Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
We are looking for a Sexual Health Nurse to join our dynamic Sexual Health Service.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Sexual Health Nurse to join Worcestershire's Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) Outreach Team. The successful candidate will be joining an experienced team of dedicated Outreach Nurses.
The post holder will join our existing friendly team of professionals and be responsible for the provision and delivery of high-quality Sexual Health care to clients in a variety of different community settings throughout Worcestershire. The Outreach Nurse role provides comprehensive Nurse-led Sexual Health care. It also involves working closely with the Trust's Safeguarding Team and partner agencies. Support and supervision will be provided.
You will continue to develop your clinical and leadership skills to support the management of change, working with the WISH Safeguarding Lead, and implement an innovative service that reflects local and national initiatives.
Main duties of the job
We empower patients to improve their sexual health through education and positive lifestyle changes.
We aspire to be consistently professional in our roles and actively demonstrate this to patients and colleagues.
We feel competent and confident within our roles and supported by colleagues to achieve individual and team objectives.
Our strengths enable us to do our very best. Our patients deserve the excellence we provide.
We encourage each other to raise concerns through the appropriate channels we know they will be dealt with competently, confidentially and with sensitivity in line with Trust policy.
The successful applicant will need to have excellent communication skills and be passionate about the wellbeing of young and vulnerable adults. You will need to be confident to work independently as well as actively contribute to a committed team.
The post-holder will need to be flexible, and may be required to work weekends, evenings and in clinic settings to meet the needs of the service and its users.
It is essential that applicants can meet the travel requirements of the post.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.
Job responsibilities
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
The post will be integrated into the sexual health service and as such the post holder will be required to provide evidence-based specialist sexual health care for patients attending sexual health clinics. The integrated specialist sexual health service includes genitourinary medicine (GUM), contraceptive and reproductive healthcare (CRHC), outreach services and designated young people's services. The post holder must be prepared to work in clinics and other settings including outreach as required.
May be required to work some unsocial hours, including Saturdays.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RN (level 1)
* NMC Registered
* Degree in nursing or other relevant field or evidence of working towards
* ENB 276 / APPS 3049 / R71 or equivalent
* ENB 998 or equivalent or willing to work towards
* Sub-dermal Implant competency (or within 3 months)
* I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
* Recent experience in sexual health nursing
* Competent practitioner in Genitourinary Medicine or Contraception and Reproductive Health
* Experience of supervising junior staff
* Teaching and mentorship experience
* Experience of conducting audit
* Experience in counselling
* Experience in sexual health promotion and education
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
* A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
* Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Partnership approach to working with patients.
* To be comfortable discussing sensitive issues associated with sexual behaviour.
* Respect for multi-disciplinary working.
* Demonstrate ability to adopt a questioning approach to practice.
* Ability to confidently deliver services in non-clinical settings.
* Counselling Skills
Knowledge
* Up-to-date knowledge of developments around sexual health and general nursing issues
* A working knowledge of clinical and psychosocial aspects of sexually transmitted infections and related issues
* Evidence of continuing education in the speciality
* Demonstration of commitment to the development of integrated sexual health services
* Understanding of safeguarding, child exploitation and assessment of vulnerability
* Respect for young people and an understanding of their needs
* Evidence of competency in microscopy techniques (where appropriate)
Additional Criteria
* Demonstrate values which fit in with service philosophy.
* Work flexible and unsocial hours possibly in locations throughout Worcestershire.
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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