Job overview
Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Sexual Health and Contraception
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced sexual health nurse to join our service at Barking Hospital. The successful applicant will demonstrate a passion for providing quality sexual health care. A qualification in Sexual Health and Contraception and in Long Acting Reversible Contraception procedures is required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and with members of the multidisciplinary team promote an excellent sexual health service. Also, providing advice and treatment to couples and individuals on all methods of contraception.
The specialist sister in the integrated sexual health service is responsible for the day to day management of all clinics within given locations of the integrated sexual health service. Working with the lead nurse this will include ensuring that appropriate staffs are available to run the clinics effectively and efficiently across the service.
As an experienced nurse in the integrated sexual health service the specialist sister/charge nurse will provide clinical care for presenting groups of patients including history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care.
He/she provides high standards of evidence based patient centred sexual health care whilst ensuring that resources within the clinical setting are used efficiently and effectively.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Able to fit Intrauterine devices and sub dermal implants.
2. Post registration qualification in sexual health and contraception
Desirable criteria
3. Non medical prescriber or working towards qualification
4. Diploma Faculty Sexual and Reproductive Health
5. Leadership qualification
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
6. History taking and physical assessment skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.