Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse GU- Development Post
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a development post for a registered adult nurse, progressing from Band 5 Staff Nurse to Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse in Sexual Health. The role involves delivering high-standard integrated sexual health care, including nurse-led clinics, and building expertise in patient groups and competencies. The post holder will follow an individual training programme, which may take up to two years, and will be required to work shift patterns including evenings. Consideration will be given to suitable candidates wishing to work less than 22 hours, with a minimum of 18.75 hours.
Essential criteria
- RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)
Desirable criteria
- Univeristy cert or eqiv in sexual health training
- DFRSH or eqiv university cert in contaception/reproductive health
- Post registration experience
- Previous experience in Sexual Health
- Previous experience in Contraception
- Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
- Must have an active interest in this speciality and client group and be motivated to learn about sexual health and contraception
- IT skills - conversant with windows environment.
- Venepuncture
- IT skills - word processing (MS word)
- IT skills - presentations (MS powerpoint)
- IT skills - Spreadsheets (MS excel)
- Abilities
- Willingness to undertake all aspects of the development training programme to progress to Band 6
- Must have the motivation and ability to work with both male and female client groups.
- The ability to discuss matters of sex and sexuality.
- The ability to approach clients as a whole.
- The ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Flexible and adaptable to his/her role/work.
- RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)
- Univeristy cert or eqiv in sexual health training
- DFRSH or eqiv university cert in contaception/reproductive health
- Post registration experience
- Previous experience in Sexual Health
- Previous experience in Contraception
- Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
- Must have an active interest in this speciality and client group and be motivated to learn about sexual health and contraception
- IT skills - conversant with windows environment.
- Venepuncture
- IT skills - word processing (MS word)
- IT skills - presentations (MS powerpoint)
- IT skills - Spreadsheets (MS excel)
- Abilities
- Willingness to undertake all aspects of the development training programme to progress to Band 6
- Must have the motivation and ability to work with both male and female client groups.
- The ability to discuss matters of sex and sexuality.
- The ability to approach clients as a whole.
- The ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Flexible and adaptable to his/her role/work.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £36,943 – £44,900 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 5d
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse GU- Development Post
The closing date is 11 September 2026
Job summary
Development Nurse GU and contraception - Band 5 - 6.
Sexual Health Clinic, based at Guildford.
Surrey Integrated Sexual Health & HIV Services are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic registered nurses who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary innovative sexual and reproductive health service.
Main duties of the job
This is a development post for a registered adult nurse. The post holder will follow an individual training programme to develop their nursing knowledge from Band 5 staff nurse to Band 6 senior staff nurse through practical, real time, on the job experience training.
The post holder will be working to deliver a high standard of integrated sexual health care to patients, including delivering nurse led clinics. During the duration of the training programme, the post holder will build knowledge and experience on the types and complexities of patient groups, working towards the Integrated Sexual Health Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse Job Description.
The post holder will be required to work shift patterns that include evenings. The post holder will have the flexibility to work across sites, particularly for trai
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