Job summary
Bart's Sexual Health Services is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join their ALL EAST team, providing community-based women's health services and integrated sexual health. The role will primarily be based at the Tower Hamlets Community Women's Health Service at Mile End Hospital, but will involve working across other EAST services, including the Ambrose King Centre at the Royal London Hospital.
Key responsibilities include managing patient care autonomously, providing specialist clinical care, fitting and removing Long Acting Reversible Contraception, conducting termination of pregnancy counseling, and working in the Early Medical Termination Service. The successful candidate will have higher-level clinical skills, management experience, and the ability to work independently in a busy clinical environment. An essential requirement is being pro-choice on abortion.
The role offers clinical supervision and opportunities to help develop junior team members. Independent prescribing will be expected.
For more details or to arrange an informal visit, contact Lovelle Smith at lovelle.smith@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The Nurse Practitioner in the community women's health services and Integrated Sexual Health will use their specialist knowledge, skills and experience in providing sexual healthcare to undifferentiated clients attending integrated sexual health clinics (terminationof pregnancy, menopause, female genital mutilation reversal, GUM, contraception andassociated outreach services).
They are responsible and accountable for the total episode ofcare of the patient including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral as appropriate using Trust guidance. They will also specifically work within the Early Medical Termination Service to administer the medication for the termination and support the women physicallyand emotionally through the procedure, according to the department's guidelines. They will work in collaboration with the Multi-professional Team and within Trust governance framework.
The Nurse Practitioner in community women's health services and Integrated Sexual Health will be a direct provider of higher level nursing practice to patients with sexual health needs. They will also function in a variety of non-provider roles including education and research. Inconjunction with the Senior Nurse - SH, HIV, CWHS & Immunology, Lead Nurses, Practice Development Nurses and other team members, they will contribute to the development of the nursing profession, nursing practice and the speciality group.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Adult (Level 1)
- Educated to 1 st degree level or demonstrable equivalent clinical experience
- Teaching Qualification
- Family planning and sexual health courses or other relevant courses (eg BASHH STI foundation competency)
- Independent Nurse prescribing course
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Higher level clinical skills in the assessment, treatment and management of patients attending with sexual health needs
- Highly developed communication skills
- Developed teaching and assessing skills
- Demonstrates the ability to influence others, share ideas and utilise feedback effectively
- Demonstrates ability to build and maintain productive and positive relationships within the multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrates the ability to critique, interpret and utilise research information effectively
- Computer and IT skills
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and clinical information
- Demonstrates experience of using and/or developing Patient Group Directions and integrated care pathways
- Demonstrates experience of independent prescribing
- Competent in cytology
- Implant insertion and removal competency
- Intra-uterine device fitting competence
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information
Desirable
- Ultrasound Scanning competence
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing care and treatment to patients with sexual health needs at an advanced level
- Autonomous management of clients requiring sexual health services, provided in one or more of the following - termination of pregnancy, cervical screening, menopause, sexual health, gynaecology services
- General post registration experience and current integrated sexual health experience required
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Evidence of utilising Evidence-based Practice
- Evidence of Clinical Supervision
- Evidence of practice development
- Evidence of local resolution of complaints
- Experience of providing care and treatment to women undergoing termination of pregnancy
- Participated in clinical audit and research
- Evidence of managing Human Resource issues
Desirable
- Experience of working in outreach services
- Publication in a relevant field
- Evidence of experience in financial management
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of relevant issues in sexual health services and the government sexual health agenda
- Able to discuss pertinent issues regarding integrated sexual health nursing practice E Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of clinical and shared governance
- Demonstrates an understanding of quality strategies
- Demonstrates knowledge of patient group directions and integrated care pathways
- Up to date knowledge and experience of TOP/gynaecology/ service provision
- Knowledge and understanding of legal issues in regards to Termination of Pregnancy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Adult (Level 1)
- Educated to 1 st degree level or demonstrable equivalent clinical experience
- Teaching Qualification
- Family planning and sexual health courses or other relevant courses (eg BASHH STI foundation competency)
- Independent Nurse prescribing course
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Higher level clinical skills in the assessment, treatment and management of patients attending with sexual health needs
- Highly developed communication skills
- Developed teaching and assessing skills
- Demonstrates the ability to influence others, share ideas and utilise feedback effectively
- Demonstrates ability to build and maintain productive and positive relationships within the multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrates the ability to critique, interpret and utilise research information effectively
- Computer and IT skills
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and clinical information
- Demonstrates experience of using and/or developing Patient Group Directions and integrated care pathways
- Demonstrates experience of independent prescribing
- Competent in cytology
- Implant insertion and removal competency
- Intra-uterine device fitting competence
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information
Desirable
- Ultrasound Scanning competence
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing care and treatment to patients with sexual health needs at an advanced level
- Autonomous management of clients requiring sexual health services, provided in one or more of the following - termination of pregnancy, cervical screening, menopause, sexual health, gynaecology services
- General post registration experience and current integrated sexual health experience required
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Evidence of utilising Evidence-based Practice
- Evidence of Clinical Supervision
- Evidence of practice development
- Evidence of local resolution of complaints
- Experience of providing care and treatment to women undergoing termination of pregnancy
- Participated in clinical audit and research
- Evidence of managing Human Resource issues
Desirable
- Experience of working in outreach services
- Publication in a relevant field
- Evidence of experience in financial management
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of relevant issues in sexual health services and the government sexual health agenda
- Able to discuss pertinent issues regarding integrated sexual health nursing practice E Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of clinical and shared governance
- Demonstrates an understanding of quality strategies
- Demonstrates knowledge of patient group directions and integrated care pathways
- Up to date knowledge and experience of TOP/gynaecology/ service provision
- Knowledge and understanding of legal issues in regards to Termination of Pregnancy
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.
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.
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).
