Job summary
- Main area
- Sexual Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 190-0640-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/08/2025
Employer heading

Nurse Practitioner (Sexual Health Sheffield)
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Sheffield Sexual health Services.
Sexual Health Sheffield delivers comprehensive sexual health services to the population of Sheffield. This includes a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A full range of contraception services are also provided. Underpinning the service delivery are partner notification, counselling and health promotion services.
The Band 6 will provide a pivotal role in the department facilitating nurse delivered clinics and supporting junior staff in the delivery of patient care.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated qualified nurse who is driven by service development, would like to work in a department that is looking to expand and would like to be part of change.
If you have good time management skills, have the skills to teach others, are methodical in your practice and have the patient at the centre of the care you deliver then this could be the job for you. You will need to have at relevant experience of working in sexual health and be flexible in your working hours.
(The service is looking to expand so we need candidates who are able to be flexible).
Main duties of the job
To provide level 1 sexual health services as a core requirement, as recommended by the Department of Health in the National Strategy for Sexual Health.
In addition, as a specialist aspect of the role, dependant upon expertise, provide level 2/3 services in screening / diagnosing / treating those with sexually transmitted infections. Initiating / changing / repeating methods of contraceptive, as recommended by the Department of Health in the National Strategy for Sexual Health.
Provide wider sexual health advice and support around an integrated model.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse or Midwife (Level 1)
- Possession of degree in nursing or equivalent or willingness to work towards
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
- Completion of NMP course or working towards
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Implant fitter or prepared to train
- Postgraduate Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience.
- Relevant experience at Band 5 and above within Sexual Health Services
- Evidence of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of Nurse lead clinics
- Experience of applying research and audit in practice
- Evidence of policy and protocol development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading change.
- Audit/research experience
- Trained at level 2-3 – safeguarding children and adults, with relevant updates
- Community/networking experience.
- Knowledge about Adult safeguarding issues with the ability to refer and sign post where appropriate.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Understanding of confidentiality in relation to sexual health
- Awareness of code of ethics/conduct in dealing with sexual health issues
- Experience of genital examination and the use of a speculum
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of sexual health issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Commitment to developing and sharing knowledge
- Understanding of Clinical Governance issues
- Proven ability to work autonomously
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use and interpret spreadsheets
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Commitment to professional development
- Ability to work flexibly
Desirable criteria
- Valid UK licence
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
- Jan Harvey
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2712045
- Additional information
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