Sexual Health Nurse

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

South Tyneside and Gateshead sexual heath team has an exciting
opportunity for a passionate and committed Sexual Health Specialist Nurse. We are looking for a qualified sexual health
nurse, who is friendly and enthusiastic, with a flexible approach to provide
support to the clinical team. This is a
permanent part-time position, which will predominantly be based within the
community sexual health clinic at Gateshead Sexual Health Service in Trinity
Square Health Centre. However, there may be times when the employee would need
to work at Palmers Community Hospital in Jarrow and outreach clinical
locations.

We are a friendly, community based, multi-disciplinary team. We are committed to delivering high quality,
integrated sexual health care for the local population, our service includes
both contraceptive and genito-urinary medicine.
The post-holder must be able to maintain a sensitive and non-judgemental
approach to support patients with their sexual health needs.

Main duties of the job

The
sexual health service is part of the community directorate within South
Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust.

The
successful candidate will be an experienced Specialist Sexual Health Nurse,
and:

Demonstrate they have previous
experience working within an integrated sexual health service

Maintain and respect strict
confidentiality standards for service users

Maintain a sensitive and
non-judgemental approach when working with service users

The post holder will be required to
work evening and weekend duties as part of a monthly roster.

The post holder will be required to
travel between clinic locations and for meetings as necessary.

The post holder will work
effectively as part of the wider sexual health team and demonstrate excellent
communication skills.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of innovation in practice
  • Evidence of practice development
  • Awareness of national health and social care policy
  • Knowledge of best practice in sexual and reproductive health
  • Knowledge of current issues relating to health service provision and
  • the public health agenda
  • Ability to practice confidentially within legal frameworks and policies
  • Clinical teaching experience
  • Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious
  • information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training,
  • empathic or reassurance skills are required
  • Able to work without supervision
  • Competent in the use of IT packages
  • Proven interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Termination of pregnancy decision making and referral skills

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Developed physical skills with a need for accuracy to undertake for
  • example:
  • Venepuncture
  • Administration of local anaesthetic
  • Insertion of contraceptive implant
  • Basic keyboard skills
  • Use of electronic resources to input, save and provide data and
  • information, making full use of the electronic record system

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current 1st level NMC registration
  • Degree in nursing studies or relevant clinical degree (UK
  • equivalent)
  • Practice assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience
  • Recognised competency based qualifications in integrated sexual
  • health e.g. Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections and
  • Contraception in Practice, or Integrated Sexual Health Module, or
  • equivalent
  • Cervical cytology qualification
  • Evidence of competency achievement in Sub-dermal implant
  • insertion and removal

Desirable

  • Non-medical prescribing or willingness to complete.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous clinical experience of working within an integrated sexual
  • health setting
  • Experience of leading a team or experience of supervising junior
  • staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 23 July 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.