Staff Nurse in Sexual Health & HIV

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join their Sexual Health team. Your role will involve providing high-quality nursing care, mentoring junior staff, and coordinating clinic operations. Ideal candidates will possess a passion for patient care and experience in a Sexual Health setting. This role offers flexible working across various locations, contributing to dynamic healthcare services.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a Sexual Health setting or relevant field.
• Passion for providing excellent patient care.
• Ability to manage symptomatic patients autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard nursing care while mentoring learners.
• Coordinate clinic operations when required.
• Facilitate communication within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Engage in clinical audits and research activities.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Empathetic

Clinical leadership

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

About the Service

Sexual Health Hounslow located at West Middlesex Hospital is an outpatient service open Monday to Friday. Sexual Health Hounslow provides Sexual Health, HIV and Contraception services for the London Borough of Hounslow.

Job Responsibilities

• To maintain and deliver a high standard of nursing care, demonstrating a professional and ethical responsibility.
• To build on clinical experience, leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice.
• To demonstrate a commitment to the mentorship of pre and post registration learners.
• To be involved in the development and implementation of outreach work and other service developments.
• To act as a coordinator of the clinic in the absence of a senior member of the nursing team.
• To assess individual patient needs and requirements without supervision.
• To plan, implement, and evaluate relevant programmes of care for individual patients within the clinic's guidelines.
• To be competent in the following, with appropriate training:
  • Venepuncture
  • Microscopy
  • Sexual Health screening
  • Vaccinations for Hepatitis A & B, HPV, MMR and MPOX
  • Dispensing medications under a patient group direction (PGD)
  • Provide basic information around reproductive health choices and supply Emergency Contraception under PGD
  • Providing HIV related care to stable patients in an outpatient setting.
• To facilitate effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure appropriate nursing input into patient care discussions.
• To take an active part in the development and implementation of clinical audit and research.
• To be competent to supply and administer medications under a Patient Group Direction.
• To maintain clear and accurate documentation in line with unit and Trust standards.
• To be aware of all the Directorate and Trust Policies and Guidelines and ensure all actions are carried out accordingly.
• To demonstrate appropriate counselling skills when working with patients.
• To order investigations and provide test results to patients as per clinic protocols.
• To be competent in the Triage of emergency patients according to directorate-wide guidelines.
• To work in an outreach setting as required.
• Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness, with particular reference to smoking cessation, diet, immunisations and sexual health and HIV.
• Support patients around adherence and understanding their HIV medication.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic Band 6 Senior Staff Nurses to join our team who have a passion for the speciality. We are particularly interested in talking to nurses who currently work in a Sexual Health setting or who have relevant experience within this field. We are looking for professionals who are driven, efficient and committed to providing excellent patient care.

Role Expectations

This senior post includes managing symptomatic patients autonomously and taking the role of Nurse in Charge in the clinical setting. We would expect the Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to also support junior members of staff where necessary acting as a role model to all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team.

Work Location and Hours

You will be expected to work flexibly across our three sites, West Middlesex Hospital (Twickenham House), Feltham Health Centre and Heart of Hounslow Health Centre.

About the Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London. Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Recruitment & Application Process

• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.