Job summary
Staff Nurse Band 5
56 Dean Street is the UK's busiest Sexual Health and HIV Service based in Soho, in the Heart of London's West End.
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our large busy team who have a passion for the speciality, our patients and for the LGBT community we look after who make up 70% of our patient co-hort. We are actively involved in our in-reach and outreach services aimed at the Trans/Non-Binary community, Sex Workers, Homeless populations and look after over 20,000 MSM who take PrEP.We are especially interested in Nurses who currently work in GUM or coming from an acute background and who have a passion for delivering patient focused care with drive and empathy.
A structured training pathway is established to provide Nurses with the skills and support to work within this demanding but very rewarding service.
This Staff Nurse post includes seeing asymptomatic, symptomatic patients, and providing treatments. We would expect the Band 5 Staff Nurse to also take on in house training as needed and be motivated to advance their skill set while being a team player to all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team.
Main duties of the job
- To maintain and deliver a high standard of nursing care, demonstrating a professional and ethical responsibility.
- To build on clinical experience, leadership and teaching skills through nursing practice.
- To demonstrate a commitment to the mentorship of pre and post registration learners.
- To be involved in the development and implementation of outreach work and other service developments.
- To act as a coordinator of the clinic in the absence of a senior member of the nursing team.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess individual patient needs and requirements without supervision.
- To plan, implement, and evaluate relevant programmes of care for individual patients within the clinics guidelines.
- To facilitate effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure appropriate nursing input into patient care discussions.
- To take an active part in the development and implementation of clinical audit and research.
- To be competent to supply and administer medications under a Patient Group Direction.
- To maintain clear and accurate documentation in line with unit and Trust standards.
- To be aware of all the Directorate and Trust Policies and Guidelines and ensure all actions are carried out accordingly.
- To demonstrate counselling skills, including pre and post HIV antibody test counselling.
- To order investigations and provide test results to patients as per clinic protocol.
- To be competent in the Triage of emergency patients according to directorate-wide guidelines.
- To work in an outreach setting as required.
- Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness, with particular reference to smoking cessation, diet, immunisation and sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
- Assess and supports patients with adherence and understanding of their medication.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess individual patient needs and requirements without supervision.
- To plan, implement, and evaluate relevant programmes of care for individual patients within the clinics guidelines.
- To facilitate effective communication with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure appropriate nursing input into patient care discussions.
- To take an active part in the development and implementation of clinical audit and research.
- To be competent to supply and administer medications under a Patient Group Direction.
- To maintain clear and accurate documentation in line with unit and Trust standards.
- To be aware of all the Directorate and Trust Policies and Guidelines and ensure all actions are carried out accordingly.
- To demonstrate counselling skills, including pre and post HIV antibody test counselling.
- To order investigations and provide test results to patients as per clinic protocol.
- To be competent in the Triage of emergency patients according to directorate-wide guidelines.
- To work in an outreach setting as required.
- Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness, with particular reference to smoking cessation, diet, immunisation and sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
- Assess and supports patients with adherence and understanding of their medication.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
- Post Reg experience within Sexual Health or Acute care setting
Desirable
- Counselling course/ study days
- Teaching course
- Patient Assessment
- Worked with PGDs
- Compliant with Information Governance
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate post registration experience in Sexual Health/Acute Care
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of health promotion
- Experience of shift coordination
Desirable
- Experience of case load management
- Experience of nurse-led clinics
- Experience of 1-2-1 patient assessment and treatment
- Venepuncture
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good written/oral communication
- Computer literate
- Able to manage patients with culturally, sexuality and gender sensitive issues
- Able to support patients receiving bad news Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
Desirable
- Knowledge of sexual health infections and treatments
- Good leadership skills
- Knowledge of HIV
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
- Post Reg experience within Sexual Health or Acute care setting
Desirable
- Counselling course/ study days
- Teaching course
- Patient Assessment
- Worked with PGDs
- Compliant with Information Governance
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate post registration experience in Sexual Health/Acute Care
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of health promotion
- Experience of shift coordination
Desirable
- Experience of case load management
- Experience of nurse-led clinics
- Experience of 1-2-1 patient assessment and treatment
- Venepuncture
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good written/oral communication
- Computer literate
- Able to manage patients with culturally, sexuality and gender sensitive issues
- Able to support patients receiving bad news Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
Desirable
- Knowledge of sexual health infections and treatments
- Good leadership skills
- Knowledge of HIV
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).