Main area: Sexual Health Service
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent (Will consider part-time)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (hours worked over five to six days or condensed hours)
Job ref: 349-MRI-7027345
Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Hathersage Centre
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen at Northern Contraception, Sexual Health & HIV Service to join our friendly team at our Hathersage Centre hub. Our Integrated Sexual Health Service provides Level 3 contraception and Sexual Health services, with a number of clinics across Greater Manchester.
The post holder will have experience in sexual health, contraception, and HIV care, holding the DFSRH/STIF qualification or equivalent.
The post holder will undertake duties of seeing patients independently within an integrated sexual and reproductive health service, participating in clinical duties commensurate with their banding, experience, and competence.
Main duties of the job
1. To perform symptomatic and asymptomatic screening, venepuncture, and vaccination as an autonomous practitioner.
2. To provide sexual health advice to clients as appropriate, including supporting the role of the health advisor.
3. To undertake the administration of hormonal contraception and medicines under agreed Patient Group Directions (PGD) or as a non-medical prescriber.
4. Your main place of work will be at The Hathersage Centre; you will also be required to cover our spoke clinics located in Cheetham Hill, Newton Heath, and Harpurhey.
5. We will consider appointing to a Band 5-6 training position if there are no applications from suitably qualified nurses.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. To be more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Training/Knowledge
* Current and in-depth knowledge of issues relating to confidentiality and consent
* Current and in-depth knowledge of local and national safeguarding processes/policy and guidance relating to under 16’s, under 18’s, and vulnerable adults
* Understanding of risk management and clinical governance
* Current and in-depth knowledge of sexual and reproductive health
* Knowledge of current national developments in sexual health services
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or Midwife
* Degree or working towards
* Recognised post-registration qualification in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Experience
* Experience in sexual and reproductive health at Band 5
* Proven ability to participate in the audit process
* Teaching and assessment of pre and post-registration students
* Participated in research
* Currently practising in the specialty
* Experience in undertaking staff Personal Development Reviews/Appraisals
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: Hayley Heapy
Job title: Senior Nurse
Email address: hayley.heapy@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 2765214
Additional information:
Sarah Barlow / Hayley Heapy
Senior Nurse
Email: Sarah.Barlow@mft.nhs.uk / hayley.heapy@mft.nhs.uk
Tel: 0161-276-5214
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