Job overview
Development Nurse GU and contraception - Band 5 - 6.
Sexual Health Clinic, based at Guildford.
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.
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.
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).
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;60/40 work split allowing time to work from home
2. 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
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. On-site shadowing opportunities including HTT, Psych Liaison and many more
6. 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
7. 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!
8. Award-winning Staff Networks
9. Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working towards the band 6 senior staff nurse job description, as below.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL PRACTICE
10. 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).
11. To inform, advise, teach and counsel clients on all methods of contraception including performing Implanon insertion and removal.
12. To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients.
13. To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol.
14. To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts.
15. 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.
16. To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol.
17. To recognize signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals.
18. 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.
19. To perform microscopy according to protocol.
20. To carry out partner notification processes.
21. To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving.
22. To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard.
23. To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines.
24. To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
25. To assist in provision of nurse led sexual and reproductive health consultation in an outreach setting.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
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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