Job summary
Lead Nurse - Contraception & Sexual Health, Band 7 Permanent 37.5hours per week including evening and weekend working
The Contraception & Sexual Health Clinic at Market Street, Woolwich, is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Lead nurse.
The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work and lead effectively a multidisciplinary team within an innovative sexual and reproductive health service.
We require an individual who is forward thinking, well organised with a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure that they provide a patient focused service and will be required to:
- Manage and lead a multi-disciplinary Team
- Have the necessary clinical skills to deliver nurse led sexual health clinics providing a high standard of care to symptomatic patients
- Deliver all forms of contraception including Intrauterine Contraception and Sub-dermal implants
- Have the ability to manage vulnerable patients
- Mentor and support other nurses and Health Care Support Workers within the service
- Be a Nurse prescriber or demonstrate ability and willingness to train
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Line management and supporting of clinical staff
To provide operational professional and clinical leadership within the nursing team. Support senior management team
Ensure evidence-based practices clinical guidelines and policies are adhered to.
Collaborate with the multi-professional team and provide direction and example for professional nursing practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Line management and supporting of clinical staff
To provide operational professional and clinical leadership within the nursing team. Support senior management team
Ensure evidence-based practices clinical guidelines and policies are adhered to.
Collaborate with the multi-professional team and provide direction and example for professional nursing practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered RCN with recognised contraceptive qualifications and sexual health course
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Skills
Essential
- Competent of fitting and removing sub-dermal contraceptive.
Desirable
- Ability to fit IUCD or willingness to undertake training.
Skills
Essential
- Experience of staff management.
Desirable
- Ability to lead clinical sessions in absence of senior lead nurse.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent.
Desirable
- Master's Degree in Healthcare or demonstrable ability to work at masters level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered RCN with recognised contraceptive qualifications and sexual health course
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Skills
Essential
- Competent of fitting and removing sub-dermal contraceptive.
Desirable
- Ability to fit IUCD or willingness to undertake training.
Skills
Essential
- Experience of staff management.
Desirable
- Ability to lead clinical sessions in absence of senior lead nurse.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent.
Desirable
- Master's Degree in Healthcare or demonstrable ability to work at masters level.
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).
