This post sits within the integrated sexual health service of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, serving young people. The post holder provides specialist, evidence-based contraception and STI care, including pregnancy options, safeguarding concerns and minor procedures such as implant fitting and removal. The role involves clinic work and outreach, some unsocial hours including Saturdays, and teaching colleagues across multidisciplinary teams. Applicants need NMC registration and recent sexual health experience, with competence in supplying treatment under Patient Group Directions.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist, evidence-based nurse-led care in contraception, sexual health and STI management
- Assess, diagnose, treat and refer patients, ensuring care is safe and in line with national guidance
- Supply medicines under Patient Group Directions and nurse prescribing frameworks
- Perform minor procedures, including contraceptive implant insertion and removal, and undertake investigations
- Manage complex clinical presentations and support patients receiving sensitive or difficult information
- Support young people with pregnancy choices, safeguarding concerns and health promotion
- Support referral triage through the Single Point of Contact for sexual health, substance misuse and child exploitation
- Provide clinical leadership by supporting colleagues, sharing knowledge and supervising competency development
- Train and educate multidisciplinary teams outside the clinical setting
- Work in clinics and outreach settings as required, including some unsocial hours and Saturdays
- Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to performance monitoring
- Undertake training to develop autonomous practice, and support student and staff learning
Qualifications
- Nursing degree
- Diploma from the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or C&G 730) or mentorship
- Letter of Competence in subdermal implant insertion and removal
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Recent experience of working in sexual health
- Competence in supplying treatment under Patient Group Directions
- Teaching, assessing or supervising experience
- Experience of leading a team and managing its day-to-day activities
Skills & knowledge
- Advanced clinical assessment and decision making in sexual and reproductive healthcare
- Working knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, confidentiality and administration of medicines
- Working knowledge of child protection law in sexual health
- Strong triage and risk assessment, including complex and urgent presentations
- Excellent communication, counselling and interpersonal skills for sensitive matters
- Accurate documentation and electronic patient record skills
Other
- Ability to work autonomously while recognising own limitations
Nice to have
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Letter of Competence in intrauterine contraception insertion
- Counselling qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Experience of research and audit
- Experience of presentations to internal and external audiences
- Experience of working with young people in a non-NHS environment
- Proven ability to work in a sexual health context with adults and young people
What’s offered
- Monthly learning half day for colleagues
- Trust staff benefits, detailed on the Trust website
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
