Job overview
Are you passionate about improving the sexual health and wellbeing of young people? Do you have the leadership, clinical expertise, and compassion to make a real difference?
We’re looking for an experienced and dynamic Band 7 Nurse to join our progressive and youth-focused Sexual Health Service. This role offers the opportunity to combine expert clinical care with innovative outreach work to engage young people across our community.
Hours and days are subject to the needs of the service. Early's and late shifts and some weekends
Main duties of the job
For this position you will need to have sound knowledge and experience of working in sexual health and contraception.
You will be willing to train to a clinical specialist level including completing the non-medical prescriber course and demonstrate an interest developing clinical leadership skills.
Essential for the post are;
- DFSRH (or equivalent) and LOC for SDI's.
- Experience at Band 6 level in SH/SRH.
- Excellent communication skills.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Working for our organisation
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;
1. Flexible shift working, Part-timer or Condensed hours to provide a healthy work-life balance;
2. Commitment from the team to develop you by offering coaching and in-house development sessions such as Preceptorship Workshop, Leadership programmes.
3. Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself.
4. Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust.
5. 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.
6. 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!
7. Award-winning Staff Networks
8. Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Role Functions
9. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Public Health)
10. Management of / provision of care for quality standards
11. Working collaboratively and in partnership
12. Being accountable
13. Respecting diversity and equity
14. Professional development of self and others
15. Leadership, management and team working
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention / Public Health when in Clinical Practice
16. Proactively develops, implements and monitors public health and health promotion activities, including own clinical work, work of team and the local community in accordance with local and national plans
17. Outreach & Engagement – Working with schools, youth groups, colleges, and vulnerable populations to deliver education, pop-up clinics, and preventative interventions.
18. To participate in clinical and educational outreach and participate in health promotion activity, contributing to the development of new services.
19. Participates in and influences local health policy development, including health impact assessments.
20. Engages and forms links with relevant stakeholders and professional agencies, providing expert training and advice where appropriate.
21. Identifies the needs of diverse/vulnerable groups, i.e. young people and contribute to the development of tailored services to meet their needs.
22. Undertakes relevant need assessment profiles
23. Promotes safer sex and provides sexual health information to clients as appropriate.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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