NHS
Job title:
Integrated Sexual Health Nurse
Company
NHS
Job description
An exciting opportunity has become available for a registered nurse within the Colchester Essex Sexual Health Services.The successful applicant will plan, implement and deliver high quality individualised nursing care to the clients attending the Essex Sexual Health Services and will support senior nursing colleagues in the running of the department.The post will be full time (37.5 hours per week) working within the opening hours of ESHS. This will include some evenings and occasional weekend workFor informal enquiries please telephone Andie Aquino on (01206) 745375/74.Main duties of the jobYou will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your clinical expertise and innovative practice within the field of integrated sexual health care.Training opportunities are fully supported and will be provided with the expectation that you will be competent and confident in the provision of frontline clinical care, sexually transmitted infection results and data management, and specific targeted health interventions.You will be working within a specialist clinical team in a positive learning environment which will enable the development of skills to provide contraceptive intervention and protocol guided sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infection management.About usWe are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.Find out about living and working here – www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8ADate posted20 March 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number432-HR2412-24Job locations66 High streetColchesterCO1 1DNJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
- Safeguarding knowledge and experience of assessment
Desirable
- Previous experience in or currently working in working in specialty of integrated sexual health or related service
- Appreciation/experience in counselling skills
- Understanding of risk management issues including incident reporting
KnowledgeEssential
- Professional interest in the field of Integrated Sexual Health
- Willingness to develop STI results management skills
- Infection prevention awareness
QualificationsEssential
- NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Documented evidence of further study/training
- A recognised contraception qualification or currently working towards
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential
- Safeguarding knowledge and experience of assessment
Desirable
- Previous experience in or currently working in working in specialty of integrated sexual health or related service
- Appreciation/experience in counselling skills
- Understanding of risk management issues including incident reporting
KnowledgeEssential
- Professional interest in the field of Integrated Sexual Health
- Willingness to develop STI results management skills
- Infection prevention awareness
QualificationsEssential
- NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Documented evidence of further study/training
- A recognised contraception qualification or currently working towards
Expected salary
£29970 – 36483 per year
Location
Colchester, Essex
Job date
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:23:21 GMT
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