Job Introduction
We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Sexual Health Nurse to join our Coventry and Warwickshire Sexual Health Service.
You will work within our Sexual Health service, where the aim is to provide high quality nursing care for patients attending the service. You will be delivering integrated sexual health provision to clients of all ages and from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds. You will be working closely with key team members to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of clinical sessions.
At HCRG Care Group we are dedicated to enhancing health and care services. With a commitment to constant improvement and innovation, we are shaping the future of healthcare. We have recently been successful in securing a contract to deliver an Integrated Sexual Health Service, including an NHS England commissioned HIV treatment service across Coventry and Warwickshire. The service will commence on 1st April 2024.
The service encompasses the provision of integrated specialised sexual health services and delivery of the C-card scheme, with a particular focus on the use of IT to support access to, and delivery of, services. Our service is confidential, non-judgemental and for people of all ages, genders, and orientations.
This post is based at our Leamington Spa Base but travel across all four of our sites (Coventry, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton and Rugby) may be required. As a result, a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is required.
Main Responsibility
As a Band 6 Nurse your responsibilities will include:
- Providing high quality integrated sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) and genito-urinary medicine (GUM)
- Providing a safe, friendly, non-judgmental and confidential service.
- Accessing client’s contraceptive and safer sexual health needs to provide individualised care.
- Providing relevant teaching around STIs and demonstration regarding contraception.
- Providing relevant tests/screening, including microscopy, and treatments for sexually transmitted infections including HIV testing, Chlamydia Screening and immunisation for high-risk groups.
- Arranging appropriate referrals and liaising with statutory and voluntary agencies for patients identified as having social / emotional problems.
- Keeping accurate records of clinical activity.
- Maintaining, updating, and developing personal and professional knowledge.
- Supervising junior staff and take responsibility for orientation, supervision and the training of learners, HCA’s, support workers.
- Reporting all accidents, complaints or untoward incident to relevant staff.
- Maintaining standards of care in the department by example and direction.
- Keeping up to date with any relevant training and promote reflective practice.
Please see Job Description for Full Responsibilities
The Ideal Candidate
As this role may require travel over our four sites, it is essential that you have a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
- A Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
- Experience of working in an Integrated Sexual Health Service
- Relevant Contraception / GUM qualification
- Ability to work in a warm, sensitive, non-judgmental manner within an equal opportunity framework
- Ability to relate to service users and hard to reach and excluded groups
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to organise own time, keep good medical records and support systems monitoring clinic activity and performance
- Extensive knowledge of sexual health needs of the population and related issues
- Understanding of the law and guidance relating to advice and treatment to under 16s
- At least one years’ experience of working in sexual health services (Contraception and/or GUM)
For a full list of essential criteria please see attached job description.
Package Description
As a Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse, you’ll be part of our valued team within our Coventry and Warwickshire Sexual Health Service.
You will feel valued as a Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £35,392 - £42,618 (Band 6 AFC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- 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 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.
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