Nursing Associate Contraception and Sexual Health
Job Description
The post holders will be able to or developed to undertake duties of seeing patients independently within an integrated sexual and reproductive health service. To participate in clinical duties in line with their banding, experience and competence.
To perform symptomatic and asymptomatic screening, venepuncture and vaccination as a nursing associate within the integrated sexual health team, providing appropriate prescribed treatment and advise to those with an infection.
To provide sexual health advice to patients as appropriate, working with our health advisors.
To counsel patients requesting long acting reversible contraception and supporting them to make informed choices regarding their sexual and reproductive health.
To undertake all clinical duties in line with the role of a nursing associate within the service
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sophie Flaherty Job title: Senior Health Advisor Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0161 276 5207
Hayley Heapy, Senior ISH Nurse 0161 276 5214