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Senior Sexual Health Nurse, Integrated Sexual Health
Band 6
Main area: Centres of Excellence - AKC & SLG Grade Band 6
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-7096695RLH
Site: Royal London Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
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.
Job overview
Are you an experienced sexual health nurse looking to progress your career?
Following recent internal promotions, we are looking to recruit a band 6 Senior Sexual Health Nurse. The posts will be primarily based in the services at the Ambrose King Centre, Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
***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 it will be a legal requirement to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status or an exemption certificate as part of the recruitment process and before any job offer is made. Please consider this mandatory requirement when applying for this post.***
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit dynamic sexual health nurses to join our existing team who provide integrated sexual health care to a diverse population in North East London.
You will be an experienced sexual health nurse who can demonstrate higher-level skills for managing patients' sexual health needs and work independently. Key responsibilities include:
* Providing sexual health, contraceptive care, and advice within a level 3 service, including providing LARC. You will have the underlying knowledge ready to be trained in this skill if not already a LARC fitter.
* Operational co-ordination of the shift.
* Assisting with the support, development, and management of band 3 Health Care Support workers and band 5 Sexual Health Nurses.
* You will receive clinical supervision, support, and training to help you succeed in this role.
* These posts are only for experienced sexual health nurses.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Adult Nurse (Level 1)
* Educated to 1st degree level
* Teaching Qualification
* Diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (DFSRH)
* STIF intermediate qualification from the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
Skills
* Ability to develop higher level clinical skills in the assessment, treatment, and management of patients attending with sexual health and contraceptive needs.
* Highly developed communication skills.
* Developed teaching and assessing skills.
* Demonstrates the ability to influence others, share ideas, and utilise feedback effectively.
* Demonstrates ability to build and maintain productive and positive relationships within the multi-disciplinary team.
* Demonstrates the ability to critique, interpret and utilise research information effectively.
* Computer and IT skills.
* Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information.
* Demonstrates experience of using and/or developing Patient Group Directions and integrated care pathways.
* Ability to perform microscopy.
* Ability to insert, replace, and remove subdermal implants.
* Ability to insert, replace, and remove Intrauterine Contraception.
Experience
* Experience of providing care and treatment to patients with sexual health and contraceptive needs.
* General post registration experience and current integrated sexual health experience required.
* Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines.
* Evidence of utilising evidence-based practice.
* Evidence of supporting and taking part in Clinical Supervision.
* Evidence of supporting successful change management.
* Evidence of practice development.
* Evidence of local resolution of complaints.
* Evidence of managing Human Resource issues.
* Evidence of experience in financial management.
* Publication in a relevant field.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.
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