Nurse Practitioner

Agenda for change

Band 6

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum / pro rata

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We have an exciting opportunity for a full time, experienced Band 6 sexual health nurse to join the community sexual health team in CDDFT

The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary sexual health team in a integrated role across contraception and GUM within the community Sexual Health Service, providing comprehensive, evidence based, patient focused contraception and sexual health care.

The post holder will be a 1st Level Registered Nurse with previous experience in Contraception and Sexual Health.

The successful candidate will be responsible for making professional, autonomous decisions for patients presenting in the clinics who need contraception and/or sexual health screening or problems. They will be accountable for assessing patients needing contraception and safely issuing all methods of contraception, including LARCs using Patient Group Directions/ Non- medical prescribing.

The successful candidate will work within the designated community sexual health team across various venues.

The post-holder is responsible for the comprehensive care of patients, assessing, implementing and evaluating care plans within an integrated model of sexual health. The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of local sexual health improvement strategies and provide a high level of clinical service.

The post holder will be responsible for making professionally autonomous decisions, for which they are accountable, assessing patients who may present with both undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, as well as for follow up routine care.

The post holder will work within a designated team but will be responsible for providing this level of cover when required across any other locality and will also liaise closely with the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Sexual Health Hub Manager.

Competent in undertaking telephone and face to face consultations independently, in a variety of clinical settings. Following a comprehensive Sexual Health assessment of males and females, the practitioner will be clinically responsible and accountable for total episodes of patient care

To independently initiate and/or review both routine and emergency contraception medication, according to Non-Medical Prescribing/ Patient Group Directions for a wide range of contraceptive choices, including Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC). To independently insert and remove sub-dermal contraceptive implants, as part of the contraceptive offer (training would be provided). Work within own limitations and scope of practice referring patients presenting with complex needs or medical contraindications, to senior clinical staff.

To undertake genital examination, testing and treatment of asymptomatic and/or symptomatic patients. Independently initiate and/or review the treatment of patients according to PGDs, for a number of uncomplicated STIs and/or genital conditions; work within own limitations and scope of practice referring patients presenting with complex symptoms or with abnormal findings to senior clinical staff. Undertake Partner Notification discussion/negotiation to prevent onward transmission.

Undertake minor surgical procedures (i.e. implant insertion), or applying local genital treatment, practitioners will be required to use highly advanced fine motor and physical skills, as well as highly developed hand-eye co-ordination and accuracy.

Competent to undertake microscopy as appropriate (training provided)

Undertake cervical cytology

To routinely offer sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening to males and females, provide treatment to index patients and implement partner notification.

To provide specialist advice and support in relation to pregnancy decision making, onward referral into services (e.g. termination of pregnancy, Maternity or other sexual health colleagues).

Provide specialist advice and information regarding a full range of contraception and STI/genital conditions

Provide information regarding harm minimisation with alcohol and drug use and undertake brief interventions relevant to sexual risk taking and alcohol/drug use

Provide general telephone advice for patients, other health care workers and stakeholders.

Assessment and referral of patients with safeguarding issues

Deliver a highly specialist sexual health outreach service, to extremely vulnerable and hard to reach patients, advocating for patients either directly or in an advisory role to other workers and professionals. To provide and receive complex and sensitive contentious information, such as disclosures of sexual abuse or other similar safeguarding issues, or requests for advice and support regarding termination of pregnancy.

Promote and support best practice in sex & relationships education to young people, across a comprehensive range of formal as well as informal educational and outreach settings and deliver sexual health promotion across a range of venues, e.g. workplaces, community venues; using a variety of methods.

Provide condoms lubricant and safer sex supplies through the c card scheme for 13-25 year olds, working within the relevant professional and legal frameworks.

Ensure a high standard of record keeping is achieved in line with CDDFT and professional standards including activity and service monitoring data collection

As required, act as a line manager for identified staff managing their performance, appraisal and planned/unplanned leave, carrying out one to ones and monitoring compliance to mandatory training.

To assist in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of learning packages, for newly appointed staff and students/learners

To maintain personal and professional standards to ensure professional credibility.

Support the delivery of all areas of the sexual health specification as demand dictates

The post holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and experience.

Permanent

Full-time

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Bishop Auckland Hospital

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

United Kingdom

https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

12 November 2026

Bishop Auckland Hospital

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

United Kingdom