Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse GU- Development Post

• To maintain a high standard of nursing care and service provision, testing, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and screening for HIV and other blood borne infections (BBVs).
• To inform, advise, teach and counsel clients on all methods of contraception including performing Implanon insertion and removal.
• To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients.
• To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol.
• To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts.
• To manage patients attending for Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP), Post-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Sexual Exposure (PEPSE) or Post-exposure for HIV (PEP) according to local guidelines.
• To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol.
• To recognize signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals.
• To treat patients within the confines of patient group directions (PGDs) and arrange prescriptions of treatments not covered by PGD and safely administer and supply these.
• To perform microscopy according to protocol.
• To carry out partner notification processes.
• To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving.
• To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard.
• To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines.
• To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
• To assist in provision of nurse led sexual and reproductive health consultation in an outreach setting.

• Flexible shift working, Part-timer or Condensed hours to provide a healthy work-life balance;60/40 work split allowing time to work from home
• Commitment from the team to develop you by offering coaching and in-house development sessions such as Preceptorship Workshop, Leadership programmes, ACP modules and CBT-P training
• Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself
• Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust
• On-site shadowing opportunities including HTT, Psych Liaison and many more
• An opportunity to work with a friendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients
• Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, blue light card, discounts at Nando's and Superdrug, mobile phone contracts and much more!
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annual award ceremonies

Essential

• RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)

Desirable

• Univeristy cert or eqiv in sexual health training
• DFRSH or eqiv university cert in contaception/reproductive health

Essential

• Post registration experience

Desirable

• Previous experience in Sexual Health
• Previous experience in Contraception

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
• Must have an active interest in this speciality and client group and be motivated to learn about sexual health and contraception
• IT skills - conversant with windows environment.

Desirable

• Venepuncture
• IT skills - word processing (MS word)
• IT skills - presentations (MS powerpoint)
• IT skills - Spreadsheets (MS excel)

Essential

• Willingness to undertake all aspects of the development training programme to progress to Band 6
• Must have the motivation and ability to work with both male and female client groups.
• The ability to discuss matters of sex and sexuality.
• The ability to approach clients as a whole.
• The ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Flexible and adaptable to his/her role/work.