North Middlesex University Hospital (North Mid) are searching for a passionate and experienced Sexual Health Community Nurse to join their highly skilled team.
North Mid provides both hospital and community care, helping to keep people in the best possible health at every stage in their lives.
Its maternity, children, and adult services span a range of medical and surgical specialities and its adult and children’s emergency departments are among the busiest in London.
North Mid is also proud to offer one of the largest services in the UK dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of red cell haemoglobin conditions, including sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes.
The Role:
Assist patients in navigating sexual health and contraception services to meet their own care needs.
Work independently or working towards the confines of Patient Group Directions when supplying and administering medication to appropriate patients.
Understand and support adherence to treatments and care programmes.
Form a sound understanding of both hospital based services and community agencies to facilitate continuity of care.
To recognise and act upon abnormal patient results within an agreed framework or with the medical team in order to recall patients as necessary and facilitate early intervention for health-related problems
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to promote good communication and collaborative approach to patient care.
Play a proactive role in facilitating a young person’s clinic, explicitly considering guidance such as Fraser guidelines in the assessment of the patient’s capacity to provide valid consent. To also possess the ability to recognise any potential child safeguarding issues and act appropriately Management.
Requirements:
Registered Adult Nurse (Level 1)
Educated to 1st degree level.
Recognised post registration qualification in Contraception and Sexual Health at degree or diploma level or willingness to complete.
Experience of providing care and treatment to patients with sexual health and contraceptive needs.
General post registration experience and current integrated sexual health experience required.
Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines.
Evidence of utilising evidence-based practice.
Evidence of supporting and taking part in Clinical Supervision.
Evidence of supporting successful change management.
Evidence of practice development.
We are so grateful for the commitment and devotion of our Bank Staff, so are pleased to offer the following benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- Weekly salary
- Staffing Bank workers can contribute to their NHS pension
- Priority of shifts over all agency workers
- Competitive pay
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.