Sexual Health Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen at Northern Contraception,  Sexual Health & HIV Service to join our  friendly team at our Hathersage Centre hub. Our  Integrated Sexual Health Service provides a Level 3 contraception and Sexual Health services, we have a number of clinics across Greater Manchester.

The post holder will have experience in sexual health, contraception and HIV care.  Holding the DFSRH/STIF qualification or equivalent. 

The post holder will undertake duties of seeing patients independently within an integrated sexual and reproductive health service. To participate in clinical duties commensurate with their banding, experience and competence.

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To perform symptomatic and asymptomatic screening, venepuncture, vaccination as an autonomous practitioner.

To provide sexual health advice to clients as appropriate, including supporting the role of the health advisor.

To undertake the administration of hormonal contraception and medicines under agreed Patient Group Directions (PGD) or as a non medical prescriber.

Your main place of work will be at The Hathersage Centre, you will also be required to cover our spoke clinics which are located in Cheetham Hill, Newton Heath and Harpurhey. 

We will consider appointing to a band 5-6 training position if there are no applications from suitably qualified nurses.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 30,000 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.