Senior Sexual Health Nurse (Trainee) | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 £35,392 -£42,618 (with Annex 21 applied) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Southport, PR9 0PQ |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6161555/409-6161555 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity is now available for the right candidate to join Sefton Sexual Health at Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust.
This post is open to nurses those wishing to develop through Annex 21 route. For Annex 21, you will be based as a paid employee within Sefton Sexual Health Team as a Trainee Sexual Health Nurse. You will be contracted on standard AFC Terms and Conditions with the addition of Annex 21, where you will be paid as a Trainee for 6-12 months. Under Annex 21 you will see increases in your pay based on your acquired and applied theory to practice. This would include being supported to obtain FSRH Diploma in Sexual Health.
We are looking for a Part-time member of the team to work across the service working in both hub and spoke clinics and are looking to recruit staff to cover them. All applicants will need to be flexible as you may be required to work cross-site, as well as weekends, evenings and in outreach settings.
We are looking for a nurse who is responsive to change, self-motivated and committed to the delivery of high-quality care within our Sexual Health Services.
This post is open to experienced Sexual Health nurses and those that would like to start a new career in Sexual Health. Full training will be given during a training period for those with limited experience to enable you to deliver integrated sexual health services across Sefton.
You should be willing to deliver all contraception methods including LARC and to be able to see patients for a range of sexually transmitted infections and work under PGD’s and will also need to be flexible and motivated to learn new skills You should have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of team.
Hours of work: 22 hours per week
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Advertising Date - 3rd April 2024
Closing Date - 8th April 2024
Shortlisting Date - 9th April 2024
Proposed Interview Date - 16th April 2024
This advert closes on Monday 8 Apr 2024
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