Nurse Practitioner - Integrated Sexual Health

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Sexual and Reproductive Health Nurse looking to progress your career?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner.

This full-time post will be based primarily at our Centre of Excellence within Ambrose King Centre in Whitechapel and (as required) Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre in Stratford (plus associated satellite clinics).

Main duties of the job

Across all our services we have an established service model of nurse delivered level three integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health provision. We are looking to recruit a dynamic nurse to join our existing team who provide integrated Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare to a diverse population in Northeast London.

You will be an experienced, motivated and dynamic Sexual and Reproductive Health Nurse who is able to work independently, demonstrating higher level skills for managing patients seeking sexual health and contraceptive care. Key responsibilities include;
• Providing sexual and contraceptive care within a level 3 service. This will include providing LARC, so you will already be competent in the fitting and removal of sub dermal implants and have the underlying knowledge ready to be trained in Intrauterine contraception if not already competent in this.
• Operational co-ordination and management of the clinics
• Line management of a team of band 6 and 5 Nurses and band 3 Health Care Support Workers.
• Deputising in the absence of the Lead Nurse
• This post is only suitable for nurses able to work independently across the speciality
• This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week)

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Educated to 1st degree level
• Teaching Qualification
• Current British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) STI Intermediate competency
• Current College of Sexual and Reproductive Health (CoSRH) Diploma in Contraception

Desirable criteria

• Current British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) STI Advanced competency
• Master's degree
• Independent Nurse prescribing course or willing to work towards this.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of assessing, examining, diagnosing and treating patients with sexual health needs at an advanced level
• Experience of independently undertaking consultations with women requiring contraception. Able to discuss all suitable options based on current guidelines and recommendations. Experience of providing a range of suitable contraception based on the women's requirements, preferences, medical and sexual history.
• Experience of working in a senior nursing position within a sexual health and reproductive health setting.
• Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
• Evidence of utilising Evidence-based Practice
• Evidence of Clinical Supervision
• Evidence of practice development
• Evidence of local resolution of complaints
• Participated in clinical audit and research

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing a team including appraisals, performance, rotas, leave and other human resource issues
• Experience of providing care and treatment to women undergoing termination of pregnancy
• Experience of working in outreach services
• Publication in a relevant field
• Evidence of experience in financial management
• Evidence of managing Human Resource issues

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an understanding of relevant issues in sexual health services and the government sexual health agenda
• Able to discuss pertinent issues regarding integrated sexual health nursing practice
• Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of clinical and shared governance
• Demonstrates an understanding of quality strategies
• Demonstrates knowledge of patient group directions and integrated care pathways
• Up to date knowledge and experience of TOP/gynaecology/ service provision
• Knowledge and understanding of legal issues in regard to Termination of Pregnancy

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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