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Nurse Practitioner – Practice Development
The closing date is 30 March 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and forward-thinking Sexual Health Nurse to join our Nurse Practitioner team within our integrated sexual health service. This is a Nurse Practitioner role specialising in nursing practice development, offered as a one-year fixed-term contract to cover a career break.
We are looking for someone passionate about sexual health, keen to grow as a clinical leader, and committed to advancing nursing practice across the service.
In this role, you will deliver expert nursing care across sexual health and contraceptive services, while offering clinical leadership within the nursing team and wider MDT. Working closely with the Matron and Senior Sister, you will help maintain high standards of nurse-led care and lead initiatives to enhance patient experience and support the ongoing development of nursing practice.
To succeed, you will bring substantial Band 6 experience in sexual health, a recognised qualification in contraceptive care, and a letter of competence in contraceptive implant insertion, removal, and IUD insertion. Strong organisational skills, resilience, and a commitment to quality improvement and patient satisfaction are essential.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for professional development, with a unique focus on shaping and strengthening nursing practice within our service. We look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
* To assist in the delivery of an expert specialist nursing service for people requiring Reproductive & Sexual Health Services
* Demonstrate advanced knowledge of STI management and contraception, supported by appropriate clinical qualifications to undertake specialist procedures including bimanual examination, proctoscopy, contraceptive implant insertion and removal, IUD insertion and removal, and the delivery of specialist follow-up clinics.
* To maintain primary responsibility for ensuring the department provides a progressive learning environment for all grades of qualified and unqualified nursing.
* To support with statutory and mandatory training as required to ensure compliance within the department.
* To promote and facilitate evidence-based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile and enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business and service development plans.
* To work collaboratively with as other MDTs at Denmark Hill or Beckenham Beacon sites where care needs require
* To actively participate in education events provided by the trust and primary care sector.
* To act as the education and training nursing lead for the Reproductive Sexual Health department.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job responsibilities
To assist in the delivery of an expert specialist nursing service for people requiring Reproductive & Sexual Health Services
To provide specialist nursing advice, clinical assessment and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment in line with departmental guidelines
To be highly visible, accessible, and approachable to staff, patients, and the public to ensure that open and honest communication channels are created and sustained.
Use specialist knowledge and skills for assessing and interpreting complex issues across a wide variety of disciplines, providing advice in the development of nursing standards and guidelines for patient care
To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health related and holistic needs of patients, their families, and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care including partner notification.
Proactive Management of Reproductive and sexual health caseload
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of STI treatment and contraception
To utilise advanced knowledge and skills and undertake procedures and practices such as bimanual examination, proctoscopy contraceptive implant insertion and removal, IUD insertion and removal, cervical cytology and specialist follow up clinics.
Initiating and interpreting tests and investigations, on-going monitoring
Making and receiving referrals based on the needs assessment of patients
Develop practice to be able to deliver nurse led clinics supporting patients requiring RSH service and needs
Support the team and organisation in delivering innovative services to support patient access to RSH
Assessing and meeting patients on going care, health and wellbeing needs and develop a care plan and action referrals as a result
Using data to identify high-risk individuals and groups and to ensure that services meet their needs
Ensuring clear documentation in the patients records of all significant consultations in accordance with Best Records Keeping Guidance
Identify educational needs for patients and/or carers with regard to the management of their sexual health & welling
Ensure all patients receive appropriate follow-up and that relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment and care
Support patients with decision making about their care or treatment, ensuring shared decision making
To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their care and treatment throughout their pathway of care
To deliver a seamless service through the development of Multidisciplinary team processes and communication
To work collaboratively with as other MDTs at Denmark Hill or Beckenham Beacon sites where care needs require
To participate in the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service
To participate in the process of operational policies and review annually in accordance with national standards
Review and update clinical information offered to patients every two years
To ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocols
Provide support and education to patients and their families
To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation
To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements
To supply and administer medicines in accordance with Patient Group directions or as an Independent Prescriber if appropriate
To act as a patient advocate when appropriate, ensuring respect for patient confidentiality, privacy, and cultural/ethnic background.
To liaise with local community, primary care, and voluntary organisations to develop existing services for clients and carers
To develop and co-ordinate planned educational programmes and opportunities for allmultidisciplinary nursing staff within the care group.
To advise in relation to educational opportunities and assist nurses and HCAs in developing themselves in accordance with their personal development plan and/or appraisal objectives.
To ensure that Training Needs Analyses are undertaken and agreed teaching programmes implemented in line with Trust and national objectives,
Lead on the drug assessment programme for midwifery in collaboration with relevantmembers of the education team
To support mentors/supervisors/assessors in their role, ensuring that learning opportunities are effectively utilised. Ensure student nurses are allocated an assessor and supervisor, and that a training programme is created and maintained.
Please see attached job description for more information
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
* Recognised Contraceptive course/DFSRH
* Recognised Sexual health course or STIF Course
* Letter of competence in Insertion and removal of Intra uterine devices
* Practice assessor and supervisor Course
Experience
* Significant clinical experience at Band 6 (or equivalent) with Integrated Sexual Health
* Demonstrable experience of teaching and assessing within a clinical environment
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.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£56,276 to £63,176 a yearper annum incl HCA
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