Regional Sexual Health Nurse - North East Prisons

Job summary

This a band 6 role but a Band 5 trainee would be considered.

To work across the North East Cluster of Prisons assessing patients at risk of and/or diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection and/or a Blood Borne Virus. Working within a small dedicated Sexual Health team case managing from assessment of patients to testing, treatment, education and harm minimisation.

Provide pre and post test discussion for Blood Borne Viruses and see clients in the prison GUM setting for crisis intervention and time limited counselling.

To take on project work to improve health promotion across all sites and support in training for wider nursing teams.

The post holder will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team under the clinical supervision of the Sexual Health Team Lead with support from GUM/CASH Consultant.

Main duties of the job

• Provide information and health education for clients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses.
• To liaise with the appropriate authorities to facilitate partner notification/management/referral to GUM community clinics as required.
• Provide initial crisis intervention, counselling and appropriate referral for those clients attending the clinic with relevant problems, e.g. termination of pregnancy, sexual identity, sexual assault, substance misuse and sexual dysfunction.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings as required with other related health professionals.
• Offer information and support and deal with enquiries from health professionals about Sexually Transmitted Infections, including HIV and AIDS.
• Due to the specialist nature of this service, a non-judgemental and positive attitude is necessary.
• To develop and maintain effective communication and liaison with medical, nursing and paramedical members of staff and working in close co-operation for the benefit of patients in order to improve services at the Clinic and STI services in general.
• Build therapeutic working relationships with patients ensuring boundaries are always in place.

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We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.