The closing date is 18 December 2025
Salary
£31,049 to £46,580 a year per annum
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a B5 or B6 Sexual Health Nurse; if you do not have a recognised contraception qualification and sexual health experience you would be employed as a B5 nurse. However, having gained practical experience in clinic and upon successful completion of the University of the West of England’s Integrated Practice for Sexual and Reproductive Health you would be a B6 Nurse.
The role is centred upon working within Gloucestershire’s Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) service and the Pregnancy Advisory Service (PAS). ISH is a hub and spoke model whilst PAS is based at our hub (Hope House). To provide confidential and consistent contraception and sexual health services within nurse led clinics and alongside medical colleagues.
Working as an Independent Practitioner, the role requires professional leadership – acting as a role model to junior staff and treating patients within Sexual Health, as well as acting as the Senior Nurse at clinics when required and deputising in the absence of the Lead Nurse.
Job responsibilities
- To provide a range of nursing skills within the Pregnancy Advisory Service to include the termination suite, Integrated Sexual Health clinics and outlying locality clinics, these skills will include (but not limited to) examination, microscopy, venepuncture, consent for terminations etc. This will include some evenings and possibly weekends.
- To support, monitor and nurse patients attending for termination of pregnancy.
- To perform ultrasound scanning for the assessment of patients in pregnancy advisory and complex contraception (if qualified to do so), or be prepared to undertake training to do so
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
The Trustis required towork in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse – Adult (Diploma and or Batchelors/Masters Degree)
- NDFSRH or equivalent and or a willingness to undertake.
Desirable
- NMP or willing to undertake
- SDI/IUD fitter.
- Ultrasound qualification
- Sexual Health (to include Pregnancy Advisory Service) experience.
NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Relevant sexual health experience
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).