Sexual Health Nurse: Integrated Sexual Health

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Camden Town is seeking a Band 5 Sexual Health Nurse to join their supportive team. This role involves performing STI assessments, administering treatments, and developing clinical skills within a dynamic environment. Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless exempt. The position offers excellent training opportunities and the chance to make a positive impact on community health.

Benefits

Excellent training opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Commitment to inclusion and diversity

Qualifications

• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless medically exempt.
• Experience in sexual health or related fields preferred.
• Must demonstrate strong clinical skills and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Take detailed sexual histories and assess needs for STI testing.
• Perform procedures including phlebotomy, cervical cytology, and other assessments.
• Administer treatments and vaccinations, including intramuscular injections.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Phlebotomy

Cervical cytology

Microscopy

Medication administration

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Sexual Health Nurse to join our forward-thinking and supportive team. The post will be primarily based at the Ambrose King Centre in Whitechapel and the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre in Stratford, including associated satellite clinics.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills in a dynamic and evolving specialty.

In line with government legislation from 1st April 2022, all NHS workers in England with face-to-face contact with patients must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Only those with medical exemptions will be excluded from this requirement.

Please note that when calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles.

Across all our services, we have an established service model of nurse-delivered level three sexual health provision. We are looking to recruit a dynamic sexual health nurse to join our existing team who provide integrated sexual health care to a diverse population in North East London.

Responsibilities:

• Take detailed sexual histories and assess needs for STI testing, contraception (including EC and PrEP), pregnancy testing, and vaccinations
• Perform procedures including phlebotomy, cervical cytology, microscopy, IUD removals, cryotherapy, urinalysis, and pregnancy testing
• Administer treatments and vaccinations, including intramuscular injections
• Carry out genital examinations and STI screening for both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients
• Supply and administer medications and contraception via PGDs or prescriptions
• Following training, fit, remove, and replace subdermal implants

We offer excellent training and development opportunities within a supportive and multidisciplinary team.

About Us:

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so.