We are looking for an experienced and talented Sexual Health Nurse to join our Sexual Health Hub covering Cheshire West and Chester!
The Sexual Health Hub provides free and confidential sexual health services in the Cheshire West and Chester locality. Our services provide free information and advice on all types of contraception, STI testing and treatment and also HIV clinical care. We are a “Level 3” integrated contraception and sexual health (ICASH) service, combining the medical specialties of Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) and Community Sexual and Reproductive Health (cSRH).
We are looking for a Sexual Health Nurse to join us in providing our service to the local population of Chester and West Chester. This role will involve travel across Chester and West Chester to cover our community clinics meaning a driving license and access to a car is an essential criteria of this role.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for day to day management of clinics and ensuring a timely, quality service is delivered. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and commissioners to develop services in line with commissioning and objectives.
You will be covering the following clinic types:
Contraception
Sexual Health
Cervical Screening
HIV
Vasectomy
PrEP
This is a bank position based at our Hub in Chester City Centre. You will ideally be a Registered General Nurse or Midwife who has ideally complete their sexual health diploma or have practice nurse experience.
Package DescriptionAs a Bank Sexual Health Nurse, you’ll be part of our valued team in Chester!
As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, at HCRG Care Group you will benefit from:
Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
Request a Duty – Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience
Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Main ResponsibilitiesOur vision is to empower all people living in Cheshire West and Chester to enjoy positive sexual health and wellbeing.
As a Sexual Health Nurse you will:
Work autonomously to manage your own caseload of patients whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Issue methods of contraception and treatments for sexually transmitted infections according to Patient Group Directions & clinical protocols
Insert and remove contraceptive implants and remove intrauterine devices (Fitting IUS/IUDs is desirable but not essential)
Provide STI/HIV screening and treatment according to Patient Group Directions & clinical protocols
Liaise with clients with positive results to enable a management plan of care for the client and partners.
Provide advice and cytology screening as appropriate
Enable patient choice and involvement and initiate appropriate action.
Co-ordinate patient care pathway and liaise across organisational boundaries.
Plan specialised programmes of care and provide specialised advice to patients, partners, carers and family.
Ensure each patient is placed in the correct treatment pathway
Provides clinical advice and support to healthcare professionals
Provides clinical advice in accordance with current evidence-based practice.
Ensure patients, partners, carers, and family, are given appropriate oral and written information regarding planned care.
Maintain accurate patient records and ensure all relevant information is documented in the patient’s medical and nursing records.
For a full list of responsibilities please see attached job description
The Ideal CandidateOur ideal candidate will:
Be Registered Nurse or Midwife with live NMC Registration
Experience in a sexual health setting
Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Be motivated and enthusiastic with excellent interpersonal skills
Have an Integrated contraception /sexual health qualification, or working towards same
Have Sub-dermal contraceptive implant fitter or working towards same
Have Cytology training and competent to perform cervical cytology or working towards or wanting to work towards
A driving license and access to a car are an essential criteria.
For a full list of criteria please see attached job description.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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