NHS
Sexual Health Nurse
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Job Description
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- Putting people at the heart of what we do
- Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- Delivering better health, better care in partnership
- To lead and undertake nurseled clinics working alongside nursing colleagues, to ensure continuity of service provision.
- To be responsible for setting high standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis, through the process of audit, to ensure continuing quality of care.
- To assess and deliver contraceptive care as required, including pregnancy testing and contraception provision of all methods, including LARCs.
- To fit and remove sub-dermal implants competently or to work towards this.
- To fit and remove intrauterine devices competently or to work towards this
- To offer pregnancy assessment and support for clients requesting referral for termination of pregnancy.
- To manage and supervise junior staff, including regular 1 to 1 supervision and appraisals as per MPFT policy, sickness absence, performance management, delegation of tasks in clinics, monitor mandatory training compliance etc
- To lead and undertake nurseled clinics working alongside nursing colleagues, to ensure continuity of service provision.
- To be responsible for setting high standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis, through the process of audit, to ensure continuing quality of care.
- To assess and deliver contraceptive care as required, including pregnancy testing and contraception provision of all methods, including LARCs.
- To fit and remove sub-dermal implants competently or to work towards this.
- To fit and remove intrauterine devices competently or to work towards this
- To offer pregnancy assessment and support for clients requesting referral for termination of pregnancy.
- To manage and supervise junior staff, including regular 1 to 1 supervision and appraisals as per MPFT policy, sickness absence, performance management, delegation of tasks in clinics, monitor mandatory training compliance etc
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Diploma or equivalent
- Mentor qualification and phlebotomy skills
- Post registration experience of working in integrated sexual health services, infectious disease service, acute medical or other relevant discipline.
- Competent to run a nurse-led clinic, undertake cervical cytology screening or willingness to undertake training
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Diploma or equivalent
- Mentor qualification and phlebotomy skills
- Post registration experience of working in integrated sexual health services, infectious disease service, acute medical or other relevant discipline.
- Competent to run a nurse-led clinic, undertake cervical cytology screening or willingness to undertake training
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.
The service provision is designed to provide safe, supportive and confidential settings to help clients assess their sexual health needs and make informed choices within a framework of high standards of care. The services are delivered from (to be completed by each area)
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.
The successful candidate will provide contraception and Genito-urinary care and treatments across sexual health clinics as required.
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:
Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
301-IT-25-7355833
Job locations
Sexual Health Services, Severnfields health village
Sundourne Road
Shrewsbury
SY1 4RQ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
Job responsibilities
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Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Employer details
Employer name
Inclusion
Address
Sexual Health Services, Severnfields health village
Sundourne Road
Shrewsbury
SY1 4RQ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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