The role of the Sexual Health Nurse within Sexual Health Wirral is to provide a comprehensive sexual health service including provision of contraceptive health services, screening/treatment/highly specialist health education /partner notification /and prevention of the spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) & HIV
- As an autonomous practitioner undertake independent consultations with patients, including assessing, monitoring, evaluation, and a comprehensive health education package for individual patient’s sexual health and contraceptive needs.
- Provide STI screening and treatment according to patient group directions and clinical protocols.
- To be responsible for partner notification via provider/index referral methods.
- To be responsible to deal professionally with highly complex individual problems relating to patients sexual health condition by referrals to multidisciplinary agencies e.g harm reduction service / social worker / Sahir House / Dietician .
- To undertake near patient screening for HIV
- To relay evidence based diagnosis to HIV positive patients and deliver a community support.
- Responsible for adherence to specific code of confidentiality peculiar to GUM services /NHS Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) Directions 2000, and Trust guidelines/Caldicott, and to maintain patients confidentiality, privacy and dignity in a non-judgmental approach due to the related stigma of contraceptive and sexual health issues.
- To be responsible to attend all Trust Annual Mandatory training and adhere to all Trust policies.
- To deliver formal/informal presentations to other agencies involved with Sexual Health matters.
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Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.
As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust’s policies, at all times.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details regarding this exciting role
