Outreach Nurse

Solutions 4 Health; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider in the UK is seeking compassionate Outreach Nurses to join their Sexual Health Outreach Team. This position involves providing high-quality sexual health care in community settings, including testing and education services for vulnerable populations. Ideal candidates will be motivated, comfortable in outreach roles, and knowledgeable in public health practices. This role emphasizes autonomy and collaboration with local partners to improve health outcomes for underserved communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in sexual health or community outreach is preferred.
• Eligibility to work in the UK without sponsorship.
• Current knowledge of public health and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide sexual health care across community settings.
• Perform HIV and STI testing and provide contraception.
• Work with vulnerable communities and address health inequalities.

Skills

Compassionate

Motivated

Community engagement

Risk assessment

Teaching and supervision

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for compassionate, motivated Outreach Nurses to join our Sexual Health Outreach Team, expanding access to care for vulnerable and underserved communities. This is an exciting opportunity for nurses who enjoy autonomy, community-based work and building trusting relationships with people who often face barriers to mainstream services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, confidential, non-judgemental sexual health and contraceptive care across community and outreach settings.
• Undertake asymptomatic screening, including supporting patients with self-taken tests for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea, and performing venepuncture for Syphilis, Hepatitis and HIV screening.
• Assess patients for HIV testing and perform rapid HIV testing where appropriate; offer Emergency Contraception and dispense medication under PGDs/PSDs.
• Deliver contraception provision including Implanon insertion, maintaining competence through regular HUB clinical sessions.
• Promote access to PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) across the community and provide initial information and signposting.
• Conduct history taking, triage, risk assessment and provide tailored sexual health advice and behaviour‑change support.
• Work with vulnerable groups including sex workers, homeless clients, substance users, MSM, BME communities, women’s centres and asylum seekers.
• Work flexibly across outreach clinics, partnership centres and community locations.
• Develop and implement outreach action plans to support sexual health improvement for vulnerable communities.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver targeted health promotion campaigns (local and national), ensuring alignment with service priorities.
• Work with the Marketing Team to ensure outreach initiatives are visible and accessible in communities and online.
• Use public health intelligence, local data and evidence reviews to identify need, shape outreach interventions and evaluate their impact.
• Develop, coordinate and evaluate digital platforms and campaigns to enhance service awareness and uptake.
• Engage and collaborate with local partners, health promotion agencies and community organisations to strengthen integrated working and improve service reach.
• Contribute to the development of best practice models in outreach and share learning through local networks and national resources.
• Support the implementation and evaluation of the Outreach Service strategy, contributing to audits, monitoring and service improvement activities.
• Use public health and service data to analyse health needs and assess the effectiveness of outreach interventions.
• Undertake small-scale research and service user experience assessments to inform decision-making.
• Work in accordance with national and local policies, clinical governance frameworks and the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Deputise for the Lead Outreach Nurse in their absence.
• Maintain up-to-date clinical and professional knowledge, applying evidence-based practice within outreach delivery.
• Support induction, teaching, supervision and continuing education of junior nurses, agency staff, students and volunteers.
• Contribute to training needs analysis and development of teaching programmes relating to outreach and sexual health.
• Participate in professional development activities and encourage skill development across the team.

Requirements

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level and must be eligible to work in the UK, as we do not sponsor work permits and outside work permits are not accepted as proof of a right to work in the UK.

Equal Opportunity

We encourage applicants meeting the criteria for the role regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity.

About the Company

Solutions4Health are an innovative company with a passion and a track record for tackling health inequalities. We provide a one stop solution for commissioners accountable for outcome focused integrated Public Health services.