Job summary
- Main area
- Sexual Health
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-2063
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £33,094 - £36,195 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Associate - Integrated Sexual Health and HIV
Band 4
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Ready to step into one of the most dynamic and rewarding areas of healthcare? Sexual Health and HIV services are evolving fast – and so can your career.
We’re looking for a Registered Nursing Associate who’s proactive, compassionate, and ready to make a real impact in people’s lives. Whether you're experienced or just curious about working in sexual health, we’ll train you, support you, and help you thrive.
What We’re Looking For:
A Registered Nursing Associate.
Great communication and clinical decision-making skills.
A non-judgmental, empathetic approach.
Sexual health/phlebotomy experience? Great! If not, we'll provide full training
Why Join Us?
Work at the cutting edge of sexual health at The Jefferiss Wing, one of the UK’s top centres.
Be part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, one of the country's largest and most innovative hospital trusts.
Access ongoing development through our in-house training programme.
Join a team that lives our values: Respect, Innovation, Care, Achievement, and Pride
Want to learn more? Give us a call for an informal chat – we’re happy to talk!
Apply now and be part of something extraordinary. Help shape the future of sexual health.
Main duties of the job
The role encompasses direct patient care, including sample collection, phlebotomy, vaccinations, microscopy, and conducting both female and male examinations. It also involves chaperoning during procedures, such as in the IUT clinic, and providing support for the Nurse-Led Walk-in service, including follow-up care, test of cures, and further treatments.
Full training will be provided, with opportunities to complete national qualifications such as cervical cytology sampling and STI Foundation Gateway.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C English and Maths or level 2 in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- Other Health related qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Desirable criteria
- Acute hospital experience
- Understanding NHS/ Health and Social care.
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Professor Matthew Grundy-Bowers
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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