Senior Sexual Health Nurse

Job overview

Sexual Health Hounslow provides Sexual Health, HIV and Contraception services for the London Borough of Hounslow.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic Band 6 Senior Staff Nurses to join our team who have a passion for the speciality. We are particularly interested in talking to nurses who currently work in a Sexual Health setting or who have relevant experience within this field. We are looking for professionals who are driven, efficient and committed to providing excellent patient care.

This senior post includes managing symptomatic patients autonomously and taking the role of Nurse in Charge in the clinical setting. We would expect the Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to also support junior members of staff where necessary acting as a role model to all members of the Multi-disciplinary Team.

You will be expected to work flexibly across our three sites, West Middlesex Hospital (Twickenham House), Feltham Health Centre and Heart of Hounslow Health Centre.

Please see the attached job description and person specification. Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate they meet the essential criteria in the person specification in their application and if shortlisted, at interview.

For an informal visit or for further information on the post please contact our charge nurse Emily Beagley at emily.beagley@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the below:

They will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member, and team leader. They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team, and coordinate and deliver high quality care.

They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / management functions as delegated by the Clinic Manager.

They will role model the identified Trust values at all times. In general settings, they will be the assigned deputy for their manager, generally known as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse, coordinating clinical, managerial and education requirements of the area, and being a role model for team members, whilst delivering and overseeing high standards of care. In midwifery settings they will be called a Midwife. In specialist settings, they will have a significant level of specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in the clinical functions of care delivery.

They will provide advice and guidance also, and generally be known as a senior staff nurse.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• Lead on assessing planning and implementing high quality care, and evaluating care options for patients in the clinical area, in line with the Trust values and objectives.
• Lead on complex clinical care for patients within their area.
• Ensure the safe custody, maintenance and administration of medication, in accordance with established Trust policy.
• Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives.
• Provide sound evidence based clinical advice as required to staff and patients.
• Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required.
• Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values.
• Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices.
• Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care.
• Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics where appropriate.
• Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate.
• Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives.
• Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience.
• Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives.
• Maintain a safe working environment, including ensuring equipment is safe, and used in line with Trust policy and values.
• Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including proactively implementing falls prevention.
• Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues.
• Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others.

Leadership and Management

• Manage the day to day staffing arrangements and rotas, to ensure safe levels of practice.
• Be a shift coordinator on a regular basis where appropriate.
• Ensure staff adhere to Trust protocols of care, eg Infection Control
• Take continuing responsibility for the Ward / Department in absence of manager.
• Participate in senior nurse / unit on call rota / bleep holder (some areas, eg paediatrics) as appropriate.
• Lead and manage their own clinical team within general clinical areas, and of the total team in the absence of the manager, in line with Trust values.
• Develop and maintain effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups, and staff generally within the Division and the Trust.
• Contribute to the effective management of the area by ensuring correct levels of staff are in place to deliver and assist with the planning of off duty rotas.
• Assist in the delivery of induction / orientation of new staff.
• Act as a role model, ensuring staff work to Trust guidelines and values.
• Supervise, under the direction of their manager, the work of qualified and unqualified staff and learners.
• Provide clinical support and guidance to staff.
• Act as a resource for clinical knowledge to staff.
• Initiate action on complaints & incident management and responses, and assist in their investigation and resolution.
• Participate in recruitment and selection, and develop effective selection and interviewing skills.
• Undertake appraisals of staff, following training.
• Chair team meetings as required.
• Lead on specific projects, as indicated and agreed by manager.

Education and Research

• Participate in the education of all learners within their area.
• Actively support and assist in preceptorship and in pre registration student support, supervision and guidance including mentorship where appropriate.
• Identify and respond to learning needs for area.
• Develop and deliver or organise local training sessions, mindful of the Trust values.
• Facilitate others in the development of informal teaching skills.
• Participate in the annual training needs analysis for their area.
• Participate in any local or related research projects, clinical trials etc.

Professional development

• Maintain professional registration.
• Ensure mandatory training and a satisfactory appraisal is in date.
• Undertake a professional development plan and demonstrate achievement of objectives.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

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.