Job summary
Luton Sexual Health are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse who is a team player. This self-motivated and ambitious individual will be required to provide confidential, holistic sexual and contraceptive health care and education to clients attending the town centre service in a welcoming, sensitive and non-judgemental manner. Assessing sexual health and contraception healthcare needs; delivering and implementing individual care within defined competencies you will be educating and advising clients using a motivational/health coaching approach to promote positive sexual health choices, relationships and outcomes.
The role will include one evening working until 1900 and one Saturday in 3 and involves providing care without supervision, demonstrating procedures and supervise junior and/or unqualified staff.
Work effectively as part of the wider Multidisciplinary Team and support the Band 7 ANPs, Band 8a Nurse Managers and Clinical Operations Lead in achieving the service, Directorate and Trust's aims and objectives.
Main duties of the job
* Assessment of sexual health and contraception healthcare needs, delivery and implementation of individual care within defined competencies.
* Educate and advise clients using a motivational/health coaching approach to promote positive sexual health choices, relationships and outcomes.
* Identify Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) sexual assault, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child/Adult Safeguarding concerns and follow reporting/management protocols
* Perform venepuncture.
* Perform microscopy.
* Assist clinicians prepare for/carry out procedures/sample taking. Process samples.
* Administer injections.
* Deliver medication as prescribed or according to PGD's.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
Experience
* Working as a Band 5 Nurse in a medical setting
Knowledge
* NHS Sexual Health & HIV Standards of Care.
* Understanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times.
* Legislation relevant to the post.
Skills
* Ability to adapt interactions to communicate effectively with a diverse range of individuals/groups.
* Excellent customer service/ interpersonal skills.
* Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
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