Job summary
- Main area
- Contraception and Sexual Health Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 448-AMB-7508570
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kings Brook Bedford & Grove View Dunstable
- Town
- Bedford & Dunstable
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/11/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Please note, the selection processes at Cambridgeshire Community Services are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored, we remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Job overview
Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist
Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health Services
Hours: 30 hours
Permanent
Based at Kings Brook 5 St John’s Street Bedford MK42 0AH & Grove View Integrated Health Care Hub, Court Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4JD
This is an extremely exciting time to be working within iCaSH Bedfordshire. As the demand for our service grows, we are looking for a motivated & enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a strong team-working ethic to join our team.
You will be a NMC Registered Nurse or a NMC Registered midwife with a nationally recognised qualification in Sexual Health and or Contraception (i.e DFSRH/ BASHH STIF) and a Letter of Competence in Intra Uterine Technique or willingness to undertake this training.
You will also have recent experience of working in sexual health (Contraception, GUM or equivalent), and ability to demonstrate competency in supply of treatments by Patient Group Directions (PGDs) & be able to work autonomously.
The role will include working Saturdays from 9-1 on a rotational basis and will require the successful candidate to regularly work at our clinics in Dunstable and Bedford. The ability to travel across the county is therefore an essential part of the job.
Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert at any point after the 14th October 2025.
Main duties of the job
To assess the sexual and reproductive health (SRH), needs of patients attending our integrated Contraception and Sexual Health (iCaSH) Services.
To work within iCaSH offering advice and treatments/procedures for patients who require SRH services.
To act in a responsible manner, being courteous at all times, with sensitivity towards the needs of the individual patient, recognising their right to dignity and privacy.
To support training and education to professionals, students and other agencies.
To work as a member of our iCaSH service with a willingness to undertake further training in SRH as required to support service development.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Cambridgeshire Community Services deliver iCaSH services across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Norfolk . Our iCaSH services were inspected by the CQC on 30th August 2019, and rated as OUTSTANDING.
iCaSH Bedfordshire deliver Level 3 Contraception and GU services, along with a Psychosexual Therapy service and an Outreach service.
Our clinics are located in both Bedford and Dunstable and as such serve a community from a wide range of backgrounds. The team work closely together to respond to the variety of needs our clients present with.
The successful applicant will:
To independently assess, plan, treat and evaluate complex programmes of care, with the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs), or a non-medical prescribing (NMP), qualification.
To practice as a prescriber, if the post-holder has a non-medical prescribing qualification.
To communicate, describe and explain clinical, testing and treatment processes, in language to suit the patient group/audience.
To perform SRH examinations and procedures as clinically indicated/required.
To interpret and deliver test results, providing advice, appropriate treatment, signposting, and follow-up as required.
To ensure patients understand the importance on any medical treatment and follow up requirements.
To provide effective partner notification supporting the attendance, testing and treatment of partners at risk, in line with local and national guidance and policy documents.
To record appropriate partner notification data to enable audit, evaluation, and planning of services.
To deliver an effective and appropriate results management process, in line with local guidance.
To perform phlebotomy as required in accordance with Trust and service guidelines.
To administer vaccines and injections when clinically appropriate.
To assess patients and provide appropriate contraceptive advice, consultation, and choice of method in a timely manner, inclusive of people with complex needs.
To provide Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), pre-assessment consultations and appointments in a timely manner.
To fit and remove LARC when appropriately trained, or undertake training where required.
To support patients in identifying and reducing any risks taken within their sexual behaviours.
To provide assessment and a safe, non-judgemental environment, enabling patients to ask questions and discuss any concerns, providing appropriate signposting and/or referral.
To record interventions accurately, concisely, and contemporaneously in patient clinical records, in line with both local and national guidance and policies.
To be competent in the management of young people and vulnerable adults, working within Fraser Guidelines and mental capacity legislation, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team, CCS, and local safeguarding teams/services as appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- FSRH Diploma Or STIF Intermediate Course
- LoC IUT or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Non Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience of working in sexual health (Contraception, GUM or equivalent)
- Able to demonstrate competency in supply of treatments by Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
- Able to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
- Cervical Cytology Sample Taker
Skill
Essential criteria
- Competent in phlebotomy (or a willingness to undertake training)
- Specialist clinical knowledge in sexual health and/or related specialties.
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
- Sue Peachey
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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