Sexual Health Nurse

Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced sexual health nurse for a part-time post (32 hours per week) across Andover and Eastleigh. The role includes contraception and STI care, with training and progression towards independent prescribing where appropriate.

The post holder will work within Patient Group Directives, follow evidence-based practice, and contribute to a busy Level 3 integrated sexual health service covering multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Post-registration qualification in Contraception and Sexual Health is desirable or required.
• Able to work within PAC/PGD guidance and be willing to develop prescribing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide dual sexual health and contraceptive care to service users.
• Issue hormonal, emergency contraception, and STI treatments as per PGD or as prescriber.
• Work within local and national guidelines to support service improvements.

Skills

Excellent communication

IT literacy

Time management

Flexible working

Collaborative team player

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Post-registration qualification in Contraception & Sexual Health

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced sexual health nurse to work as part of our team based in Andover/Eastleigh. A training post (band 5-6) would be considered for the right candidate.

You will assess individual client needs and provide advice on all methods of Contraception and Sexual Health issues within a variety of settings, as directed by the management team. As part of the nursing team the jobholder works within standard operating procedures and will receive training to ensure evidence-based practices are followed. The post holder will issue first time and repeat hormonal and emergency contraception and treatment for sexually transmitted infections working to Patient Group Directions or as an independent prescriber.

We are a busy Level 3 integrated, open access Sexual Health Service covering Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We operate a hub and spoke model of care to provide screening, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. We are digitally innovative; patient focused and continually strive for service-wide quality improvement.

You will have excellent communication skills, written and verbal. You will support and promotes a positive approach to diversity and equality of opportunity, they will promote a culture which respects and values diversity, and support patients, visitors and staff in exercising their rights. The jobholder can work collaboratively with colleagues across a range of agencies.

This role is part time for 32 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be dual trained to provide sexual health and contraceptive care to service users, working within a suite of Patient Group Directives or as an independent prescriber to issue medications.

They will work autonomously in accordance with nationally recognised and locally developed guidelines, and in partnership within the multidisciplinary team, supporting service improvements and innovations.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Essential qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Recognised post registration qualification in Contraception and Sexual Health at degree or diploma level.
• Training in Patient Group Directions for first time and repeat issuing of hormonal and emergency contraception and treatment of STIs or as an independent prescriber or willing to work towards.
• Recognised post registration Teaching Qualification or Mentorship course at degree level or SLIP
• DFSRH including LOC Implant insertion and removal

Desirable qualifications

• Non Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Intermediate STIF

Essential experience

• Advanced Clinical Skills
• Previous experience/training in Sexual Health and Contraception
• Working independently with minimal supervision
• Understanding of evidence based care.

Essential additional criteria

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• IT Literate -- competent use of Microsoft word, excel, outlook and Power Point as a minimum. Ability to adapt to change within work situation.
• Time management skills.
• Working independently with minimal support.
• Presentation / teaching experience.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to relate to clients with differing cultural beliefs.
• Willing to signpost to Termination of Pregnancy services.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Self-motivated, self-starter, able to organise a large and varied work programme.
• Being flexible and adaptable at work to meet competing priorities.
• Delivers of evidence-based care.
• Aware of current nursing and professional issues.
• Health promotion.
• Good understanding of the meaning of clinical supervision/ mentoring.
• Understanding of infection control procedures.
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act GDPR requirements.
• Able to demonstrate and understanding of the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion and how they apply to staff and patients in a healthcare setting.
• Able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination and promoting equalities, at an appropriate level for the post.
• Able to work legally in the UK.
• Able to work with children and vulnerable adults.
• Ability to travel for meetings and clinics across a range of sites in Southampton/ Portsmouth/ Isle of Wight/ Hampshire.
• For posts which require a professional registration, postholders hold a valid up to date registration with their professional body.
• For posts where postholders are required to drive as part of their role they hold a valid full driving licence which enables them to drive in the UK

Employer contact

Hiring Manager: Louise Fenner, [e-mail]

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 348-CSS-12937

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.