Job summary
Development Nurse GU and contraception - Band 5 - 6.

Sexual Health Clinic, based at Earnsdale Clinic, Redhill.

Surrey Integrated Sexual Health & HIV Services are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic registered nurses who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary innovative sexual and reproductive health service.

Main duties of the job
This is a development post for a registered adult nurse. The post holder will follow an individual training programme to develop their nursing knowledge from Band 5 staff nurse to Band 6 senior staff nurse through practical, real time, on the job experience training.

The post holder will be working to deliver a high standard of integrated sexual health care to patients, including delivering nurse led clinics. During the duration of the training programme, the post holder will build knowledge and experience on the types and complexities of patient groups, working towards the Integrated Sexual Health Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse Job Description.

The post holder will be required to work shift patterns that include evenings. The post holder will have the flexibility to work across sites, particularly for training and development opportunities.

The individual training programme will be dependant on skills and qualifications prior to commencing the role. The time frame will be determined by the skill set, speed of achievement of competencies at each stage up to 2 years.

The training programme includes training and assessment of the following competencies and skills:

• DFSRH
• STIF Core & plus
• LoC SDI
• Microscopy
• Venepuncture
• Cryotherapy
• Practice Supervisor
• Appropriate Patient Group Directions

The post is part time (22hrs) but consideration will be given to suitable candidates who wish to work less part time with a minimum of WTE 0.5 (18.75hrs).

About us
We are committed to offering you an environment to flourish which includes dedicated development opportunities as well as a healthier work life balance. We will offer you;

• Flexible shift working, Part-timer or Condensed hours to provide a healthy work-life balance;60/40 work split allowing time to work from home
• Commitment from the team to develop you by offering coaching and in-house development sessions such as Preceptorship Workshop, Leadership programmes, ACP modules and CBT-P training
• Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself
• Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust
• On-site shadowing opportunities including HTT, Psych Liaison and many more
• An opportunity to work with a friendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients
• Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, blue light card, discounts at Nando's and Superdrug, mobile phone contracts and much more!
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies

Job responsibilities
Working towards the band 6 senior staff nurse job description, as below.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL 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).
• To inform, advise, teach and counsel clients on all methods of contraception including performing Implanon 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.
• To manage patients attending for Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP), Post-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Sexual Exposure (PEPSE) or Post-exposure for HIV (PEP) according to local guidelines.
• 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.
• 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.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)

Desirable

• Univeristy cert or eqiv in sexual health training
• DFRSH or eqiv university cert in contaception/reproductive health

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience

Desirable

• Previous experience in Sexual Health
• Previous experience in Contraception

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
• Must have an active interest in this speciality and client group and be motivated to learn about sexual health and contraception
• IT skills - conversant with windows environment.

Desirable

• Venepuncture
• IT skills - word processing (MS word)
• IT skills - presentations (MS powerpoint)
• IT skills - Spreadsheets (MS excel)

Abilities
Essential

• Willingness to undertake all aspects of the development training programme to progress to Band 6
• Must have the motivation and ability to work with both male and female client groups.
• The ability to discuss matters of sex and sexuality.
• The ability to approach clients as a whole.
• The ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Flexible and adaptable to his/her role/work.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).