Band 6- Sexual Health Nurse in Loughborough

As a Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse, you will be part of our valued team in our Leicestershire and Rutland Sexual Health Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £37,338.00-£44,962.00 (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers.
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling.
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year.
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage and triage patients for sexual health, contraception, and HIV care, escalating to the multidisciplinary team when necessary.
• Provide STI/HIV screening, treatment, and partner management following clinical protocols and Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
• Insert and remove contraceptive implants and intrauterine devices after appropriate training.
• Promote sexual health through education, brief interventions, and positive health messaging.
• Work autonomously to manage a caseload, ensuring patient choice and effective care pathways.
• Offer specialised advice, develop care plans, and support colleagues with clinical leadership.
• Maintain accurate records and uphold clinical governance and organisational policies.
• Participate in audits, research, and service development initiatives.
• Commit to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice.

We are looking for a passionate & dedicated Band 6 Sexual Health Nurse to join our team! Based at our Loughborough Health Centre, with service locations across Rutland, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray, and Coalville, this part or full time role offers a unique opportunity to provide free, confidential sexual health services to the local community. This role will involve travel across our localities. We would welcome an existing Band 6 Senior Sexual Health Practitioner or an existing Band 5 Sexual Health Practitioner, seeking promotion, who has recognised sexual health competencies (STIF Foundation or Intermediate), Faculty Diploma in Contraception (DFSRH) and at least 2 years sexual health experience at Band 5/6. You will work as a member of the sexual health team as an autonomous practitioner providing sexual health provision. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and commissioners to develop services in line with commissioning and objectives. Flexibility is required for this role, with clinics running from 8am-8pm.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.