Integrated Sexual Health Nurse – Band 6 Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job summary

The role is centred upon working within Gloucestershire’s Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) service and the Pregnancy Advisory Service (PAS). ISH is a hub and spoke model whilst PAS is based at our hub (Hope House). To provide confidential and consistent contraception and sexual health services within nurse led clinics and alongside medical colleagues.

Working as an Independent Practitioner, the role requires professional leadership – acting as a role model to junior staff and treating patients within Sexual Health, as well as acting as the Senior Nurse at clinics when required and deputising in the absence of the Lead Nurse.

Main duties of the job

• Work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines, taking responsibility for the assessment of care and health education needs.
• To take charge of clinics and to ensure the continuity of the day to day management of the service.
• Participate in and run nurse-led clinics (to include assessment and diagnosis). Use professional judgment to seek advice or refer to medical colleagues as clinically indicated.
• To provide a range of nursing skills within the Pregnancy Advisory Service to include the termination suite, Integrated Sexual Health clinics and outlying locality clinics, these skills will include (but not limited to) examination, microscopy, venepuncture, consent for terminations etc. This will include some evenings and possibly weekends.
• To support, monitor and nurse patients attending for termination of pregnancy.
• To perform ultrasound scanning for the assessment of patients in pregnancy advisory and complex contraception (if qualified to do so), or be prepared to undertake training to do so.

About us

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one – the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.