health promotion, and have the ability to give information and refer as appropriate
• To provide sexually transmitted infection testing and be aware of referral policies
• Develop skills of integrated sexual health assessment for both males and females including physical examination.
• Following appropriate in-house training participate in the results management of sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections
• Carry out venepuncture for specific sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing
• Assess clients for STI risk and advise accordingly
• Achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Service in line with the post profile and Professional Development Plan and department competency framework within time frame agreed with line manager.
• Undertake training for use of patient group directions and apply to practice.
• Work towards successful completion of Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare electronic knowledge assessment and Diploma
• Undertake training in specific clinical procedures (implant fitting and removal) as appropriate
• Participate in training to develop competence in results management and non-face to face intervention

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Nicol Job title: Clinical Nurse Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0300 303 9982