Sexual Health Specialist Nurse / Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated nurse to join the Oxfordshire sexual health team for 1 year. We are looking for a Band 6 Sexual health nurse with experience in both GUM and contraception. However we will consider someone with no GUM and contraception experience but with a passion to come in to the speciality. Please be aware if you do not meet the experience required, you will be employed on a Band 5 to 6 link grade role once competencies have been met. Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service is a large busy organisation offering comprehensive STI management and contraception to people attending our outpatient services in various locations. Our main base is at Churchill Hospital in Oxford with additional clinics in and not exclusive to Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, and Witney You will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/agency professional team. Offering STI testing and contraceptive provision to clients of all ages from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds., Be a defined point of contact for patients/carers for defined episodes/pathways of care and provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and psychosocial support. Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering advice to colleagues. Assess health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making. Accept referrals to agreed criteria, and work in partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required. Deliver expert nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing/multidisciplinary teams. Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care. Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group. Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care. Use communication skills to impart information to patients and carers,and provide them with advice and emotional support in hospital/at home as appropriate. Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required. Leadership: Nurse Specialist will be able to: Be involved in developing standards of care, practice guidelines and where appropriate Care Pathways for the patient/client group. Contribute to the development and delivery of nurse-led initiatives for the benefit of the identified client group, in conjunction with medical and nursing/AHP colleagues. Demonstrate and share clinical practice developments to provide evidence-based care, and contribute to service improvement in accordance with local policy initiatives. Contribute appropriately to clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient/client group. Support clinical and management teams in the delivery of Trust and Directorate objectives.

To qualify for Band 6 you must be able to demonstrate recognised qualification and recent experience in contraception and sexual health. A flexible approach to work patterns is essential. The ability to commute to more than one place of work is essential so a Valid UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role due to duel site working. Finally in your supporting statement please tell us why you would like to work in sexual health?, You will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi agency professional team. Offering STI testing and contraceptive provision to clients of all ages and from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds. Being non-judgemental , friendly, reliable, and a team player is essential. To qualify for Band 6, you must be able to demonstrate recognised qualification and recent experience in contraception and sexual health. However, we will consider a candidate with no previous experience in either. They will be employed on a Band 5 link grade basis until all locally agreed competencies have been met to progress to Band 6. A flexible approach to work patterns is essential as late evenings and Saturday working will be required (This is usually around 1 in 4). The ability to commute to more than one place of work is essential so a Valid UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role due to duel site working.,

• Registered nurse part 1 or 8 or 12 or 15 of register (depending on area of practice)
• First degree in nursing, midwifery (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent
• Recognised Sexual Health Qualification
• Recognised Contraception Qualification e.g. FRSH Diploma
• Experience in Sexual Health Speciality including asymptomatic and symptomatic History Taking
Desirable criteria
• Completed or completing Masters level (HEI level 7) qualification or evidence of working towards
• Letter of Competency for Implants insertion and removal, Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
• Evidence of working with Young people
• Experience of working in sexual health speciality or relavent speciality
Desirable criteria
• Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice.
• Experience of Audit
Sexual Safety Charter: In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury., Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.