Job summary
An exciting opportunity is now available for the right candidate to join Sefton Sexual Health as part of our experienced nursing teams.
The role is Part-time and we are looking for an experienced sexual Health Nurse to join our team to work across the service working in both hubs. All applicants will need to be flexible as you may be required to work cross-site, as well as weekends, evenings and in outreach settings.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a nurse who is responsive to change, self-motivated and committed to the delivery of high-quality care within our Sexual Health Services.
This post is open to experienced Sexual Health nurses and those that would like to progress their career in Sexual Health. Full training will be given during a training period for those with limited experience to enable you to deliver integrated sexual health services across Sefton.
You should be willing to deliver all contraception methods including LARC and to be able to see patients for a range of sexually transmitted infections and work under PGD's or as a non-medical prescriber and will also need to be flexible and motivated to learn new skills You should have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of team.
Hours of work: 30 hours per week
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal spec for further information.
Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Advertising Date - 9th September 2024
Closing Date - 23rd September 2024
Shortlisting Date - 24th September 2024
Proposed Interview Date - 15th October 2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered Nurse/Midwife
2. R71/ENB901 qualification in contraception and reproductive healthcare or equivalentx
3. ENB998/997 or equivalent
Desirable
4. Health related Degree
Knowledge
Essential
5. Recent clinical experience in working in Contraception and Reproductive Healthcare
6. Experience in screening for sexually transmitted infections
7. Recent clinical experience in working with under 16's
8. Delivery of LARC methods of contraception
Skills
Essential
9. Good medical and sexual history taking skills
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
11. Mentor" for Students undertaking Contraception and Reproductive Healthcare training
12. Excellent documentation skills Knowledge of "Fraser Guidelines" and Child Protection issuesx
13. Knowledge of clinical issues relating to Contraception and Sexual Health
14. Cervical screening
15. Evidence of maintaining own level of knowledge and expertise
16. Flexibility regarding sessions worked
Desirable
17. Ability to remove interuterine methods of contraception
18. IT skills, ability to access internet and print e-mails
19. Evidence of participation in Audit and Research
20. 12Knowledge of managerial dutiesx Other
Other
Essential
21. Manual dexterity, occasional requirement for moving and handling people and equipment
Desirable
22. May be required to work in other locations in the service