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Job overview

Use expertise and clinical skills to accurately assess patient’s individual needs in relation to contraception and sexual health and manage their care appropriately.

Perform sexual health screening, venepuncture, vaccination, and health advice for patients as appropriate including supporting the work of the health advising team

Undertake clinics examination using observation as appropriate working as an autonomous practitioner.

Undertake the administration of medication under Patient Group Directions .

Work independently as required, this will include a number of early evenings and include Saturdays on a rotational basis.

Work flexibly within the service undertaking clinical sessions at other clinics/venues as required.

Insert and remove sub dermal contraception implants

Undertake pregnancy testing as clinical indicated and provide appropriate discussion of options and referral’s as required

Provide support and on-going management to complex patients i.e. PEP/sexual assault

Undertake safeguarding as required of young people and adults

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced contraception and sexual health nurses to join our Sexual and Reproductive Health Service at Urmston clinic. The service will offer you the opportunity to further develop your skills in the speciality, within a small team of highly experienced Dr's and nurses.

The service is part of the large Northern Service which incorporates Central Manchester, North and South Manchester, Trafford and Salford.

Applicants must demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude, be enthusiastic and have excellent communication and organisational skills. You will be flexible as you may be required to work across sites on occasion, including on Saturday mornings.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.