Clinical Outreach Nurse

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Sexual Health Nurse Clinical Outreach and Prevention

Band 6 (if qualified): £35,392 - £42,618

Band 5 (development post): £28,407 - £34,581

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Service: Greater Manchester - Tameside and Stockport

Base: Tameside

Are you an experienced Sexual Health Nurse looking for a new challenge?

Do you have a passion for providing innovate community services for vulnerable and marginalised populations?

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and enthusiastic individual to join the well-established and growing integrated sexual health services in Locala health and Wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

We have a vacancy for qualified nurse with proven leadership skills and a real desire to deliver excellent sexual health care. The post holder will be based in our Greater Manchester services primarily in Tameside with a view of supporting Stockport if required. Band 5 training post will be considered for those with a keen interest in developing within the specialty of Sexual Health.

• The post holder will provide a high standard of care to patients accessing the clinical hub but will focus on the outreach/community delivery ensuring that those populations most at risk of sexual ill health are offered sexual health care.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with team leaders and service leads to develop and implement community outreach clinics in a variety of venues promoting access for vulnerable adults and young people. This will include looked after children, those effected by substance misuse, sexual exploitation, those involved in the sex industry, men who have sex with men and those with complex health and social needs.
• In addition, the post holder will work in collaboration with key partners across the district, targeting groups to further develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate a high quality, evidenced based, young person friendly, needs led clinic based and outreach locations in our Sexual Health Service.

About us

We require candidates who will be innovative and ambitious and will contribute to the overall improvement of the health and wellbeing of our clients by delivering care through a client centered approach and who will join a friendly and progressive team making a difference to local communities and reducing health inequalities.

If you are interested in applying for this post, please review the Job Description and Person Specification to ensure that you meet the criteria before applying for this role.

Informal enquiries to:Annece.walker@locala.org.uk or Keeley.gibbs@locala.org.uk

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated Good NHS healthcare services, as well as having a positive social impact in local communities.