Job summary
- Main area
- Sexual Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-MRI-7410775*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Urmston Clinic
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Sexual Health Advisor
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to develop a Sexual Health Advisor position within The Urmston Clinic. This role is currently done by the specialist sexual health nurses, but we are looking to recruit a full time Sexual Health Advisor to lead and develop this.
The Health Advisor role is a unique chance to expand your scope of practice within a supportive, multidisciplinary team in The Northern Sexual Health Service. If needed the post can be offered as a Band 5 training to Band 6.
Main duties of the job
You will paly a key role in delivering holistic, person-centered care including:
- Working autonomously following local and national guidance
- Partner notification and risk reduction interventions
- Treating STIs and having good knowledge of window periods
- Supporting patients newly diagnosed with HIV
- Results management and administrative Health Advisor duties
- Health promotion and education
- Working closely with the multidisciplinary team
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Midwife.
- At least 12 months experience in the speciality
Desirable criteria
- Recognised competencies in health advising.
- STIF Competencies
- Non-Medical Prescriber.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
- Sensitivity and confidence when handling sensitive and complicated diagnosis, social and care issues
- Non-judgemental and works in line with equality and diversity
- Evidence of using electronic health records.
Desirable criteria
- Able to issue medications via patient group directions
- Experience of working in nurse led clinics.
- Experience of working with 3rd sector
- Leadership experience at band 6 level.
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
- Rachel Aitkenhead
- Job title
- Senior Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 749 1160
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