Main area: Sexual Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: 6 months (Six month fixed term contract)
Hours: Part time - 35 hours per week (Working pattern will be Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 or 11:30 to 19:30 shifts)
Job ref: 262-A-25-7008489-A
Employer: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Solway Clinic
Town: Carlisle
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/04/2025 23:59
Sexual Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Sexual Health Nurse, Band 5 to those suitably qualified, based in Carlisle with requirement to cover other clinics within the North Cumbria Integrated Sexual Health Service.
The post holder will be responsible for providing a specialist nursing contribution to the clinical management of patients with a range of sexual health needs whilst working autonomously but in collaboration with other healthcare professionals. The post holder will undertake Contraceptive, GUM and Young Persons clinical sessions and work within agreed protocols and patient group directions.
The post holder will be clinically responsible for a whole patient episode of care, including any follow up, and will provide continuing care for a defined caseload.
Main duties of the job
The management and treatment of patients who present with a range of sexual health needs including contraception and sexually transmissible infections.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First Level Registered Nurse
* Relevant Qualification in Contraception / GUM or willingness to undertake a recognised qualification within two years of commencing post
* Educated To Degree Level or Equivalent
* Mentorship Qualification or relevant experience
* Teaching qualification or relevant experience
Experience
* Insertion & Removal Of Contraceptive Implants or a willingness to complete training within 2 years
* Experience of working with computers
* Ability to work across boundaries in a flexible manner
* To fit and remove Intrauterine Devices, if required, as the service develops
* Experience Working in Sexual Health Services
* Experience of working with PGDs
Knowledge
* An understanding of clinical governance
* Knowledge of all aspects of sexual health
* Knowledge of local and national sexual health strategies and policies
Skills and Aptitudes
* Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
* Non-judgemental attitude
* Proven ability to respond to pressure and to prioritise workload
* Experience of working with young people
Personal Circumstances
* Self-Motivated
* Ability to motivate and empower others
* Ability to work using own initiative within professional boundaries and also as part of a team
* Approachable
* Flexible
Other requirements
* Car Owner / Driver
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Emma Meekley
Job title: Clinical Team Lead
Email address: Emma.Meekley@ncic.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01228 608143
Additional information: email contact preferred
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: South Parkhouse Building
Baron Way
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
Telephone: 01228936281
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