ELM Alliance LTD

Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Sexual Health

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Job summary

ELM Alliance are in preparation for the delivery of Sexual Health Services for South Tees. The service is already established and running, with a new delivery model planned for roll-out from 1st August 2025. To help deliver the services, we are looking for Advanced Nurse Practitioners, ideally trained in sexual health. However if you have the transferrable skills that we are looking for, we would still like to hear from you.

The post holder will be expected to assist and work alongside clinical staff and provide support to junior staff as required in order to meet the needs of the service

As this is a Teesside-wide service, the post holder should have the flexibility to travel to all delivery hubs across the Teesside area.

Main duties of the job

Duties to Include:

To use advanced expertise and clinical skills to independently manage both sexual health and reproductive health patients including those with highly complex treatment and psycho-social needs.

To assess and interpret complex clinical information and data in partnership with the patient to make appropriate diagnoses, developing and implementing a plan of healthcare management including prescribing medications or refer for medical review if required.

To arrange appropriate referrals and liaise with both statutory and voluntary agencies for those patients identified as having social / emotional problems. This includes complex issues around child protection and vulnerable adults and the assessment by spotting the signs for under 18s.

To use expertise in the emergency presentation of GUM-related problems, according to an agreed protocol, to triage walk-in patients and provide telephone triage service to assess patients immediate needs and direct them to the appropriate service.

To work constantly within the framework of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and maintain confidentiality as specified in the VD Act of 1974, the NHS Services and Primary Care Services (Sexually Transmitted Diseases Directions 2000).

To work in accordance with local and national guidelines for GUM/FSRH

To maintain accurate and up to date medical and nursing clinical notes in accordance to NMC guidelines.

About us

ELM Alliance Ltd is the Federation of 37 GP Practices in South Tees and acts as a coordinated voice for general practice in the South Tees areas as well as directly providing a range of primary care services within daytime, extended and out of hours. The Company was formed by the GP Practices in 2017 and we have approximately 200 people working for us and with us. We deliver NHS services to the patients of Redcar, East Cleveland and Middlesbrough and are wholly owned by the local GP Practices. Our services include primary care, general practice, clinical services to care homes and community services.

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0258-25-0030

Job locations

Hirsel Medical Centre

5 Trinity Mews

North Ormesby

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS3 6AL

Redcar Primary Care Hospital

West Dyke Road

Redcar

Cleveland

TS10 4NW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights, and treat others with dignity and respect ensuring services are developed, managed and delivered to meet the specific needs of minority groups.

To ensure confidentiality at all times.

To be familiar with and to comply with policies and procedures, which are available in each department.

To adhere to the organisations infection control policy and be recognised as Link Infection Control Nurse or assist those who are identified.

To promote a risk management culture within your working environment and ensuring participation and involvement of all staff, in line with the organisations risk management strategy and policies.

To identify potential risks that may impact on the organisations ability to achieve its objectives, including details of risk likelihood, severity and impact, and record these details in the appropriate system.

Health & Safety is the responsibility of all staff and the post holder is required to take due care at work, report any accidents or untoward occurrences and comply with the organisational Health & Safety Policy in order that it can fulfil its Health and Safety responsibilities.

To ensure that patients, clients and members of the public are consulted and involved in decisions about local health service developments. You should be mindful of this and do what you can, as appropriate to your role and level of responsibility, to meet this duty.

To be aware of internal and external targets to achieve in respect of service delivery and improving and progressing patient care, and contribute and work to achieve them.

To assist with the organisations Audit programme and with any external audits following a reasonable request.

Participate in annual appraisal scheme and, depending on experience, appraise other members of the team.

To maintain all client records, including electronic records in accordance with service policies, protocols, and the NMC record keeping guidelines.

To ensure the smooth running of clinics through effective organisation of the session/clinic, informing administration manager of any anticipated staffing issues. To provide clinic cover within the integrated SRH service as required.

Ensure that accurate data is entered into all data collection systems, manual or electronic.

To report non-compliance with the Data Quality Policy, erroneous production of data and any factors affecting the production of valid data to the Service Manager.