Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Senior Sexual Health Nurse post/s also require post holder/s to work and lead effectively (in collaboration with the consultant) amongst a multidisciplinary team e.g., working as designated Lab Nurse Coordinator (nurse in charge). This is where your strong practice, organisation and prioritisation skills will contribute to coordinating a safe and effective shift.

As a Band 6 nurse within the sexual health service, you will work in a busy integrated sexual health environment as part of a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will assess, plan and deliver all aspects of sexual health care and will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to undertake duties concurrent with this level of seniority from the list below; in line with Faculty of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and NICE guidance

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder. Previous applicants need not re-apply.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria

• Post registration nursing experience
• Experience working within integrated sexual healthcare

Desirable criteria

• Experience of instruction and assessing in clinical practice
• Experience of leading or managing a team
• Experience of working with all age groups, genders and sexualities
• Experience of working in abortion services

Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria

• Able to run nurse led clinics
• Able to work effectively as a competent autonomous practitioner
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with a caring and empathetic approach and a non-judgmental attitude
• Able to formulate and carry out clinical decisions and sometimes complex treatment plans - independent of medical practitioners
• IT skills

Desirable criteria

• Able to undertake advanced practice procedures and tasks

Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse/Midwife
• Integrated Sexual Healthcare Qualifications e.g. University module/BASHH/FSRH qualifications
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Teaching/assessing qualification

Aptitude
Essential criteria

• Respecting everyone
• Embracing change
• Recognising success
• Working together
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Non-judgmental attitude towards all ages, cultures, sexualities and genders
• Ability to be flexible, autonomous and show initiative
• Able to demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development

Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all of our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

With strong links to the University of Bristol and University of West of England we are the major medical research and training centre in the region, using findings to continually improve our patient care and attracting the highest calibre clinical staff from across the UK.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

IMPORTANT:

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form. Due to high volumes