Sexual Health Practitioner

Closing date: 10 August 2026

Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Nurse to join our team at Croydon University Trust.

We are an integrated Sexual Health service and a Level 3 GUM/Family Planning and HIV Service. We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

We would expect you to have the ability to work and lead effectively amongst a multidisciplinary team across an innovative service. You will also have strong practice skills and knowledge and be committed to your on-going professional development and that of the service at Croydon Integrated Sexual Health Clinic.

As this is a specialist role, it is essential you are contraception trained (diploma from CoSRH) or must be working towards, including completion of STIF fundamentals/foundation or working towards. The main focus of this role is to be an expert Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health nurse, we do not require you to be HIV trained.

I encourage you to apply for this post as we have a dynamic developmental pathway for all our nursing staff and we look forward to meeting you.

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

• To participate in ensuring the daily delivery of Integrated Sexual Health Services as a Sexual Health Practitioner, to supervise junior staff, respond to and address operational issues during the shift.
• To liaise with a multi-disciplinary team including clinical and non-clinical staff.
• To undertake Practitioner Led Clinical sessions including history taking and physical examinations of patients.
• To act as a clinical expert within the Trust, this will involve dissemination of specialist skills and knowledge to others.
• Provide direct patient care, providing high quality advice and clinical treatment on all aspects of STIs and sexual health
• To work adhering to the patient group directives (PGDs) or to prescribe as an independent prescriber including the prescription of hormonal contraception and STI treatment.
• To gain competencies with insertion and removal of implants.

About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Details
Date posted: 28 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum, pro rata, inc HCAS (Outer)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 199-8142341-RB-HM
Job locations: Croydon Sexual Health Centre, 530 London Rd, Thornton Heath, CR7 7YE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• RGN and/or midwife and registration with NMC
• Post registration qualification in contraception or must working towards, e.g. Diploma CoSRH
• GUM qualification or course in STIs or must be working towards, e.g. STIF

Desirable

• Prescribing qualification
• BSc degree in nursing and/or midwifery

Knowledge/Understanding
Essential

• Good knowledge of Contraception and Sexual Health
• Knowledge of working in Nurse Led Clinics

Desirable

• Clinical audit

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience and sexual health
• Experience of working with young people

Desirable

• Experience of Staff management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Apply through our website

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• RGN and/or midwife and registration with NMC
• Post registration qualification in contraception or must working towards, e.g. Diploma CoSRH
• GUM qualification or course in STIs or must be working towards, e.g. STIF

Desirable

• Prescribing qualification
• BSc degree in nursing and/or midwifery

Knowledge/Understanding
Essential

• Good knowledge of Contraception and Sexual Health
• Knowledge of working in Nurse Led Clinics

Desirable

• Clinical audit

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience and sexual health
• Experience of working with young people

Desirable

• Experience of Staff management

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Apply through our website

Employer details
Employer name: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Address: Croydon Sexual Health Centre, 530 London Rd, Thornton Heath, CR7 7YE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Nurse Practitioner - Teaching Facilitator, Laxmi Chettri, laxmi.chettri1@nhs.net, 02084013002

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Apply through our website