Senior Sexual Health Nurse

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Recognised contraception//sexual health qualification eg STIF Foundation
• Evidence of recent professional development
• Ability to work under Patient Group Directives (PGDs)
• Recognised mentorship and preceptorship or willingness to undertake.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant BSc or willingness to work towards
• STIF Level 2 Competence
• Letter of Competence in fitting and removing implants
• To hold a non -medical prescriber qualification or be willing to undertake
• FRSH Diploma (DFSRH)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantive experience working within a level 3 sexual health service.
• Experience of health promotion and education
• Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
• Able to utilise evidence in practice.
• Be proficient in the testing, treatment and management of patients with sexually transmitted infections (STI's), screening for HIV and other blood borne viruses and delivering PrEP
• Experience of managing/co-ordinating teamwork

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship experience
• Experience in gynaecology, HIV care, counselling, outreach or other experience relating to the speciality.
• Evidence of practice development
• Evidence of utilising clinical supervision
• Participation in audit/research
• Management training
• Line management experience

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work under Patient Group Directives (PGDs)
• Able to meet the required IT skills for the post.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and is competent in use of IT/computer literacy skills.
• Competent in microscopy and venepuncture
• Competent in point of care testing for blood borne viruses

Desirable criteria

• Competent in undertaking bi manual/testicular examinations or willing to learn.
• Knowledge of PEPSE, PREP, HIV and related issues

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

"We work Flexibly"

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your applications on time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 688.3KB)
• CLCH TRUST VALUES (PDF, 720.3KB)