# Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse GU- Development Post > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-to-senior-staff-nurse-gu-development-post/7b1c9989-4c55-462c-b4f4-7cd00f75b0f1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-to-senior-staff-nurse-gu-development-post/7b1c9989-4c55-462c-b4f4-7cd00f75b0f1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** HMP Bronzefield - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inc fringe HCAS (Pro Rata for P/T) - **Contract type:** Permanent: Development post band 5 Staff nurse to band 6 Senior staff nurse upon completion of training - **Employment type:** 22.5 hours per week (Part time hours (minimum 18.75 hrs per week)) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:21:46.440Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Guildford/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Sexual_Health/Sexual_Health-v8257219 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8257219?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Development Nurse GU and contraception - Band 5 - 6. Sexual Health Clinic, based at Guildford. Surrey Integrated Sexual Health & HIV Services are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic registered nurses who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary innovative sexual and reproductive health service. ### Main duties of the job This is a development post for a registered adult nurse. The post holder will follow an individual training programme to develop their nursing knowledge from Band 5 staff nurse to Band 6 senior staff nurse through practical, real time, on the job experience training. The post holder will be working to deliver a high standard of integrated sexual health care to patients, including delivering nurse led clinics. During the duration of the training programme, the post holder will build knowledge and experience on the types and complexities of patient groups, working towards the Integrated Sexual Health Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse Job Description. The post holder will be required to work shift patterns that include evenings. The post holder will have the flexibility to work across sites, particularly for training and development opportunities. The individual training programme will be dependant on skills and qualifications prior to commencing the role. The time frame will be determined by the skill set, speed of achievement of competencies at each stage up to 2 years. The training programme includes training and assessment of the following competencies and skills: - DFSRH - STIF Core & plus - LoC SDI - Microscopy - Venepuncture - Cryotherapy - Practice Supervisor - Appropriate Patient Group Directions The post is part time (22hrs) but consideration will be given to suitable candidates who wish to work less part time with a minimum of WTE 0.5 (18.75hrs). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Working towards the band 6 senior staff nurse job description, as below. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL PRACTICE - To maintain a high standard of nursing care and service provision, testing, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and screening for HIV and other blood borne infections (BBVs). - To inform, advise, teach and counsel clients on all methods of contraception including performing Implanon insertion and removal. - To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients. - To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol. - To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts. - To manage patients attending for Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP), Post-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Sexual Exposure (PEPSE) or Post-exposure for HIV (PEP) according to local guidelines. - To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol. - To recognize signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals. - To treat patients within the confines of patient group directions (PGDs) and arrange prescriptions of treatments not covered by PGD and safely administer and supply these. - To perform microscopy according to protocol. - To carry out partner notification processes. - To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving. - To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard. - To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines. - To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies. - To assist in provision of nurse led sexual and reproductive health consultation in an outreach setting. ### 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** - Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) - Must have an active interest in this speciality and client group and be motivated to learn about sexual health and contraception - IT skills - conversant with windows environment. **Desirable** - Venepuncture - IT skills - word processing (MS word) - IT skills - presentations (MS powerpoint) - IT skills - Spreadsheets (MS excel) ### Abilities **Essential** - Willingness to undertake all aspects of the development training programme to progress to Band 6 - Must have the motivation and ability to work with both male and female client groups. - The ability to discuss matters of sex and sexuality. - The ability to approach clients as a whole. - The ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team. - Flexible and adaptable to his/her role/work. ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience **Desirable** - Previous experience in Sexual Health - Previous experience in Contraception ### Qualifications **Essential** - RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch) **Desirable** - Univeristy cert or eqiv in sexual health training - DFRSH or eqiv university cert in contaception/reproductive health ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [b5 to 6 development post in gum & srh (pdf, 231.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10570396) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.