Specialist Nurse - Sexual Health | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a passionate Band 7 Nurse to enhance the sexual health and well-being of young people. This full-time role combines clinical care with innovative outreach initiatives, aimed at engaging youth in the community. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience, including a commitment to clinical leadership development and excellent communication skills. The position offers flexible shift working and extensive professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible shift working

Free access to Staff and Wellbeing service

Excellent staff benefits

Commitment to career mapping

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge and experience in sexual health and contraception.
• Willingness to train to a clinical specialist level.
• Demonstrated interest in developing clinical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage health promotion and disease prevention activities.
• Engage with schools and youth groups for outreach work.
• Monitor care provision for quality standards.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in sexual health

Leadership skills

Education

DFSRH (or equivalent) and LOC for SDIs

Experience at Band 6 level in SH/SRH

Job description

Are you passionate about improving the sexual health and wellbeing of young people? Do you have the leadership, clinical expertise, and compassion to make a real difference?

We’re looking for an experienced and dynamicBand 7 Nurseto join our progressive and youth-focusedSexual Health Service. This role offers the opportunity to combine expert clinical care with innovative outreach work to engage young people across our community.

There is one full time WTE 1.0 (37.5hrs) permanent post. Hours and days are subject to the needs of the service. Early's and late shifts and some weekends

For this position you will need to have sound knowledge and experience of working in sexual health and contraception.

You will be willing to train to a clinical specialist level including completing the non-medical prescriber course and demonstrate an interest developing clinical leadership skills.

Essential for the post are;

- DFSRH (or equivalent) and LOC for SDI's.

- Experience at Band 6 level in SH/SRH.

- Excellent communication skills.



The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.





We are committed to offering you an environment to flourish which includes dedicated development opportunities as well as a healthier work life balance. We will offer you;
• Flexible shift working, Part-timer or Condensed hours to provide a healthy work-life balance;
• Commitment from the team to develop you by offering coaching and in-house development sessions such as Preceptorship Workshop, Leadership programmes.
• Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself.
• Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust.
• An opportunity to work with a friendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients.
• Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, blue light card, discounts at Nando's and Superdrug, mobile phone contracts and much more!
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies




MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Role Functions
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Public Health)
• Management of / provision of care for quality standards
• Working collaboratively and in partnership
• Being accountable
• Respecting diversity and equity
• Professional development of self and others
• Leadership, management and team working

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention / Public Health when in Clinical Practice
• Proactively develops, implements and monitors public health and health promotion activities, including own clinical work, work of team and the local community in accordance with local and national plans
• Outreach & Engagement – Working with schools, youth groups, colleges, and vulnerable populations to deliver education, pop-up clinics, and preventative interventions.
• To participate in clinical and educational outreach and participate in health promotion activity, contributing to the development of new services.
• Participates in and influences local health policy development, including health impact assessments.
• Engages and forms links with relevant stakeholders and professional agencies, providing expert training and advice where appropriate.
• Identifies the needs of diverse/vulnerable groups, i.e. young people and contribute to the development of tailored services to meet their needs.
• Undertakes relevant need assessment profiles
• Promotes safer sex and provides sexual health information to clients as appropriate.


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025