Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our Integrated Sexual Health team at Mortimer Market Centre. The Mortimer Market Centre is a large Integrated Sexual Health service in Camden, providing care to a diverse group of patients including a high proportion of men who have sex with men. We also provide complex contraception care through the Margaret Pyke Centre.
Clinical duties include assessing, examining and treating STIs, initiating patients on PrEP and contraceptive care including subdermal implants. The role also involves leadership and teaching opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for delivering a high standard of sexual and reproductive health care to patients. This will include delivering nurse-led clinics for Sexual Health and contraception, co-ordinating the clinic shift as well as mentoring health care support workers.The post holder will facilitate the learning experience and environment for nurses (both pre and post registration) and other health professionals undergoing training and education in the department. This will include supervising and mentoring students undertaking contraceptive and sexual health courses.
About us
The CNWL Integrated Sexual Health Service is made up of highly motivated and passionate teams with extensive experience and expertise in sexual health and contraception. The team at Mortimer Market Centre is friendly and dedicated to continually developing the role of the nurse.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCLINICAL PRACTICE
- To maintain a high standard of nursing care and service provision, testing, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and screening for HIV and other blood borne infections (BBVs) (relevance dependent on site of work).
- To inform, advice, teach and counsel clients on all methods of contraception including performing sub-dermal contraceptive implant insertion and removal.
- To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients.
- To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol.
- To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts. (Relevance dependent on site of work).
- To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol
- To recognize signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals
- To treat patients within the confines of patient group directions (PGDs) and arrange prescriptions of treatments not covered by PGD and safely administer and supply these.
- To perform microscopy according to protocol (relevance dependent on site of work)
- To carry out partner notification processes.
- To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving.
- To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard.
- To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines.
- To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
- To assist in provision of nurse led sexual and reproductive health consultation in an outreach setting.
- To assist the HCSW (health care support worker) to set up clinics, maintain equipment and order supplies if required.
- To take part in initiatives to engage users in the development of the services depending on site of work.
Please see the job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCLINICAL PRACTICE
- To maintain a high standard of nursing care and service provision, testing, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and screening for HIV and other blood borne infections (BBVs) (relevance dependent on site of work).
- To inform, advice, teach and counsel clients on all methods of contraception including performing sub-dermal contraceptive implant insertion and removal.
- To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients.
- To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol.
- To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts. (Relevance dependent on site of work).
- To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol
- To recognize signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals
- To treat patients within the confines of patient group directions (PGDs) and arrange prescriptions of treatments not covered by PGD and safely administer and supply these.
- To perform microscopy according to protocol (relevance dependent on site of work)
- To carry out partner notification processes.
- To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving.
- To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard.
- To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines.
- To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
- To assist in provision of nurse led sexual and reproductive health consultation in an outreach setting.
- To assist the HCSW (health care support worker) to set up clinics, maintain equipment and order supplies if required.
- To take part in initiatives to engage users in the development of the services depending on site of work.
Please see the job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)
- nDFRSH/University Certificate in Contraception/ Reproductive Health or equivalent recognized training, or willing to train
- LOC SDI or equivalent qualification or willing to train
Experience
Essential
- Substantive experience in Sexual Health
- Substantive post registration experience.
Desirable
- Previous experience in management or team leader role
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- GUM & contraception patients in an nurse led setting
- Experience of working with diverse client groups, including young people
- Flexible and adaptable
- PGD use in sexual health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)
- nDFRSH/University Certificate in Contraception/ Reproductive Health or equivalent recognized training, or willing to train
- LOC SDI or equivalent qualification or willing to train
Experience
Essential
- Substantive experience in Sexual Health
- Substantive post registration experience.
Desirable
- Previous experience in management or team leader role
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- GUM & contraception patients in an nurse led setting
- Experience of working with diverse client groups, including young people
- Flexible and adaptable
- PGD use in sexual health
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).
