Women's Health Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary duties and areas of responsibility:

Provide contraception information and options to women and men and emergency contraception advice. Prescribe contraception and emergency contraception where appropriate. Fit or remove contraceptive implants and intra-uterine contraceptives.

Provide pre-pregnancy counselling with a particular emphasis on ensuring women get the right information around folic acid and vitamin D.

Provide sexual health information to patients.

Have awareness of cancer screening and testing and investigation/referral pathways in cases of possible gynaecological cancer including ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer and cervical cancer.

Assessment and management of male and female patients with bladder problems, including simple urinary tract infection, stress, urge or mixed incontinence and male lower urinary tract symptoms.

Assessment of women with breast problems.

Cervical screening.

Ring pessary fits and changes.

Promote health advice to patients around lifestyle factors such as smoking, weight alcohol, exercise.

Liaise with the Safeguarding Lead on plans to best utilise skills and support high quality safeguarding in the practice.

Act as chaperone support for GPs where needed.

Run Tic Tac clinics with the Tic Tac administrator.

Support other staff to gain DFSRH, train other staff members to fit coils and implants (Desirable)

Participate in team training sessions and meetings.

Work as part of the multidisciplinary team

Use research in care delivery to ensure all patients receive the highest possible standards of evidence-based care.

Act as a mentor to staff undertaking training.

Participate in audits and implement findings, involving local and National Policies.

Prescribe medicines and appliances within own scope of practice.

Maintain own prescribing qualification by completing necessary update training, prescribing reviews and audits.

The duties of this post are wide-ranging and will require the post holder to be flexible in adapting to changing circumstances.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse - Recognised qualification to diploma level or above
• Successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register, with clinical experience.

Desirable

• LoC for subdermal implants
• LoC for IUD
• Sexual or reproductive health trainer

Other requirements

Essential

• No history of or pending medico-legal cases
• Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
• UK driving licence

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a similar role with a health setting.
• Experience of working in accordance with the NMC Code
• Experience of dealing with the public/patients
• Experience of working with teenagers

Desirable

• Experience of SystmOne clinical system
• Experience of mens sexual health, LUTS, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tamar Valley Health

Address

Haye Road

Callington

Cornwall

PL17 7AW

Employer's website

https://www.tamarvalleyhealth.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)