Specialist Nurse Sexual Health Outreach
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)Worthing, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) based in Worthing. The advertised salary is £49,387 to £56,515. Applications close on 18 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
The post holder: Takes a role in the implementation and provision of Sexual Health outreach activities across West Sussex, reflecting the key findings...
Provides up to date, accurate information, health education, advice and support to service users and their relatives/carers such as explaining diagnosis of a STI/HIV or contraceptive choices to a patient or partner, using skilled interpersonal interactions. Communicates varied, highly sensitive and complicated information (verbally and in writing) in a way that is understood and gets important facts across and where there may be barriers to understanding such as challenging behaviour, language, cultural, mental health or neurodiversity vulnerabilities.
Leads and works within nurse provided clinical sessions, often working as a lone worker in mainly non-clinical settings, providing highly specialised advice concerning the care of health inclusion groups, many of whom find accessing mainstream services for their treatment and care difficult. Issues or prescribes medicines/treatments in accordance with local care pathways and in accordance with the NMC Administration of Medicines Guidelines
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Pack
Essential: - Registered nurse Associate member or Diplomate of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care; - Nationally recognised approved CASH qualification e.g. NDFRSH; NA 298/NA394/NA6138; ENB 90/900/R71; - Letter of Competence for Sub Dermal Implants insertion and removal; - Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to masters equivalent level
Essential: - Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues; - Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
How this role compares
We hold 1,115 NHS vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays more than about 65% of them.
There are 12,785 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,856 of them in South East.
You have 15 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) has 26 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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