Job Introduction
Make a real difference in sexual health – with more flexibility, innovation and support
Are you a passionate Sexual Health Nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Join HCRG Care Group, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health services, and help us transform sexual health outcomes for local communities.
At HCRG Care Group, we don’t just deliver services – we change lives. Working within our integrated sexual health (ICASH) service, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking team providing high-quality, confidential care across Cheshire West & Chester.
We have both full-time (37.5 hours) and part-time (25.5 hours) roles available.
Package Description
- £39,959 - £48,117 (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
About the role
As a Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse, you will:
- Deliver a comprehensive contraception and sexual health service as part of a Level 3 integrated service
- Manage your own clinics, ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centred care
- Provide STI testing, diagnosis and treatment, including HIV care support
- Deliver and manage contraceptive methods, including implants and IUDs (with training)
- Support patients in making informed choices and manage complex care pathways
- Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations
- Contribute to service development, clinical audits, and continuous improvement
You’ll play a key role in delivering a service that is accessible, non-judgemental and inclusive for all, regardless of age, gender or background.
Please see attached job description for a full list of role responsibilities.
About you
We’re looking for a motivated and compassionate nurse who:
✔ Is NMC registered and educated to degree level in a relevant field
✔ Has experience in sexual health, contraception or related services
✔ Thrives working both independently and within a multidisciplinary team
✔ Has excellent communication and patient engagement skills
✔ Is committed to delivering evidence-based, high-quality care
✔ Brings initiative, flexibility and a passion for improving patient outcomes
Desirable (but not essential):
- V300 Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Competencies in implants, IUDs or sexual health advising
*We can consider applications from Band 5 colleagues as a development post at Band 5 to Band 6 upon the completion of agreed training and competencies etc.*
Why choose HCRG Care Group?
We know you have choices – here’s why our colleagues choose to join (and stay with) us:
✅ More autonomy & impact – Work as an autonomous practitioner managing your own caseload and shaping patient pathways
✅ Innovative, integrated care model – Deliver both contraception and GUM services in a truly holistic service
✅ Career development opportunities – Including support to gain your V300 Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
✅ Focus on prevention & community impact – Be part of a service designed to improve outcomes, not just treat illness
✅ Supportive, agile organisation – Less bureaucracy, more opportunity to influence and improve services
✅ Values-driven culture – We care, we think, we do – empowering you to bring new ideas and continuously improve care
✅ Varied working environments – Clinical and non-clinical settings, outreach and multidisciplinary collaboration
About the Company
We 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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