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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Senior clinical experience within their speciality
- Experience
Experience in Practice Guideline Development
- Experience
Audit and Research Experience
- Experience
Evidence of clinical leadership qualities
- Experience
Ability to prioritise and organise workload
- Experience
Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a multiprofessional team
- Experience
Evidence of using primary and secondary healthcare teams and resources
- Experience
Ability to clinically lead and direct staff
- Experience
Experience in patient advocacy
- Qualifications and Training
MSc level learning
- Qualifications and Training
RN / RM – Part 1
- Qualifications and Training
Relevant specialist course or similar
- Qualifications and Training
Mentorship course (supervising and assessing)
- Qualifications and Training
Advanced training/skills in invasive/therapeutic/diagnostic procedures relevant to speciality.
- Qualifications and Training
In-depth knowledge of anatomy related to speciality
- Qualifications and Training
Knowledge of conditions, management and treatment
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Lead an audit and/or research study
- Experience
Presentation and publishing experience
- Experience
Caseload management
- Experience
Leading a service
- Qualifications and Training
Knowledge of quality standards
- Qualifications and Training
Counselling course
- Qualifications and Training
Non-Medical Prescribing
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our busy Integrated Sexual Health Service providing complex GUM and contraception, screening for STI's follow up and treatment clinics.
The ideal candidate would be experienced in both Reproductive and Sexual Health. Be passionate working within the speciality striving to continuously improve service delivery.
Please apply if you are ready to be part of an advanced skilled Team offering complex services and training.
Main duties of the job
As a CNS you will assess individual client needs and provide advice on all methods of contraception and sexual health.
Provide care and treatment using Patient Group Directions (PGD’s) or as an Independent Prescriber. Deliver evidence-based practice and act as a role model for junior colleagues and take responsibility for the mentoring of pre and post registration students. Manage and/or support the efficient running of the clinic, including nurse led services at satellite clinics and triage
The role includes four main areas clinical practice, leadership, management, education and audits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To become an essential member, and point of contact and resource for the multi-disciplinary team patients and carers
- Carries out diagnostic/therapeutic interventions as an independent practitioner, interprets, writes reports and commences further possible treatment on the basis of the findings.
- Carries out complex therapeutic/investigational procedures under indirect supervision of the Consultant. Ensuring that they are carried out using safe practice and under agreed guidelines/protocols to ensure that the highest possible standard is obtained based on competent clinical practice.
- To demonstrate the ability to develop new skills, to provide an expert high quality, nurse-led service service.
- To provide ongoing follow-up care and support (telephone support / nurse/midwife led clinics / outpatient clinics)
- To develop the service in a structured interdisciplinary way, initiating on-going change and progression in the expanding role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist
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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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This advert is for SRH Clinical Nurse Specialist with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata plus HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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