Job summary
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and experienced sexual health nurse to work within the integrated Sexual Health Service in South Staffordshire.
The role involves being exposed to sensitive and confidential information it is imperative to ensure that this is dealt with in line with organisational policies and information governance.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who have the necessary skills and experience to provide sexual health and contraception services to patients in our clinics. Evidence of experience and additional post registration qualifications and/or competences in the speciality must be demonstrated. Most importantly we are looking for someone with a passion for contraception and sexual health, a 'can do' attitude, an ability to work independently and as part of our multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job include:
- Leading and undertaking nurse-led clinics working alongside colleagues, to ensure continuity of service provision.
- Receiving patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and making an assessment of their health care needs, based on highly developed nursing knowledge and skills.
- Planning and coordinating the healthcare needs of patients in the service, including the requirement for regular/routine physical examinations and investigations.
- Ordering necessary investigations, and providing treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through liaison with / referral to other agencies.
About us
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Assess the contraceptive need of the client, taking a comprehensive medical, gynaecological, sexual and social history as appropriate.
- To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable including plans of care, interventions and referrals, and respecting confidentiality at all times.
- To maintain and record accurate and legible electronic and paper records as applicable consistent with the Trusts record keeping policy and NMC record keeping standards.
- To offer pregnancy assessment, counselling and support for clients requesting referral for termination of pregnancy. To discuss contraception needs post termination with the client
- Offer testing for sexually transmitted infection, issue treatments as required, pregnancy testing and contraception provision of all methods including LARCs.
- To work within Patient group directions criteria issuing first supply and the re-issue of contraception and relevant treatments for sexually transmitted infections
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Assess the contraceptive need of the client, taking a comprehensive medical, gynaecological, sexual and social history as appropriate.
- To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable including plans of care, interventions and referrals, and respecting confidentiality at all times.
- To maintain and record accurate and legible electronic and paper records as applicable consistent with the Trusts record keeping policy and NMC record keeping standards.
- To offer pregnancy assessment, counselling and support for clients requesting referral for termination of pregnancy. To discuss contraception needs post termination with the client
- Offer testing for sexually transmitted infection, issue treatments as required, pregnancy testing and contraception provision of all methods including LARCs.
- To work within Patient group directions criteria issuing first supply and the re-issue of contraception and relevant treatments for sexually transmitted infections
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working in integrated sexual health services, infectious disease service, acute medical or other relevant discipline.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Competent to run a nurse-led clinic, undertake cervical cytology screening or willingness to undertake training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working in integrated sexual health services, infectious disease service, acute medical or other relevant discipline.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Competent to run a nurse-led clinic, undertake cervical cytology screening or willingness to undertake training
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
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).
