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Job summary

Main area
Sexual & Reproductive Medicine
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be required to work one Saturday every 4 weeks)
Job ref
321-MRC-6218847-B6
Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Churchill Hospital
Town
Oxford
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 23:59

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Sexual health Specialist Nurse/practitioner

Band 6

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

 

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

 

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

 

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values


 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated nurse to join the Oxfordshire sexual health team. We are looking for a Band 6 Sexual health nurse with experience in both GUM and contraception.  However we will consider someone with no GUM and contraception experience but with a passion to come in to the speciality. however please be aware if you do not meet the experience required you will be employed on a Band 5 - 6 development role. 

Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service is a large busy organisation offering comprehensive STI management and contraception to people attending our outpatient services in various locations across the county. Our main base is at Churchill Hospital in Oxford with additional clinics in  and not exclusive to Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, Wantage and Witney

You will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi agency professional team. Offering STI testing and contraceptive provision to clients of all ages and from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds.

To qualify for Band 6 you must be able to demonstrate recognised qualification and recent experience  in contraception and sexual health.

flexible approach to work patterns is essential . The ability to commute to more than one place of work is essential so a Valid UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential  for this role due to duel site working.

Finally in your supporting statement please tell us why you would like to work in sexual health?

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi agency professional team. Offering STI testing and contraceptive provision to clients of all ages and from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds.

Being non-judgemental , friendly, reliable, and a  team player is essential.

To qualify for Band 6 you must be able to demonstrate recognised qualification and recent experience  in contraception and sexual health however we will consider a candidate that has one and requires further training.

The post is full time although a job share would be considered; A flexible approach to work patterns is essential as late evenings and Saturday working will be required (This is usually around 1 in 4). The ability to commute to more than one place of work is essential so a Valid UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential  for this role due to duel site working.

 

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here  www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe HospitalChurchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Practice:

Be a defined point of contact for patients/carers for defined episodes/pathways of care and provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and psychosocial support.

Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering advice to colleagues.

Assess health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making. Accept referrals to agreed criteria, and work in 
partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required. 

Deliver expert nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing/multidisciplinary teams. 

Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care. 

Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group.

Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care. 

Use communication skills to impart information to patients and carers,and provide them with advice and emotional support in hospital/at  home as appropriate. 

Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required.

Leadership:
Nurse Specialist will be able to:

Be involved in developing standards of care, practice guidelines and where appropriate Care Pathways for the patient/client group.

Contribute to the development and delivery of nurse-led initiatives for the benefit of the identified client group, in conjunction with medical and nursing/AHP colleagues.

Demonstrate and share clinical practice developments to provide evidence-based care, and contribute to service improvement in accordance with local policy initiatives.

Contribute appropriately to clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient/client group.

Support clinical and management teams in the delivery of Trust and Directorate objectives.

Please see the attached Job Description for more information. 

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse part 1 or 8 or 12 or 15 of register (depending on area of practice)
  • First degree in nursing, midwifery (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent
  • Recognised Sexual Health Qualification
  • Recognised Contraception Qualification e.g. FRSH Diploma
  • Experience in Sexual Health Speciality including asymptomatic and symptomatic History Taking
Desirable criteria
  • Completed or completing Masters level (HEI level 7) qualification or evidence of working towards
  • Letter of Competency for Implants insertion and removal

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
  • Evidence of working with Young people
  • Experience of working in sexual health speciality or relavent speciality
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice.
  • Experience of Audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Embracing Equality Diversity InclusionDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jennifer Holt
Job title
Specialists Nurse Practitioners
Email address
[email protected]
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