Outreach Specialist Nurse - #138523

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arrived in Swindon.

Swindon Sexual Health is looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to become an Outreach Specialist Nurse.

The successful candidate will complement our highly motivated community team. The post holder will be able to screen, treat & manage sexually transmitted infections. They will also have experience of assessing & issuing all methods of contraception and LARC.

They will have experience in managing their own caseload and knowledge of Safeguarding young people and vulnerable people.

You will demonstrate evidence of well-developed clinical practice, excellent communication/interpersonal skills, be innovative and enthusiastic to meet the challenge of this expanded role.

Flexibility will be key to this role, as cover will be required across our sites. Transport is essential to enable you to travel to patients or other sites.

You will need to be available to work evenings and Saturdays as required.

Main duties of the job

• To effectively counsel clients on all methods of contraception
• To assess, screen and treat sexually transmitted infections
• Administer or issue prescribed medication as appropriate following NMC professional guidelines, working from PGD's as appropriate or as a non-medical prescriber, to prescribe within scope of professional accountability in accordance with the Non-Medical Prescribing policy.
• Manage and communicate complex sensitive information to clients and other agencies i.e. child protection, sexual assault, termination of pregnancy
• The post holder must be flexible to meet the demands of the service.
• Good communication, organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills are essential for this post. This includes educating and empowering clients and their carers.
• To provide support and education to clients on a one to one basis in a variety of settings
• To provide advice, support and education to agencies involved with young people and vulnerable adults
• Liaise with multi -disciplinary teams , primary care, social and voluntary services and all others involved with delivery of services to young people
• Working autonomously to encourage young people to engage with other agencies when necessary.
  
  
  

About us

Outreach are a small team (3 nurses) and work within the larger Sexual Health Team, that consists of a close working multidisciplinary members- Drs, Nurses, Health Advisers, Heath Care Assistants, and Reception staff.

We are based in the Community at Swindon Health Centre.

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.Service We will put our patients firstTeamwork We will work togetherAmbition We will aspire to provide the best serviceRespect We will act with integrity

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide a confidential and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health service offering skilled nursing care to clients accessing Swindon Integrated Sexual Health for contraception andor sexual health screening both within the clinical setting and in the community.To work as an autonomous practitioner managing clinical case load, assessing, implementing andevaluating care of the client who is at risk of unplanned pregnancy, sexual ill health and safeguarding.They will independently assess, diagnose, advise and treat clients. The post holder will participate in theprovision of care to clients in accordance with the standards of care within the service.Expert health advice and support will be provided to colleagues both at district and local level. The post holder will work closely with other multiagency teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Qualifications Essential

• NMC first level registration.
• Post registration experience.
• Contraception & Sexual Health Course at level 2 or 3 or NMC equivalent and or Sexual & Reproductive Health Competencies (BASHH competencies)
• Teaching or mentoring and assessing qualification or willing to undertake
• Experience of PGD's
  
  
  

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing.
• Skilled in the insertion and removal of IUD's/IUS's and sub dermal implants.
• Skilled in cervical cytology.
  
  
  

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in sexual health
• Evidence of continual professional development.
• A willingness to commit to training to enhance this role.
• Experience of mentoring pre and post registration students.
• Experience of working in a nurse led clinic.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Experience working with young and vulnerable people
• Sound knowledge of Safeguarding
  
  
  

Desirable

• Understanding of the basic principles of effective staff management.
• Experience of holding own caseload
  
  
  

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Demonstrate evidence of well-developed clinical practice.
• Client focused.
• Excellent inter personal and communication skills.
• Good working knowledge in use of computers.
• Able to cope under pressure.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Able to build effective working relationships with clinicians and managers at all levels
  
  
  

Desirable

• Microscopy
• Audit.
  
  
  

Additional information

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).