Main area Sexual Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (5 day service, possible weekend) Job ref 190-8924-DIR
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 22/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 02/05/2025
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Sheffield Sexual health Services.
Sexual Health Sheffield delivers comprehensive sexual health services to the population of Sheffield. This includes a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A full range of contraception services are also provided. Underpinning the service delivery are partner notification, counselling and health promotion services.
The Band 6 will provide a pivotal role in the department facilitating nurse delivered clinics and supporting junior staff in the delivery of patient care.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated qualified nurse who is driven by service development, would like to work in a department that is looking to expand and would like to be part of change.
If you have good time management skills, have the skills to teach others, are methodical in your practice and have the patient at the centre of the care you deliver then this could be the job for you. You will need to have relevant experience of working in sexual health and be flexible in your working hours.
Main duties of the job
To provide level 1 sexual health services as a core requirement, as recommended by the Department of Health in the National Strategy for Sexual Health.
In addition, as a specialist aspect of the role, dependent upon expertise, provide level 2/3 services in screening/diagnosing/treating those with sexually transmitted infections. Initiating/changing/repeating methods of contraceptive, as recommended by the Department of Health in the National Strategy for Sexual Health.
Provide wider sexual health advice and support around an integrated model.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse or Midwife (Level 1)
* Possession of degree in nursing or working towards
* To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
* Completion of NMP course or working towards
* Experience of leading and managing a team
* Implant fitter or prepared to train
Experience
* Relevant experience at Band 5 and above within Sexual Health Services
* Evidence of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
* Experience of Nurse lead clinics
* Experience of applying research and audit in practice
* Evidence of policy and protocol development
* Experience of leading change.
* Audit/research experience
* Trained at level 2-3 – safeguarding children and adults, with relevant updates
* Community/networking experience.
* Knowledge about Adult safeguarding issues with the ability to refer and sign post where appropriate.
Further Training
* Understanding of confidentiality in relation to sexual health
* Awareness of code of ethics/conduct in dealing with sexual health issues
* Experience of genital examination and the use of a speculum
* Knowledge of sexual health issues
* Knowledge of clinical governance
* Commitment to developing and sharing knowledge
* Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
* Proven ability to work autonomously
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to prioritise workload
* Ability to use and interpret spreadsheets
Other Factors
* Commitment to professional development
* Ability to work flexibly
* Valid UK licence
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