Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated nurse to join the Oxfordshire sexual health team. We are looking for a Band 8a Lead Nurse / nurse practitioner with experience in both GUM and contraception. You will require to have relevant post qualification experience in both GUM and contraception including Letter of competence in Implant and ideally coils, STIF competency or equivalent . In addition have non-medical prescribing qualification or opening to undertaking this qualification



Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service is a large busy organisation offering comprehensive STI management and contraception to people attending our outpatient services in various locations across the county. Our main base is at Churchill Hospital in Oxford with additional clinics in and not exclusive to Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, Wantage and Witney



You will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team. Offering STI testing and contraceptive provision to clients of all ages and from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds.



Please be aware that prior experience in managing symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in GUM and contraception is essential for this post.



Flexible approach to work patterns is essential . The ability to commute to more than one place of work is essential so a Valid UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential .



Finally in your supporting statement please tell us why you chose to work in sexual health?



You will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi agency professional team. Offering STI testing and contraceptive provision to clients of all ages and from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds.



Being non-judgemental , friendly, reliable, and a team player is essential.



To qualify for Band 8a you must be able to demonstrate recognised qualification and recent experience in contraception and sexual health. Please be aware that prior experience in managing symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in GUM and contraception is essential for this post.



The post is full time although a job share would be considered; A flexible approach to work patterns is essential as late evenings and Saturday working will be required (Saturdays are usually around 1 in 4). The ability to commute to more than one place of work is essential so a Valid UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role due to duel site working.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk



The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital , Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Clinical Responsibilities:

The provision of expert care across the post holders scope of practice.

Act as a role model and leader for expert nursing practice in the field of sexual health. This may be underpinned by an area of special interest arising from a Masters level qualification



Establish, Implement and monitor trust guidelines, policies and protocols with regards to specific patient group.



Make and accept referrals where appropriate in discussion with medical professionals to and from other disciplines.



Work collaboratively senior medical clinicians to co-ordinate multi-disciplinary reviews and assessment



Where there is clinical need and acting within legal, professional and organisational frameworks, to undertake to prescribe medicines for patients in the post holder's care



Be professionally accountable and manage a specialist caseload as part of a team.



Exercise appropriate professional autonomy and make critical judgments in their field of expertise.



Participate in the monitoring and recording of clinical outcomes through in house audit and quality improvement programmes.



Ensure the practice of evidence-based medicine and promote the development of an evidence base in area of specialist expertise.



Request specific and appropriate diagnostic investigation



Undertake procedures as determined and agreed by personal area of practice



Work independently as autonomous practitioner, with minimal supervision, exercising judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care. Seeking supervision where appropriate and ensuring safe clinical practice.



Have oversight of the compliance of the nursing and health advising team with any specific regulations for example: drug storage and administration, record keeping and data collection.



Work collaboratively to develop protocols for integrated working, ensuring that outcomes are evaluated and activity is monitored.



Prescribe independently and in line with Trust Medicines Management Policy for patients within own area of practice.

Leadership and Management:

Exercise professional and clinical leadership skills to promote best practice.

Line manage and provide clinical supervision as appropriate to the role.



Ensure regular and effective appraisal is in place for the nursing and health advising teams.

Ensure appropriate nursing and health advising staffing across the sites working collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, through timely recruitment, ensuring accurate production of rotas and regular joint reviews.



Leads and consult on the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/guidelines/protocols relevant to specialist area and wider health care arena.



Work with the Clinical Governance Lead to support on agreed aspects including adverse incident reporting/investigation and the management of complaints, relevant to their area of practice/expertise.



Take a lead role in preparation for National Peer Review programmes as required by the clinical speciality.



Act as a role model, to promote consistently high standards of professional practice.



Ensure that nursing care is based on sound evidence and rationale within the department, linking with other members of the wider team where appropriate.



Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries proactively developing and sustaining new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.



Develop strategies to regularly review patient and user perceptions of the specialist area to facilitate the engagement of patients and carers in service development.



To collaborate with colleagues who lead service and business planning with regard to cost pressures and prioritising.



Work collaboratively with the Service and Directorate Managers and be Clinical Lead to manage the Nursing and Health Advising budgets.

Education and Training:

Lead in the development of specialist education and training programmes for health care professionals and other professional groups working with specific patient groups across the network.



Identify and respond to learning needs of individuals and teams to develop advanced knowledge and skills



Support the integration of theory and practice through formal and informal methods, including clinical educational opportunities



Maintain relationships with University partners to support the aims of the profession and the service, including contribution to formal and informal curriculum activity



Support colleagues undertaking higher level and postgraduate study by acting as mentor or supervisor



Collaborate with Oxford Brookes University and other Educational facilitates working in partnership with the OUH to ensure that students and service needs are adequately supported and that Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Specialist Nurse Practitioners, Sisters/Charge Nurses and other senior nurses are involved in the audit and development of the learning environment.



Liaise with PEFs to develop an appropriate learning/practice attachment for students providing direct supervision and training to students.



Gain feedback from learners about effectiveness of teaching and training and use this to improve provision of education.

Improving Quality and Developing Practice:

Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice and clinical excellence and lead staff in the implementation of such practice.



Support and facilitate practice development, audit and project/research activity within the clinical speciality, contributing to the continuing improvement in service quality.



Raise the profile of the Service at a local, national and international level by contributing to professional and service debate, and through professional activity, publications and presentation at conferences.



Uses professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events and captures the learning from these experiences to improve patient care and service delivery.



Provides expert professional input to appropriate health improvement programmes to meet the local agenda in line with the national framework



To take a lead in promoting and managing change to improve practice, co-ordinating existing resources and developing links, locally and nationally.



Participate in regular clinical supervision



Ensure that appropriate support is in place for less experienced nurses



Identifies own development needs in line with service requirements within personal development plan and proactively develops and improves own competence.



Uses advanced communication skills and contributes to the wider development of those working in their area of practice by publicising and disseminating their work through presentations at conferences and articles in the professional press.



To identify areas where investment should be made to further develop the service and feed this into the business planning cycle locally and nationally.



Contributes to the meaningful development of public involvement in service design and delivery



Build a culture of audit and research in practice, in line with national research agendas and priorities, and publish articles in appropriate journals.



Develops strategies to regularly review patient and user perceptions of the speciality to facilitate the engagement of patients and carers in service development



Governance/ Research & Audit



Monitor standards of care and lead on the improvement of care through benchmarking/ audit/research.



Demonstrate understanding of evidence based care, including where to obtain up to date evidence.



Lead on the collection and collation of essential data items appropriate for the service.



Lead responsibility on collating and presenting relevant evidence and documentation in preparation for internal and external assessments/inspections such as CQC.



Work collaboratively with Clinical Governance Lead on the management of Datix reports investigations, patient complaints and compliments.



Ensure lessons learned from incidents and complaints are used to develop and improve clinical services



Attend and contribute to clinical governance and business meetings.



Act as Nurse Lead on the in-house Safeguarding team, providing advice and support to Sexual Health team.



Work with the Clinical Service Unit team to ensure contract management, data preparation and responsive to the commissioners queries and enquiries