Sexual Health Nurse

Wirral Community Health and Care; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Sexual Health Nurse to deliver a comprehensive sexual health service, including contraception provision, STI screening and treatment, and health education. The post involves partner notification and HIV prevention, working as part of a skilled team.

You will provide autonomous clinical care, maintain confidentiality, and participate in training, audits and safeguarding activities within the team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current registration and NMC status.
• Degree or equivalent experience in nursing.
• Contraception/sexual health module completion or equivalent.
• Teaching or assessor qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform autonomous consultations, assess and educate patients on sexual health and contraception.
• Provide STI screening and treatment following local protocols.
• Ensure partner notification via appropriate referral pathways.
• Manage complex cases with multidisciplinary teams when needed.
• Deliver near-patient HIV screening and provide post-test counselling.
• Deliver presentations to external agencies on sexual health matters.

Skills

STI screening

Cervical cytology

Leadership skills

EPR (Electronic Patient Record)

Time management

Autonomous

Non-judgemental

Medication administration (PGD)

HIV/sexual health education

Education

Registered General Nurse

Degree or equivalent experience

Contraception and reproductive health module

Teaching/Assessors qualification

Tools

Electronic Patient Record (EPR)

Fraser guidelines

Job description

We advertise our job vacancies via Trac, an online recruitment system. Take your next career step and jump at a new opportunity - join Team WCHC today!Don't miss our Staff Benefits page to find out more about the many benefits of joining our Trust and what it's like to be part of Team WCHC.

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and social services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative health professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

Working for Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services throughout Wirral and surrounding areas.

Job overview

The role of the Sexual Health Nurse within Sexual Health Wirral is to provide a comprehensive sexual health service including provision of contraceptive health services, screening/treatment/highly specialist health education /partner notification /and prevention of the spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) & HIV

Main duties of the job

• As an autonomous practitioner undertake independent consultations with patients, including assessing, monitoring, evaluation, and a comprehensive health education package for individual patient’s sexual health and contraceptive needs.
• Provide STI screening and treatment according to patient group directions and clinical protocols.
• To be responsible for partner notification via provider/index referral methods.
• To be responsible to deal professionally with highly complex individual problems relating to patients sexual health condition by referrals to multidisciplinary agencies e.g harm reduction service / social worker / Sahir House / Dietician .
• To undertake near patient screening for HIV
• To relay evidence based diagnosis to HIV positive patients and deliver a community support.
• Responsible for adherence to specific code of confidentiality peculiar to GUM services /NHS Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) Directions 2000, and Trust guidelines/Caldicott, and to maintain patients confidentiality, privacy and dignity in a non-judgmental approach due to the related stigma of contraceptive and sexual health issues.
• To be responsible to attend all Trust Annual Mandatory training and adhere to all Trust policies.
• To deliver formal/informal presentations to other agencies involved with Sexual Health matters.

Working for our organisation

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.

As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust’s policies, at all times.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details regarding this exciting role

Qualifications and professional training

• Registered General Nurse
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Contraception and reproductive health module (ENB 901/R71 or equivalent post registration diploma/degree level module)
• Teaching/Assessors Qualification

Experience and knowledge

• Recent experience within Contraception and Sexual Health or GUM Clinics
• Recent experience and knowledge of Fraser guidelines/child protection and vulnerable adults issues/safeguarding/child sexual exploitation/FGM
• Recent experience of complex partner notification
• management of patient results

Skills and attributes

• STI Screening - history taking - swab taking - venepuncture - cytology - cryotherapy - issue and administer medication using PGD’s - Microscopy
• Recognised cytology training and competent to perform cervical cytology
• Accreditation for fitting/removal of sub dermal implants or working towards
• STIF Course – Foundation/advanced level
• Leadership Skills
• Standard computer skills and experience of using an Electronic Patient Record (EPR)
• Good time management
• Motivated
• Autonomous
• Non-Judgemental

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information

Closing Dates

The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information

The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations

The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications

Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working

Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools

Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language

In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess \"the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.\" If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Information

The cost of submitting and processing the DBS application for successful applicants will be met by the individual. For substantive employees, the DBS costs are recovered through salary deductions following commencement in post in 3 equal instalments.

For bank workers and individuals appointed to honorary positions that require a DBS check, the cost must be paid in advance via the Trusts payment link before a start date can be confirmed.

Please note that DBS fees and any associated administration charges are subject to periodic review and may change from time to time.

The cost of the DBS check would vary depending on the level required for the role:

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at DBS Update Service - GOV.UK

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.