Job summary
The Integrated Sexual Health Services Matron is responsible for delivering a comprehensive health advisory service across the Integrated Sexual Health Service. This role involves providing extensive training and health promotion programs to all nursing team members, ensuring consistency in training resources, client information, and advice throughout the service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Health Advisory Services:Offer expert health advice and support to clients, addressing a wide range of sexual health issues.
- Training and Development:Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs for the nursing team, ensuring all members are equipped with up-to-date knowledge and skills.
- Health Promotion:Lead health promotion initiatives aimed at educating clients and the community about sexual health, prevention, and wellness.
- Consistency in Information:Ensure that all training materials, client information, and advice provided are consistent and aligned with the latest guidelines and best practices.
- Team Leadership:Provide leadership and support to the nursing team, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Quality Assurance: Monitor and evaluate the quality of services provided, implementing improvements as necessary to maintain high standards of care.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of professional development. Clinical Governance, change management, leadership development.
- Sexual Health Agenda
- Evidence of ability to audit and set standards
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- IT skills Extensive clinical expertise within sexual health services
- Research awareness.
- Comprehensive IT skills
- Currently holds or working towards completion of advanced skills in relation to the integrated sexual health service: Inter Uterine device, checking and removal, Venepuncture, Microscopy, Sexual and contraception history, Partner notification, Patient Group Directions, Sub dermal hormonal implants.
Desirable
- Research awareness, complaints management
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse.
- Relevant qualification in Contraception and Sexual Health
- Experience of working to PGD's
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
- Experience of supporting teaching & learning in a clinical environment.
- Evidence at continuing training & education within speciality
- Recognisable contraception / sexual health qualification
- Currently holds or working towards Nurse Diploma Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health.
- Management qualification and relevant experience
Desirable
- STIF course
- Nurse prescriber
Further Training
Essential
- Mentor qualification
- FLIPS or equivalent (or be prepared to work towards).
- All Mandatory Updates including annual safeguarding training requirements
- Other training necessary for the role
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience working at a senior level band 7 or above within sexual health services.
- Working in community Contraception and Sexual Health clinics
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
- Effective organiser
- Extensive clinical experience within Integrated Sexual Health Services at a senior level.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal & organisational skills
- Experience in delivery of autonomous nurse led clinics.
- Experience in the management of safeguarding / child sexual exploitation (CSE) case management.
Desirable
- Additional reproductive healthcare experience e.g. midwifery / gynaecology
- Sexual Health clinic experience e.g. GU Medicine.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between community clinic sites
- Work in evening clinics
- Flexible
- Ability to travel to various locations within hospital and community settings.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Need to be able to work across seven day services provision.
- Mandatory training.
- Annual appraisal
- Provide on-going evidence of professional development
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of professional development. Clinical Governance, change management, leadership development.
- Sexual Health Agenda
- Evidence of ability to audit and set standards
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- IT skills Extensive clinical expertise within sexual health services
- Research awareness.
- Comprehensive IT skills
- Currently holds or working towards completion of advanced skills in relation to the integrated sexual health service: Inter Uterine device, checking and removal, Venepuncture, Microscopy, Sexual and contraception history, Partner notification, Patient Group Directions, Sub dermal hormonal implants.
Desirable
- Research awareness, complaints management
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse.
- Relevant qualification in Contraception and Sexual Health
- Experience of working to PGD's
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
- Experience of supporting teaching & learning in a clinical environment.
- Evidence at continuing training & education within speciality
- Recognisable contraception / sexual health qualification
- Currently holds or working towards Nurse Diploma Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health.
- Management qualification and relevant experience
Desirable
- STIF course
- Nurse prescriber
Further Training
Essential
- Mentor qualification
- FLIPS or equivalent (or be prepared to work towards).
- All Mandatory Updates including annual safeguarding training requirements
- Other training necessary for the role
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience working at a senior level band 7 or above within sexual health services.
- Working in community Contraception and Sexual Health clinics
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
- Effective organiser
- Extensive clinical experience within Integrated Sexual Health Services at a senior level.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal & organisational skills
- Experience in delivery of autonomous nurse led clinics.
- Experience in the management of safeguarding / child sexual exploitation (CSE) case management.
Desirable
- Additional reproductive healthcare experience e.g. midwifery / gynaecology
- Sexual Health clinic experience e.g. GU Medicine.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between community clinic sites
- Work in evening clinics
- Flexible
- Ability to travel to various locations within hospital and community settings.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Need to be able to work across seven day services provision.
- Mandatory training.
- Annual appraisal
- Provide on-going evidence of professional development
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
