Job overview
Band 6 Nurse – Sexual Health and Contraception Service
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and
enthusiastic Band 6 Nurse to join our dynamic Sexual Health and Contraception Service at BHRUT.
As part of our skilled and welcoming nursing team, you will
be supported to develop specialist expertise and work towards becoming an autonomous practitioner within a friendly, forward‑thinking environment. We are committed to supporting your professional growth and helping you build confidence in delivering high‑quality sexual health care.
We are seeking a nurse who demonstrates:
A genuine passion for improving the health and wellbeing of the local community.
An interest in, and understanding of, sexual health and contraception
Commitment to learning new skills and developing within the speciality
Experience working within Sexual Health and Contraception services
Confidence in working under Patient Group Directives (PGDs)
Desirable:
Competency as a subdermal implant fitter
If you are compassionate, eager to grow, and ready to
contribute to an enthusiastic and supportive team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As an experienced nurse in sexual health and reproductive services the Registered Nurse will provide clinical care for presenting groups of patients including history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care.
To provide 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 betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
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. RN
Desirable criteria
2. STIFF course
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.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex
RM7 0AG
Telephone 01708 435000 5936