Senior Sexual Health Nurse in Reading

Fixed term Band 6 role in Sexual health. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 6 senior sexual health nurse to join the team at Florey clinic for a fixed term to cover maternity leave. The Florey provides an integrated service to Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire. The level 3 service is fast paced and this is a fantastic opportunity to develop within a supportive and friendly environment.

The post holder works as a skilled practitioner and is responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of the client group requiring contraceptive services and sexual health care. At this level of expertise, the post-holder is able to exercise clinical judgement and decision making about patient needs in terms of long-range goals or plans. The post holder ensures the smooth running of the department in the absence of the Departmental Sister/Charge Nurse, works autonomously in outreach settings, and provides clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.

The post holder is responsible for developing, implementing and reviewing planned nursing care, and for the maintenance of associated records for patients in the given clinical area. The post holder works as an effective team member, assisting in the management and the organisation of work as required. The post holder displays effective communication skills and works as a role model for good practice, supporting and developing students and more junior colleagues as required.

The Florey Clinic is a dynamic forward thinking service which strives to consistently improve patient care. We are looking for an individual who is forward thinking, proactive and passionate about the role and supporting patients.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK. The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

• Deliver patient-focused programmes of care addressing the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of the client group requiring contraceptive services and sexual health care.
• Exercise clinical judgement and decision making about patient needs in terms of long-range goals or plans.
• Ensure the smooth running of the department in the absence of the Departmental Sister/Charge Nurse.
• Work autonomously in outreach settings.
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff.
• Develop, implement and review planned nursing care, and maintain associated records for patients in the given clinical area.
• Work as an effective team member, assist in the management and organisation of work as required.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and act as a role model for good practice, supporting and developing students and more junior colleagues as required.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hannah Grice Job title: Clinic Sister Email address: hannah.grice@royalberkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01183227202