Sexual Health Advisor

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Manchester is seeking a full-time Sexual Health Advisor to lead and develop their clinic. This position focuses on delivering person-centered care, supporting patients with STIs and HIV, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should be registered nurses with relevant experience and competencies. The salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, pro rata, offering a chance to make a significant impact in sexual health services.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife qualification required.
• Minimum 12 months of specialty experience needed.
• Competencies in health advising are essential.
• Certification as a Non-Medical Prescriber is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Delivering holistic, person-centered care.
• Working autonomously following guidelines.
• Partner notification and risk reduction interventions.
• Treating STIs and supporting HIV patients.
• Health promotion and education duties.

Skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work independently

Sensitivity and confidence

Non-judgemental attitude

Evidence of using electronic health records

Ability to issue medications

Experience in nurse-led clinics

Experience working with 3rd sector

Leadership experience at band 6 level

Education

Registered Nurse or Midwife

At least 12 months experience in the speciality

Recognised competencies in health advising

Non-Medical Prescriber

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Sexual Health Advisor

The closing date is 08 December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity to develop a Sexual Health Advisor position within The Urmston Clinic. This role is currently done by the specialist sexual health nurses, but we are looking to recruit a full time Sexual Health Advisor to lead and develop this.

The Health Advisor role is a unique chance to expand your scope of practice within a supportive, multidisciplinary team in The Northern Sexual Health Service. If needed the post can be offered as a Band 5 training to Band 6.

Main duties of the job

You will play a key role in delivering holistic, person-centered care including:

• Working autonomously following local and national guidance
• Partner notification and risk reduction interventions
• Treating STIs and having good knowledge of window periods
• Supporting patients newly diagnosed with HIV
• Results management and administrative Health Advisor duties
• Health promotion and education
• Working closely with the multidisciplinary team

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife.
• At least 12 months experience in the speciality
• Recognised competencies in health advising.
• Non-Medical Prescriber.

Skills

• Organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
• Sensitivity and confidence when handling sensitive and complicated diagnosis, social and care issues
• Non-judgemental and works in line with equality and diversity
• Evidence of using electronic health records.
• Able to issue medications via patient group directions
• Experience of working in nurse led clinics.
• Experience of working with 3rd sector
• Leadership experience at band 6 level.

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata