Band 5 Staff Nurse - Umbrella Sexual Health

Job Summary

We have the opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic nurse who is required to ensure all patients receive excellent clinical care within Umbrella.

Umbrella delivers a wide range of sexual health services across Birmingham and Solihull providing sexually transmitted infection testing/treatment and contraception.

Umbrella is a new and uniquely comprehensive partnership of local service providers, including community pharmacists, general practitioners, third sector and other partners, NHS Trusts and Birmingham City Council Services.

This post is an exciting role for a registered nurse level 1. Previous experience in sexual health is desirable but not essential as training will be given.

You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, which would involve working late shifts, weekends and also to work at satellite services on a rotational basis.

PLEASE NOTE: If you a Band 5 staff nurse currently working for the trust and looking to move to another area, please go to http://uhbpolicies/documents/internal-lateral-transfer-of-post-holders.htm to access our transfer process

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake the following throughout and after completion of their training:

• Sexual history taking via telephones and face to face consultations.
• Performing clinical examinations and tests of both male and female genitalia.
• Giving and explaining negative and positive test results.
• Referring patients to members of the multidisciplinary team for example; safeguarding and pharmacy.
• Prescribing appropriate contraceptives and treatments for patients presenting with sexual transmitted infections under PGD (Patient Group Directives).
• Administering medications prescribed for patients attending clinic.
• Performing venepuncture and point of care tests.
• Assist with the training and supervision of staff.
  
  

All training will be provided to successful applicants.

About Us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;

Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary NHS care setting (can include student placements within the last 12 months)
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on- going professional development/ competence
• Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• Understanding of preceptorship and work based learning and assimilation of skills and knowledge
• Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• Awareness of health and safety issues
  
  

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Demonstrate achievement of numeracy (includingdrug administration calculations) and literacy skills. Ability to read / write and speak , receive and understand instructions in English
• Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
• Competent in a range of clinical skills willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
• Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management and clinical leadership relevant to the practice setting
• Professional appearance
• Displays genuine interest in the post applied for and can articulate this when questioned
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to communicate articulately with others
• Caring and approachable
• Punctual
• Reliable
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern unsocial hours where required
• The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty
• Able to travel and work from different Umbrella satellite clinics within Birmingham and Solihull
  
  

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.