NHS
Sexual Health Practitioner
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Job Description
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- RGN and/or midwife and registration with NMC
- Post registration qualification in contraception, e.g. DFSRH
- GUM qualification or course in STIs e.g. STIF
- Prescribing qualification
- BSc degree in nursing and/or midwifery
- Sexual Health experience
- Experience of working in Nurse/Practitioner Led clinics
- Advanced knowledge of Contraception and Sexual Health
- Clinical audit
- Post registration experience and sexual health
- Experience of working with young people.
- Experience of Staff management
- RGN and/or midwife and registration with NMC
- Post registration qualification in contraception, e.g. DFSRH
- GUM qualification or course in STIs e.g. STIF
- Prescribing qualification
- BSc degree in nursing and/or midwifery
- Sexual Health experience
- Experience of working in Nurse/Practitioner Led clinics
- Advanced knowledge of Contraception and Sexual Health
- Clinical audit
- Post registration experience and sexual health
- Experience of working with young people.
- Experience of Staff management
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Nurse to join our team at Croydon University Trust.
We are an integrated Sexual Health service and a Level 3 GUM/Family Planning and HIV Service. We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
We would expect you to have the ability to work and lead effectively amongst a multidisciplinary team across an innovative service. You will also have strong advanced practice skills and knowledge and be committed to your on-going professional development and that of the service at Croydon Integrated Sexual Health Clinic.
As this is a specialist role, it is desirable if you are fully LARC trained or working towards completing your LARC training. The main focus of this role is to be an expert Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health nurse, we do not require you to be HIV trained.
I encourage you to apply for this post as we have a dynamic developmental pathway for all our nursing staff and we look forward to meeting you.
Main duties of the job
To participate in ensuring the daily delivery of Integrated Sexual Health Services as a Sexual Health Practitioner, to supervise junior staff, respond to and address operational issues during the shift.
To liaise with a multi-disciplinary team including clinical and non-clinical staff.
To undertake Practitioner Led Clinical sessions including history taking and physical examinations of patients.
To act as a clinical expert within the Trust, this will involve dissemination of specialist skills and knowledge to others.
Provide direct patient care, providing high quality advice and clinical treatment on all aspects of STIs and sexual health
To work adhering to the patient group directives (PGDs) or to prescribe as an independent prescriber including the prescription of hormonal contraception and STI treatment.
The insertion and removal of implants.
Interview date: TBC
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
Details
Date posted
06 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum, pro rata, inc HCAS (Outer)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
199-7577805-RB-HM-A
Job locations
Croydon Sexual Health Centre
530 London Rd
Thornton Heath
CR7 7YE
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Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification
Job responsibilities
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Education/Qualifications
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Desirable
Knowledge/Understanding
Essential
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Experience
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Education/Qualifications
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Knowledge/Understanding
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Experience
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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.
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.
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
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Address
Croydon Sexual Health Centre
530 London Rd
Thornton Heath
CR7 7YE
Employer's website
https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Address
Croydon Sexual Health Centre
530 London Rd
Thornton Heath
CR7 7YE
Employer's website
https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)
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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