About this role
Job summary
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and experienced sexual health nurse to work within the integrated Sexual Health Service in Shropshire.
The role involves being exposed to sensitive and confidential information it is imperative to ensure that this is dealt with in line with organisational policies and information governance.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who have the necessary skills and experience to provide sexual health and contraception services to patients in our clinics. Evidence of experience and additional post registration qualifications and/or competences in the speciality must be demonstrated. Most importantly we are looking for someone with a passion for contraception and sexual health, a 'can do' attitude, an ability to work independently and as part of our multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job include:
Leading and undertaking nurse-led clinics working alongside colleagues, to ensure continuity of service provision. Receiving patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and making an assessment of their health care needs, based on highly developed nursing knowledge and skills. Planning and coordinating the healthcare needs of patients in the service, including the requirement for regular/routine physical examinations and investigations. Ordering necessary investigations, and providing treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through liaison with / referral to other agencies.
About us
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
Putting people at the heart of what we do Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
Assess the contraceptive need of the client, taking a comprehensive medical, gynaecological, sexual and social history as appropriate. To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable including plans of care, interventions and referrals, and respecting confidentiality at all times. To maintain and record accurate and legible electronic and paper records as applicable consistent with the Trusts record keeping policy and NMC record keeping standards. To offer pregnancy assessment, counselling and support for clients requesting referral for termination of pregnancy. To discuss contraception needs post termination with the client Offer testing for sexually transmitted infection, issue treatments as required, pregnancy testing and contraception provision of all methods including LARCs. To work within Patient group directions criteria issuing first supply and the re-issue of contraception and relevant treatments for sexually transmitted infections
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council STIF intermediate or equivalent College of sexual and reproductive health certificate and letter of competence in Coils and/or Implant fitting
Experience Essential
Experienced in delivering sexual and reproductive health care Record of achievement of competence, able to discuss at interview.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Inclusion
Address Sexual Health Services, Severnfields health village
Sundourne Road
Shrewsbury
SY1 4RQ
Employer's website https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)