An exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Surrey Sexual Health Team in Earnsdale, Redhill as a part-time 22.5hrs Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse, providing high-quality, patient-centred care across sexual health and contraception services.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated nurse with specialist knowledge in sexual health including PrEP with DFRSH and LoC SDI qualifications, to support the delivery of comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare. The successful candidate will undertake autonomous clinical practice, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients attending the service.
If you are an enthusiastic sexual health professional with the skills and experience to provide excellent patient care, we would love to hear from you.
The post-holder will be responsible for delivering a high standard of sexual and reproductive health care to patients. This will include delivering nurse-led clinics for Sexual Health and contraception. To take charge of the clinic shift on a regular basis according to rota, as well as supporting health care support workers and medical staff.
The post holder will facilitate the learning experience and environment for nurses (both pre and post registration) and other health professionals undergoing training and education in the department. This will include supervising and mentoring students undertaking contraceptive and sexual health courses.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is committed to delivering outstanding patient care through innovation, compassion and excellence. The Earnsdale Clinic in Redhill provides care for HIV and sexual health, providing specialist, multidisciplinary care to a diverse population.
Working within this supportive and forward-thinking team, you will have access to excellent professional development opportunities, clinical supervision, mentorship and continuing education. We value equality, diversity and inclusion, encouraging every member of staff to contribute to a positive working environment where patients receive high-quality, equitable care.
CLINICAL PRACTICE
- To maintain a high standard of nursing care and service provision, testing, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and screening for HIV and other blood borne infections (BBVs). (Relevance dependent on site of work).
- To inform, advise, teach and counsel clients on all methods of contraception including performing Implanon insertion and removal.
- To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients.
- To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol.
- To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts. (Relevance dependent on site of work).
- To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol.
- To recognize signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals.
- To treat patients within the confines of patient group directions (PGDs) and arrange prescriptions of treatments not covered by PGD and safely administer and supply these.
- To perform microscopy according to protocol. (Relevance dependent on site of work).
- To carry out partner notification processes.
- To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving.
- To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard.
- To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines.
- To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
- To assist in provision of nurse led sexual and reproductive health consultation in an outreach setting.
- To assist the HCSW (Health Care Support Worker) to set up clinics, maintain equipment and order supplies if required.
- To take part in initiatives to engage users in the development of the services depending on site of work
RESEARCH, QUALITY & AUDIT
- To code episodes of patient care according to GUMCAD (KC60) and SHRAD (KT31) requirements, when required.
- To participate and contribute to clinical audit, research and other evaluative activities.
- To contribute to the dissemination of research/audit.
PROFESSIONAL ROLE AND PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT
- Recognises and adheres to NMC requirements.
- To take part in the clinical orientation and induction programme.
- To provide direct clinical teaching and supervision to nursing and medical students.
- To provide direct clinical teaching, mentorship and supervision to new and junior staff (e.g. Health Care Support Workers).
- Conduct individual appraisal of nursing and Health Care Support Workers, in partnership with or delegated by the clinic Lead Nurse / Service Manager.
- To maintain and update personal knowledge of STI’s and contraception and associated sexual and reproductive health issues.
- To take part in clinical supervision sessions and notes review.
- To take part in annual appraisal and personal development plans.
- To attend relevant training and meetings
CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
- To deputise for Lead Nurse as required.
- To take charge of the clinic shift according to rota and co-ordinate the smooth running of the clinical area.
- Provide line management and supervision to junior staff where applicable.
- Contribute to the development of PGDs as part of the team.
- Be the local named nurse for infection control within the service under managers guidance.
- To share responsibility for safety and security of clinical areas.
- To contribute to the development of sexual and reproductive health nursing practice in order to maintain and improve service access and patient care.
GENERAL
- To maintain and ensure others maintain confidentiality, data protection and an ethical approach in the client’s interest at all times.
- To observe the department’s non-uniform policy.
- To liaise information about any poor practice or hazards to line manager.
- To adhere to the Trusts procedures for reporting incidents and completion of incident forms on Datix.
- To be flexible to CNWL changes and to promptly facilitate any change in working practice and method.
- Any other responsibilities as requested by Service Manager commensurate with grade.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All information concerning patients/clients and staff must be treated as strictly confidential at all times.
SAFEGUARDING
All staffs' have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults at risk of abuse. Staff should be aware of local safeguarding procedures and how to contact named professionals for advice and support as well as reporting any concerns. Staff are supported with the supervision and training needed to recognise and act on welfare concerns and to respond to the needs of children and adults. Staffs have a responsibility to ensure they are up to date with any safeguarding training.
PROMOTING EQUALITY & VALUING DIVERSITY
It is the aim of the Trust to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, marital/partnership status, race, religion, age, creed, colour, ethnic origin, disability, part time working status and real or suspected HIV/AIDS status and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end the Trust has a Valuing Diversity in the Workplace Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success. As a member of staff at CNWL NHS Trust you have a personal responsibility to ensure and to support equality and value diversity. This means that you ensure that you do not discriminate, harass or bully or contribute to discrimination, harassment or bullying of a colleague, visitors or service users or condone discrimination, harassment or bullying by others. In addition, if you are a team leader, manager or director, you have a personal responsibility to promote and develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity.
