Senior Sexual Health Nurse

NHS Jobs; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

NHS discount access

Job summary

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting for a Sexual Health nurse to provide high-quality clinical care across SRH/GUM services in Leeds. You will support clinics, coordinate nursing activities and triage emergencies to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

The role requires handling safeguarding, patient counseling and education, and travelling between Beeston Hill and outreach sites to provide responsive care to vulnerable groups.

Qualifications

• The post holder must hold DFSRH diploma and STIF intermediate.
• Addition of LoC SDI implant removal, fits, refits, non-medical prescribing and microscopy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of clinical nursing care in SRH/GUM across Leeds.
• Support clinics as nurse co-ordinator and triage emergency and urgent care.
• Counsel patients to understand and manage sexually transmitted infections.

Skills

LoC SDI implant removal

Fits

Refits

Non-medical prescribing

Microscopy skills

Education

DFS RH diploma

STIF intermediate

Tools

SRH/GUM nursing

Job description

Leeds Sexual Health is a busy and dynamic service offering a wide range of services such as STI testing & treatments, contraception advise & provision, pregnancy testing and support, care after sexual assault, vaccinations and care to vulnerable and high-risk groups. Our service users attend with a variety of sexual health and contraceptive needs, requiring care, comprehensive assessment, and treatment by our multidisciplinary team.

The post holder must hold both qualifications in sexual health and contraception such as DFSRH diploma and STIF intermediate with the addition of LoC SDI implant removal, fits, refits, non-medical prescribing and microscopy skills.

Leeds Sexual Health operates from clinics 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday between the hours 8am to 8pm, with the opportunity to support outreach events outside of working hours. You will be required to be flexible and to cover clinics across Leeds, our main Hub is based at Beeston Hill Health Centre, and we have spoke sites at Armley, Chapeltown, City Centre & Seacroft, along with other outreach sites across Leeds.

The post holder will be required to move across sites and be able to travel independently to other bases during shifts to cover independent clinics and provide care to vulnerable and hard to reach service users. We have dedicated under 18 young persons clinics across the city where you will assess safeguarding risks and support care needs.

Main duties of the job

Leeds Sexual Health is an integrated service, and our partners are Leeds Teaching hospital, GP Confed and Central Forum.

The role involves supporting wider colleagues, junior staff, nursing and medical trainees. You will also provide support as nurse co-ordinator in the smooth running of clinics and triage emergency and urgent care on the day.

The post-holder is responsible for providing high standards of clinical nursing expertise to service users in the field of SRH/GUM across the footprint of Leeds providing information and advice, counselling to help patients diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection to understand and manage their condition.

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Job responsibilities

Please review the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section for full requirements of the role.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Please review the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section for full requirements of the role.
• Please review the job description and person specification attached in the supporting documents section for full requirements of the role.

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.