Senior Sexual Health Nurse

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1. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES 
   1.1 Observe Departmental and Trust policies, protocols and working guidelines to 
   ensure high standards of clinical nursing care are achieved. 
   1.2 Provide information, counselling and health advice to patients with contraception 
   and sexual health needs. 
   1.3 To maintain high standards of care for the prevention, treatment and 
   management of sexually transmitted infections including HIV. 
   1.4 Independently manage asymptomatic and non-complex symptomatic patients 
   within the clinic and outreach settings. 
   1.5 Independently examine patients and perform specific techniques as necessary, 
   e.g venepuncture, speculum insertion, proctoscope insertion, perform bimanual 
   examination. 
   1.6 Provide nurse led clinics, which necessitate skills and competencies within 
   advanced practice guidelines and patient group directions. 
   1.7 Process specimens and samples to achieve an investigation outcome and/or 
   diagnosis as per BASHH and FSRH standards. 
   1.8 Competent delivery of clinical skills relevant to reproductive health, or working 
   towards, e.g. initiate all methods of hormonal contraception including sub-dermal 
   implants and intrauterine device. 
   1.9 To keep up to date with current issues in sexual health and contraception and 
   develop clinical competence. 
   1.10 Exercise clinical judgement in all aspects of clinical care
2.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS  
   2.1 Assist patients in navigating sexual health and contraception services to meet 
   their own care needs. 
   2.2  Work independently or working towards the confines of Patient Group Directions or Non-Medical Prescribing
   when supplying and administering medication to appropriate patients. 
   2.3 Understand and support adherence to treatments and care programmes. 
   2.4 Form a sound understanding of both hospital based services and community 
   agencies to facilitate continuity of care. 
   2.5 To recognise and act upon abnormal patient results within an agreed framework 
   or with the medical team in order to recall patients as necessary and facilitate 
   early intervention for health-related problems 
   2.6 To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to promote good communication and 
   collaborative approach to patient care. 
   2.7  Play a proactive role in facilitating a young person’s clinic, explicitly considering 
   guidance such as Fraser guidelines in the assessment of the patient’s capacity 
   to provide valid consent. To also possess the ability to recognise any potential 
   child safeguarding issues and act appropriately Management
3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT  
   3.1 To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure 
   that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, 
   within own management reasonability.  
   3.2 To participate in the writing and introduction/implementation of policies, protocols, 
   Patient Group Directives and patient information leaflets. 
   3.3 To be aware of local and national changes within sexual health. 
   3.4. Keep senior colleagues informed of significant clinical events or development. 
   3.5 Liaise with other departments, both within the trust and outside.
4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES 
   4.1 Ensure safe custody and administration of drugs according to Trust policy and 
   procedures. 
   4.2 To participate in the monitoring and control of the use of resources within 
   budgetary limits.  
   4.3 To participate in developing the financial awareness of the team so that 
   individual staff contribute to the efficient use of resources. 
   4.4 To be responsible for ordering pharmacy stock teaching. 
5. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING 
   5.1 Supervise and develop junior staff or unqualified staff, in all aspects of care. 
   5.2 Ensure that all staff have the knowledge, skills and resources to carry out care 
   delegated to them. 
   5.3. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to promote good communication and 
   collaborative approach to patient care. 
   5.4 To be responsible for the management and appraisal of lower band staff. Financial 
   responsibilities. 
   5.5 Teach pre and post registered students as appropriate.  
   5.6 Participate in on-going education programmes and attend in-service training 
   programmes as required.  
   5.7 Participate in and develop Health Education teaching 
   5.8 Help with induction of new staff  
   Personal • Work at all times within the NMC code of conduct
6.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES 
   6.1 Maintain detailed accurate, legible and contemporaneous records. All entries to 
   be signed and dated in black ink.  
   6.2 Complete statistical returns when required. 
   6.2 To be aware of North Middlesex NHS policy on safe handling of medicines.
7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT  
   7.1 Participate in research as requested.  
   7.2 To participate with Clinical Governance, quality assurance, standing setting, audit 
   and appraisal.