Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Nursing Associate - Integrated Sexual Health and HIV

The closing date is 14 August 2025

Job summary

Ready to step into one of the most dynamic and rewarding areas of healthcare? Sexual Health and HIV services are evolving fast - and so can your career.

We're looking for a Registered Nursing Associate who's proactive, compassionate, and ready to make a real impact in people's lives. Whether you're experienced or just curious about working in sexual health, we'll train you, support you, and help you thrive.

What We're Looking For:

  • A Registered Nursing Associate.
  • Great communication and clinical decision-making skills.
  • A non-judgmental, empathetic approach.

Sexual health/phlebotomy experience? Great! If not, we'll provide full training.

Why Join Us?

  • Work at the cutting edge of sexual health at The Jefferiss Wing, one of the UK's top centres.
  • Be part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, one of the country's largest and most innovative hospital trusts.Access ongoing development through our in-house training programme.
  • Join a team that lives our values: Respect, Innovation, Care, Achievement, and Pride.

Want to learn more? Give us a call for an informal chat - we're happy to talk!

Apply now and be part of something extraordinary. Help shape the future of sexual health.

Main duties of the job

The role encompasses direct patient care, including sample collection, phlebotomy, vaccinations, microscopy, and conducting both female and male examinations. It also involves chaperoning during procedures, such as in the IUT clinic, and providing support for the Nurse-Led Walk-in service, including follow-up care, test of cures, and further treatments.

Full training will be provided, with opportunities to complete national qualifications such as cervical cytology sampling and STI Foundation Gateway.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2063

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C English and Maths or level 2 in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Other Health related qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Desirable

  • Acute hospital experience
  • Understanding NHS/ Health and Social care.

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
  • Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
  • Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C English and Maths or level 2 in Maths and English

Desirable

  • Other Health related qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Desirable

  • Acute hospital experience
  • Understanding NHS/ Health and Social care.

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
  • Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
  • Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Nurse

Professor Matthew Grundy-Bowers

Matthew.grundybowers@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2063

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


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