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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Sexual Health Nurse

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse within the Colchester Essex Sexual Health Services.

You will plan, implement and deliver high quality individualised nursing care to the clients attending the Essex Sexual Health Services and will support senior nursing colleagues in the smooth running of the department.

This will be a full time (37.5 hours per week) post working within the opening hours of ESHS. This will include some evenings and occasional weekend work and will be based within the Colchester Town Centre

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your clinical expertise and innovative practice within the field of integrated sexual health care.

Training opportunities are fully supported and will be provided with the expectation that you will be competent and confident in the provision of frontline clinical care, sexually transmitted infection results and data management, and specific targeted health interventions.

You will be working within a specialist clinical team in a positive learning environment which will enable the development of skills to provide contraceptive intervention and protocol guided sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infection management.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital & community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

04 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR966-23

Job locations

66 HIGH STREET

COLCHESTER

C011DN


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oSafeguarding knowledge and experience of assessment

Desirable

  • oPrevious experience in or currently working in working in specialty of integrated sexual health or related service
  • oAppreciation/experience in counselling skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • oNMC Level 1 Registered Nurse

Desirable

  • oDocumented evidence of further study/training
  • oA recognised contraception qualification or currently working towards

Knowledge

Essential

  • oProfessional interest in the field of Integrated Sexual Health
  • oWillingness to develop STI results management skills
  • oInfection prevention awareness
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oSafeguarding knowledge and experience of assessment

Desirable

  • oPrevious experience in or currently working in working in specialty of integrated sexual health or related service
  • oAppreciation/experience in counselling skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • oNMC Level 1 Registered Nurse

Desirable

  • oDocumented evidence of further study/training
  • oA recognised contraception qualification or currently working towards

Knowledge

Essential

  • oProfessional interest in the field of Integrated Sexual Health
  • oWillingness to develop STI results management skills
  • oInfection prevention awareness

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

66 HIGH STREET

COLCHESTER

C011DN


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

66 HIGH STREET

COLCHESTER

C011DN


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse

Andie Aquino

andrea.aquino@esneft.nhs.uk

01206745375

Details

Date posted

04 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR966-23

Job locations

66 HIGH STREET

COLCHESTER

C011DN


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