Senior Sexual Health Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Borough of Swale; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Swale seeks a Senior Sexual Health Nurse to join their progressive team. This vital role involves providing high-quality evidence-based care, managing complex caseloads, and delivering patient-centered services. Candidates should be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and hold the relevant STIF intermediary qualification. Experience in a sexual health clinic is essential. The organization values equity, diversity, and a commitment to community health.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for personal interests and family commitments

Qualifications

• Registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Hold the relevant STIF intermediate qualification.
• Experience working in a sexual health clinic.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality evidence-based care for sexual health needs.
• Provide clinical judgment and leadership for patient-centered care.

Skills

Management of complex caseloads

Mentoring

Understanding of National Service Frameworks

Awareness of NHS developments

Education

Relevant STIF intermediate qualification

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Job description

Go back Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Sexual Health Nurse

The closing date is 02 January 2026

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Senior Sexual Health Nurse to join our caring and progressive team in Swale.

We're a close team but we're never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Our team delivers high-quality evidence-based care to people to support their sexual health needs.

You’ll be part of an enthusiastic and passionate team dedicated to keeping people in Kent and Medway safe and well, now and in later life, by providing contraception, treatment for sexually‑transmitted infections, and advice and support to maintain healthy relationships.

You’ll provide sound clinical judgement and leadership to support our team to safely deliver patient‑centred care, and consistently monitor quality and progress in a challenging but rewarding environment.

About us

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate, aspirational, responsive, excellent.

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with short‑listing or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short‑listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both.

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Job responsibilities

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Hold the relevant STIF intermediate qualification

Experience

• Experience of managing complex caseloads
• Experience of supporting/ mentoring others
• Experience working in a sexual health clinic

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage as well as an understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance.
• Knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up‑to‑date skills and adhering to evidence‑based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks.

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.

Address

The Island Clinic, Sheppey Community Hospital

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust