# Sexual Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- **Location:** iCaSH, Rowan House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro-rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: 18
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 18 hours per week (Monday-Friday, including evening clinics and 1 Saturday morning in 4)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24T07:00:51.855Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Norwich/East_England_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Trust_Cambridgeshire/Sexual_Health_Nurse/Sexual_Health_Nurse-v8212678
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8212678?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist

Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health Services

Hours: 18 / Permanent

Based at Rowan House, Colman Hospital, Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PJ.

This is an extremely exciting time to be working within iCaSH Norfolk. As the demand for our service grows, we are looking for a motivated & enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Specialist to work within our sexual health services.

You will be a NMC Registered Nurse or a NMC Registered midwife with a nationally recognised qualification in Sexual Health (BASHH STIF).

You will also have recent experience of working in sexual health (Contraception, GUM or equivalent), and ability to demonstrate competency in supply of treatments by Patient Group Directions (PGDs) & be able to work autonomously.

Working pattern Monday- Friday 8:30-7:30 and Saturday mornings, 1 in 4 on a rotational basis.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 31st August 2026

### Main duties of the job

To assess the sexual and reproductive health (SRH), needs of patients attending our integrated Contraception and Sexual Health (iCaSH) Services.

To work within the sexual health department offering advice/testing/treatments.

To act in a responsible manner, being courteous at all times, with sensitivity towards the needs of the individual patient, recognising their right to dignity and privacy.

To support training and education to professionals, students and other agencies.

To work as a member of our iCaSH service with a willingness to undertake further training in SRH as required to support service development.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will:

To independently assess, plan, treat and evaluate complex programmes of care, with the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs), or a non-medical prescribing (NMP), qualification.

To practice as a prescriber, if the post-holder has a non-medical prescribing qualification.

To communicate, describe and explain clinical, testing and treatment processes, in language to suit the patient group/audience.

To perform sexual health examinations and procedures as clinically indicated/required.

To interpret and deliver test results, providing advice, appropriate treatment, signposting, and follow-up as required.

To ensure patients understand the importance on any medical treatment and follow up requirements.

To provide effective partner notification supporting the attendance, testing and treatment of partners at risk, in line with local and national guidance and policy documents.

To record appropriate partner notification data to enable audit, evaluation, and planning of services.

To deliver an effective and appropriate results management process, in line with local guidance.

To perform phlebotomy as required in accordance with Trust and service guidelines.

To administer vaccines and injections when clinically appropriate.

To assess patients and provide appropriate contraceptive advice, consultation, and choice of method in a timely manner, inclusive of people with complex needs.

To support patients in identifying and reducing any risks taken within their sexual behaviours.

To provide assessment and a safe, non-judgemental environment, enabling patients to ask questions and discuss any concerns, providing appropriate signposting and/or referral.

To record interventions accurately, concisely, and contemporaneously in patient clinical records, in line with both local and national guidance and policies.

To be competent in the management of young people and vulnerable adults, working within Fraser Guidelines and mental capacity legislation, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team, EEC and local safeguarding teams/services as appropriate.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Specialist clinical knowledge in sexual health
- Competent to work to a range of sexual health treatments and/or undertake screening for STIs or sexual health advising.

**Desirable**

- Competent in phlebotomy (or a willingness to undertake training)

### Experience

**Essential**

- Recent experience of working in sexual health (GUM)
- Able to demonstrate competency in supply of treatments by Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
- Competent at undertaking Microscopy
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.

**Desirable**

- Cervical Cytology Sample Taker

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Current NMC registration
- STIF Intermediate Course

**Desirable**

- Non Medical Prescribing

## Documents

- [the trust values & ethos_march26 (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3073)
- [a message from the chief executive (pdf, 193.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3043)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10521187)
- [application & interview skills tips_june26 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3056)

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