LARC Specialist Nurse

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable LARC Specialist Nurse to join our Outstanding Sexual Health Service.

Our team delivers high-quality evidence-based care to people to support their sexual health needs. You’ll be part of an enthusiastic and passionate team dedicated to keeping people in Kent and Medway safe and well, now and in later life, by providing contraception, treatment for sexually-transmitted infections, and advice and support to maintain healthy relationships.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

You will need to use innovative thinking to create new possibilities and ideas around increasing the uptake of LARC within Medway with the support of the LARC administrative secretary. The work will require both

independent and team work, and you will be expected to keep records and data in order to provide reports and evidence that supports your activity within the LARC programme.

In addition to clinical responsibilities, you will be expected to undertake non-clinical duties including provide support and training to a variety of professionals, individual and small and large group presentation work.

This will necessitate the need to remain constantly professionally updated. You will also need to be very flexible in order to facilitate working alongside other professionals, at times and places that are accessible to them, including some evening and weekend working.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hayley Docherty Job title: Locality Manager Email address: ***email_hidden***