Sexual Health Nurse

This sexual health nurse post sits in the Trust's open access Sexual Health Service, covering Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with a base in Andover or Eastleigh. The work centres on assessing clients, advising on contraception and sexual health, and issuing contraception and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. It is a 32-hour part-time post on a hub and spoke model, with a training post at band 5-6 considered.

Fit depends on a post-registration contraception and sexual health qualification and prescribing training.

• Assess individual client needs and advise on all methods of contraception and sexual health issues
• Issue first time and repeat hormonal and emergency contraception
• Issue treatment for sexually transmitted infections under Patient Group Directions or as an independent prescriber
• Provide screening, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections within a hub and spoke model
• Work autonomously to national and locally developed guidelines and standard operating procedures
• Work in a multidisciplinary team, supporting service improvement and innovation
• Work in a variety of settings as directed by the management team
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across a range of agencies
• Support diversity, equality of opportunity and patients', visitors' and staff rights

• Registered nurse with valid, up-to-date professional registration
• Recognised post-registration qualification in contraception and sexual health at degree or diploma level
• Training in Patient Group Directions for issuing hormonal and emergency contraception and treating STIs, or independent prescriber training or willingness to work towards it
• Recognised post-registration teaching or mentorship qualification at degree level, or SLIP
• DFSRH including LOC implant insertion and removal

• NMC registration

• Previous experience or training in sexual health and contraception, with advanced clinical skills
• Working independently with minimal supervision
• Understanding of evidence-based care

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to relate to clients with differing cultural beliefs
• Presentation or teaching experience
• Time management and ability to organise a large, varied workload
• Knowledge of infection control, the Data Protection Act and UK GDPR
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion as applied to staff and patients

• Right to work legally in the UK
• Suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Intermediate STIF

• Flexible working requests discussed as part of interview
• Training to support evidence-based practice