Sexual Health Specialist Nurse | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated nurse to join the Oxfordshire sexual health team. We are looking for a Band 6 Sexual health nurse with experience in both GUM and contraception. However we will consider a candidate who requires training - in this case this post will be a band 5 to 6 training post to allow you to gain the necessary experience in the speciality.

Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service is a large busy organisation offering comprehensive STI management and contraception to people attending our outpatient services in various locations across the county. Our main base is at Churchill Hospital in Oxford with additional clinics in and not exclusive to Banbury, Didcot, Wantage and Witney

You will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi agency professional team. Offering STI testing and contraceptive provision to clients of all ages and from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds.

To qualify for Band 6 you must be able to demonstrate recognised qualification and recent experience in contraception and sexual health/GUM however we will consider a candidate that does not have one and requires further training.

Finally in your supporting statement please tell us why you would like to work in sexual health?

The Nurse Specialist will contribute to the care of a patient group by leadingon defined aspects of care.

Nurse Specialist will:

Accept patient referrals to agreed criteria and be identified as the key worker for an agreed patient/client caseload.

Provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals.

Practice clinically in agreed care settings according to approved protocols or guidance.

Contribute to the smooth running of the designated service.

Work across departmental boundaries.

Liaise with other hospital and community teams along an agreed pathway to support the delivery of patient and family centred seamless care.

Contribute to the on going development of the designated service., Be a defined point of contact for patients/carers for defined episodes/pathways of care and provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and psychosocial support.

Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering advice to colleagues.

Assess health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making. Accept referrals to agreed criteria, and work in
partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required.

Deliver expert nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing/multidisciplinary teams.

Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care.

Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group.

Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care.

Use communication skills to impart information to patients and carers,and provide them with advice and emotional support in hospital/at home as appropriate.

Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required.

Leadership:
Nurse Specialist will be able to:

Be involved in developing standards of care, practice guidelines and where appropriate Care Pathways for the patient/client group.

Contribute to the development and delivery of nurse-led initiatives for the benefit of the identified client group, in conjunction with medical and nursing/AHP colleagues.

Demonstrate and share clinical practice developments to provide evidence-based care, and contribute to service improvement in accordance with local policy initiatives.

Contribute appropriately to clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient/client group.

Support clinical and management teams in the delivery of Trust and Directorate objectives.

The post is full time although a job share would be considered; A flexible approach to work patterns is essential as late evenings and Saturday working will be required (This is usually around 1 in 4). The ability to commute to more than one place of work is essential so a Valid UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role due to duel site working., Disability Confident
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.