Senior Sexual Health Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the UK seeks a Senior Sexual Health Nurse to work in various localities providing comprehensive sexual health services. The role includes assessing and advising patients on sexual health, performing clinical procedures, and supporting junior staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in sexual health, relevant qualifications, and a strong commitment to patient care. Flexible working patterns are available for maintaining work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• First level registered nurse with a valid registration.
• DFSRH Qualification or equivalent required.
• At least 2 years working in sexual health.

Responsibilities

• Provide sexual health advice to patients following STI diagnoses.
• Perform comprehensive genital examinations and investigative procedures.
• Administer vaccinations and immunisations as per clinical protocol.

Skills

Ability to independently undertake genital examination

In-depth knowledge of sexual health

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good working knowledge of Clinical Governance agenda

Ability to Mentor Students

Education

First level registered nurse

DFSRH Qualification or equivalent

Management Qualification

Job description

Go back Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Sexual Health Nurse

The closing date is 06 January 2026

The post holder will work as part of the Sexual Health Services team and will assess, plan, and provide sexual health advice, screening, and treatment (including contraception) to patients in a supportive confidential environment, recognising when to refer a problem onto a doctor or Specialist Nurse within the service.

The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating with the support of the Nurse in Charge and Health Care Support Workers within the clinical area.

The Nurse will contribute to the continued development of nursing, including the supervision and support of junior nurses and support staff.

There will be an expectation that the post holder will work across all areas of Sexual Health Services including all outreach clinics as required.

This vacancy represents 3 separate positions across the whole of the service:

North Locality (Lancaster and Morecambe and surrounding areas) for 24.5 hours per week;

East Locality (Burnley, Accrington and surrounding areas) for 22.5 hours per week;

West Locality (Skelmersdale and Ormskirk) for 20.5 hours per week.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU SPECIFY WHICH POSITION/LOCALITY YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.

Main duties of the job

To provide sexual health advice to patients following a positive sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis, initiate treatments as per Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and implement partner notification measures as per local guidelines.

To have sound knowledge and experience to provide appropriate health advice and results management in line with BASHH guidelines.

To administer vaccinations and immunisations (e.g., Hepatitis A/B and HPV vaccines) in conjunction with clinical protocol and PGDs.

Perform testing and interpret specimens using bench microscopy as an aid to support diagnosis (or being willing to undertake training as required).

To provide sexual health information, advice, teaching, and support to patients, enabling them to select and use a method of contraception suited to their needs.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexi-time working can be explored.

Job responsibilities

To independently undertake and be responsible for sexual health clinical sessions, assessing patients and taking a sexual history, formulating diagnoses, and where required initiating treatments using patient group directions and agreed protocols or utilising non-medical prescribing, where suitably qualified, in the management of patients under the care of Sexual Health conditions within the practitioners scope of competence.

To provide specialist nursing interventions to the clinical management of patients with sexual health problems, in collaboration with other health professionals.

Independently perform comprehensive male and female genital examinations and investigative procedures for patients including HIV testing and point of care HIV testing including cervical cytology sampling where appropriate.

To follow agreed clinic protocols and PGDs to supply emergency contraception, start and re-issue combined oral and progestogen only contraceptive methods and Depo-Provera injections (following a period on preceptorship/consolidation) along with being able to insert and remove contraceptive implants (or being willing to undertake training as required), and to take the relevant histories in relation to these methods.

To provide long-acting reversible contraception to clients (LARC), to be able to fit, remove and exchange sub-dermal implants, in line with Faculty guidelines.

Utilise non-medical prescribing, where suitably qualified, in the management of patients under the care of Sexual Health Services for the treatment of conditions within the practitioners scope of competence.

Support the Nurse in Charge/CNS to maintain a high level of service to patients in the absence of a doctor, and referral to alternative clinics/agencies as appropriate.

Maintaining a high level of service to patients in the absence of a doctor and referral to alternative clinics/agencies as appropriate.

Be responsible for the continuity of patient care during their clinic visit.

To ensure excellent documentation of patient care in the electronic patient records.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

• First level registered nurse
• DFSRH Qualification or equivalent
• Specialist course or in-house training in STI screening
• Management Qualification
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Experience & Knowledge

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Experience of working in nurse led clinics and working to PGDs
• Multi-disciplinary working
• Evidence of working with young people and under 16's
• Experience of clinical audit
• Proficient in cervical cytology
• 2 years working in sexual health
• Knowledge of data protection acts
• Evidence of risk assessment responsibility

Skills & Ability

• Ability to independently undertake genital examination and screening tests in both male and female patients including cervical cytology
• Able to perform venepuncture
• In depth knowledge of sexual health
• Knowledge of National and local sexual health strategies
• Computer Literate
• Ability to respond to pressure and to prioritise workload
• Good working knowledge of Clinical Governance agenda
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to Mentor Students
• Basic microscopy skills

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.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust