Job summary
Are you an experienced sexual health nurse looking to progress your career?
Following recent internal promotions, we are looking to recruit a band 6 Senior Sexual Health Nurse.
The posts will be primarily based in the services at the Ambrose King Centre, Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
***In line with government legislation from 1st April 2022 all NHS workers in England with face to face contact with patients must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Only those with medical exemptions will be excluded from this requirement. Please note it will be a legal requirement to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status or an exemption certificate as part of the recruitment process and before any job offer is made. Please consider this mandatory requirement when applying for this post***
Main duties of the job
Across all our services we have an established service model of nurse delivered level three sexual health provision. We are looking to recruit dynamic sexual health nurses to join our existing team who provide integrated sexual health care to a diverse population in North East London.
You will be an experienced sexual health nurse who is and able to demonstrate higher level skills for managing patients' sexual health needs and work independently. Key responsibilities include;
o Providing sexual health, contraceptive care and advice within a level 3 service. This will include providing LARC, so you will have the underlying knowledge ready to be trained in this skill if not already a LARC fitter
o Operational co-ordination of the shift
o Assisting with the support, development and management of band 3 Health Care Support workers and band 5 Sexual Health Nurses
o You will receive clinical supervision, support and training to help you succeed in this role.
o These posts are only for experienced sexual health nurses
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse (Level 1)
- Educated to 1st degree level
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (DFSRH)
- STIF intermediate qualification from the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
- Master's degree
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop higher level clinical skills in the assessment, treatment and management of patients attending with sexual health and contraceptive needs
- Highly developed communication skills
- Developed teaching and assessing skills
- Demonstrates the ability to influence others, share ideas and utilise feedback effectively
- Demonstrates ability to build and maintain productive and positive relationships within the multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrates the ability to critique, interpret and utilise research information effectively
- Computer and IT skills
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information
- Demonstrates experience of using and or developing Patient Group Directions and integrated care pathways
- Ability to perform microscopy
Desirable
- Ability to insert, replace and remove subdermal implants
- Ability to insert, replace and remove Intrauterine Contraception
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing care and treatment to patients with sexual health and contraceptive needs
- General post registration experience and current integrated sexual health experience required
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Evidence of utilising evidence-based practice
- Evidence of supporting and taking part in Clinical Supervision
- Evidence of supporting successful change management
- Evidence of practice development
- Evidence of local resolution of complaints
Desirable
- Evidence of managing Human Resource issues.
- Evidence of experience in financial management
- Publication in a relevant field
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse (Level 1)
- Educated to 1st degree level
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (DFSRH)
- STIF intermediate qualification from the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
- Master's degree
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop higher level clinical skills in the assessment, treatment and management of patients attending with sexual health and contraceptive needs
- Highly developed communication skills
- Developed teaching and assessing skills
- Demonstrates the ability to influence others, share ideas and utilise feedback effectively
- Demonstrates ability to build and maintain productive and positive relationships within the multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrates the ability to critique, interpret and utilise research information effectively
- Computer and IT skills
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information
- Demonstrates experience of using and or developing Patient Group Directions and integrated care pathways
- Ability to perform microscopy
Desirable
- Ability to insert, replace and remove subdermal implants
- Ability to insert, replace and remove Intrauterine Contraception
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing care and treatment to patients with sexual health and contraceptive needs
- General post registration experience and current integrated sexual health experience required
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Evidence of utilising evidence-based practice
- Evidence of supporting and taking part in Clinical Supervision
- Evidence of supporting successful change management
- Evidence of practice development
- Evidence of local resolution of complaints
Desirable
- Evidence of managing Human Resource issues.
- Evidence of experience in financial management
- Publication in a relevant field
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).
