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Prif leoliad
Community
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Band 5
Contract
Parhaol: Permanent
Oriau
Rhan-amser - 22.5 awr yr wythnos (22.50)
Cyfeirnod y swydd
364-A-7894
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
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Southgate House Essex Sexual Health 2nd Floor
Tref
Basildon
Cyflog
£27,055 - £32,934 per annum + High Cost Allowance
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Yn flynyddol
Yn cau
07/07/2024 08:00

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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Integrated Sexual Health Nurse

Band 5

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
  • We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

Trosolwg o'r swydd

The Essex Sexual Health Service in EPUT primarily focuses on the needs of clients as they use the integrated sexual health service and supporting operations to maximise service delivery.

We pride ourselves on delivering high quality flexible services and are looking for like-minded people to join our team.

We are looking for a motivated, newly qualified nurse who is willing to take on some new challenges and undertake training to join our sexual health team.  We will require you to have good communication and a non-judgemental approach with good organisational skills, equally be able to work as part of a team and autonomously under direction. The post holder will be required to work from our Integrated Sexual Health centres during times of operation and help to deliver a nurse led clinic.

The Trust is committed to your professional development and offers flexible learning opportunities, performance management, clinical supervision and mentorship.

You will need to hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

Band 5  Integrated Sexual Health Nurse

Permanent

22.50 hours per week

Are you dynamic, energetic and a team player? Do you want to be part of the Integrated Sexual Health Service, in partnership with Secondary Care and Primary Care? Then this post might be the challenge you have been looking for!

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is looking for an Integrated Sexual Health Nurse, to work as part of our Integrated Sexual Health Service across South Essex. This post provides the opportunity for development and enhancement of clinical expertise and innovative practice within the field of integrated sexual healthcare. The post holder will be working within a specialist clinical team in a positive learning environment which will enable the development of skills to provide a high standard of integrated sexual health care.

Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

So what do you need to join our team?

  • Experience of multidisciplinary team work in an NHS environment
  • Skills in the assessment and treatment of clients
  • Experience in organising and implementing training and teaching programmes for healthcare professionals and clients
  • Able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines

If you have these skills this is an exciting opportunity to help make a difference. Why not join us?

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

•             Season Ticket Loans

•             NHS discounts for staff

•             Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

•             Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

•             The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

•             Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

•             Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

  • Undertake formal academic, theoretical and practical training to develop integrated sexual health skills
  • To work in a team environment, delivering a high standard of evidence based integrated sexual health care
  • To develop an awareness of STI risks, methods of STI management, safeguards and follow up and apply to practice
  • To develop skills of sexual health promotion, and have the ability to give information and refer as appropriate
  • To provide sexually transmitted infection testing and be aware of referral policies
  • To ensure the smooth running of clinical sessions
  • Maintain a high level of infection prevention practice
  • Develop skills of integrated sexual health assessment for both males and females including physical examination
  • Maintain confidentiality of client information at all times
  • Work within guidelines set down by the law and the Nursing Midwifery Council
  • Be fully aware of Essex Sexual Health Service and organisation safeguarding procedures
  • Maintain clear awareness of limitation to practice and refer to other appropriate health care professionals
  • Comply with organisations fitness to practice training
  • Maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as required
  • Identify and evaluate their own attitudes towards integrated sexual health services and accept the values of the client, adapting interpersonal approach accordingly
  • Following appropriate in house training participate in the results management of sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections
  • Carry out venepuncture for specific sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing
  • Participate in targeted sexual health interventions and sexual health promotion events within non-clinical community settings
  • Assess clients for STI risk and advise accordingly
  • Teach self-examination of the breast and testes where applicable and inform client about awareness of self-examination
  • Reassess clients on follow up visits for repeat prescriptions and realise her own responsibility in these consultations
  • Maintain drug stock control and ordering if appropriate
  • Assist to develop, introduce and apply research based findings to nursing practice
  • Membership of relevant meetings and attendance at courses to maintain clinical and professional competence and knowledge
  • Attend mandatory updates and study sessions
  • Notify Line Manager of proposed annual leave, giving at least six weeks’ notice unless exceptional circumstances prevail
  • Participate in programmes of education and training in order to meet the identified needs of service users
  • Inform line manager when absent due to sickness and report again on return to work
  • Achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the service in line with the post profile and Professional Development Plan and department competency framework within time frame agreed with line manager
  • Undertake training for use of patient group directions and apply to practice
  • Be willing to undertake internal and external training linked to the achievement, of competence to practice in specified areas of integrated sexual healthcare
  • Work towards successful completion of Faculty of sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Online Theory Assessment (OTA) and Diploma
  • Undertake training in specific clinic procedures (sub-dermal implant removal and fitting) as appropriate
  • Manage elements of care as appropriately delegated
  • Participate in focussed and targeted work in specific environments
  • Participate in training to develop competence in results management and non-face to face intervention

Manyleb y person

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Documented evidence of further study/training

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Professional interest in sexual health
  • Infection prevention awareness
  • Understanding of safeguarding with young people and adults
  • Motivated to develop clinical skills
  • Understanding of current local and national issues in Sexual Health
  • Good levels of theoretical and practical skills
  • Clear and effective communication written and verbal
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Previous experience in or current working in sexual health
  • Understanding of risk management issues including incident reporting
  • Experience of working to Patient Group Directions (PGD's)

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Literate in IT/Computer Skills
  • Aware of confidentiality
  • Current driving licence

Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Essex Family Friendly Employers

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Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.

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Enw
Emma Bridges
Teitl y swydd
Essex Sexual Health Specialist Nurse
Cyfeiriad ebost
[email protected]
Rhif ffôn
01268 242580
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Elena Badea

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 07581030470

Clinic: 01268 242580

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