The closing date is 24 March 2025
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent full time (part-time will be considered) B6 Sexual Health Nurse post to work across Leicester City.
Leicester Sexual Health Service is a 6 day a week service and the post holder will be required to be flexible to service needs including working evenings and one Saturday a month.
The role will support the provision of care within the Sexual Health Service and work as part of a team and independently in nurse-led clinics. The post holder will provide a quality and holistic service and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs of service users.
The post holder will be an enthusiastic and innovative individual, possessing excellent communication and organisational skills including a non-judgemental attitude whilst offering screening for sexually transmitted infections, providing advice, information, counselling and education on contraception and sexual health issues.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES
The post holder will support the provision of care within the Sexual Health Services and work as part of a team and independently in nurse-led clinics and outreach community settings as required. The post holder will provide a quality and holistic service and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs of service users, ensuring confidential records are maintained.
The post holder will offer screening for sexually transmitted infections, provide advice, information, counselling and education on contraception and sexual health issues. Playing an active part in the continuing development of the Sexual Health Service is part of the role along with the day to day line management responsibilities of junior staff and students.
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- To be responsible for setting high standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis, through the process of audit, to ensure continuing quality of care.
- Contribute to the delivery of evidence based personalised and compassionate care placing quality at the heart of specialist practice.
- To undertake nurse led clinics to ensure continuity of service provision.
- Assess the contraceptive need of the client, taking a comprehensive medical, gynaecological, sexual and social history as appropriate.
- Offer testing for sexually transmitted infection, issue treatments as required, pregnancy testing and contraception provision of all methods including LARCs.
- To work within Patient group directions criteria for contraception and relevant treatments for sexually transmitted infections.
- To fit and remove sub-dermal implants competently or to work towards this
- To fit and remove intrauterine devices competently or to work towards this
- To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable respecting confidentiality at all times.
- To maintain and record accurate and legible electronic and paper records as applicable consistent with the Trusts record keeping policy and NMC record keeping standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- FSRH Diploma or equivalent contraceptive course
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working in integrated sexual health services
- Ability to assess and evaluate complex sexual health conditions
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).