We have the opportunity to recruit a Nurse for a 1-year fixed-term maternity cover post to join the Sandwell Sexual Health Service. We would like to recruit an enthusiastic nurse who wants to deliver excellent sexual health services and be part of a motivated team of professionals. We are a multi-professional progressive team providing a comprehensive, evidence-based, and patient-focused service for Contraception and Genitourinary Medicine specializing in integrated sexual health and HIV services.
The post holder will be working alongside our multi-disciplinary team including two consultants, specialist nurses, HIV pharmacist, and dietician to deliver sexual health and contraceptive support, treatments, and management across the boroughs of Sandwell and the West Midlands.
The post holder will be actively participating in health promotion and supporting vulnerable groups which will include events within the local community enabling the post holder to engage with the community and offer and promote our services. They will be working at the main hub at the Lyng Centre and our outreach services across Sandwell.
We welcome applicants who have a qualification in Intrauterine device insertion.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide clinical care for presenting groups of patients including history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of their care.
2. Motivated to provide all aspects of sexual health and contraception to vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups who would otherwise not engage in sexual health services.
3. With appropriate training, manage patients requiring implant removal and fit.
4. Provide varied contraceptive methods and sexual infection treatments working under Patient Group Direction or as a registered Non-Medical Prescriber.
5. Undertake screening including Cervical Screening and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
6. Manage and appropriately action STI results via the online and clinic ERP systems.
7. Utilize clinical skills appropriately to enhance the delivery of patient care.
8. Supervise Band 3 healthcare support workers within the clinical setting and participate in their development.
9. Provide interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organization with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban center that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first-class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive, and engaged staff.
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do.
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience working as a registered nurse in contraception & sexual health setting. This may include experience gained during training.
* Experience of teaching learners.
* To have experience working as a nurse post registration.
Desirable
* Recent experience of or currently working in contraception & sexual health setting.
* Experience undertaking cervical cytology.
* Experience of working to Patient Group Direction.
* Experience of fitting and removing contraceptive implants.
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
* Recognized post-registration qualification in contraception and sexual health.
Desirable
* RCN Certificate in Training in the Insertion & Removal of Subdermal Contraceptive Implants.
* Training in cervical cytology.
* Non-medical prescriber.
Management
Essential
* Manage and supervise junior team members.
Desirable
* Undertaken PDR training.
* Can undertake annual PDR review.
Skills
Essential
* Phlebotomy.
Desirable
* Certification of training in insertion of Intra-uterine device.
Employer details
Employer name
Address
SWB NHS Trust-Lyng Centre for Health and Social Care
Frank Fisher Way
West Bromwich
B70 7AW
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