Clinical Nurse Specialist | East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire)

Company: East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust

Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health Services

Based at Lime Tree Clinic, Brookfield's Hospital, 351 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3DF

Fixed term contract - 12 months

This is an extremely exciting time to be working within iCaSH Cambridgeshire. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist, with a strong team-work ethic to join our team in Cambridge.

Due to this being a fixed-term contract for 12 months we are looking for candidates with directly relevant experience and training. We are not able to consider candidates looking for a B5 development role.

You will be a NMC Registered Nurse or a NMC Registered Midwife with a nationally recognised qualification in either Sexual Health or Contraception (i.e DFSRH/ BASHH STIF), and ideally both. A Letter of Competence in Intra Uterine Technique or willingness to undertake this training is also desirable.

You will also have recent experience of working in sexual health (Contraception, GUM or equivalent), and ability to demonstrate competency in supply of treatments by Patient Group Directions (PGDs) & be able to work autonomously.

Clinic hours are Monday-Friday 37.5 hours per week and may include one late night to 8pm.

Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert at any point after 30th October 2026.

To assess the sexual and reproductive health (SRH), needs of patients attending our integrated Contraception and Sexual Health (iCaSH) Services.

To work within iCaSH offering advice and treatments/procedures for patients who require SRH services.





To act in a responsible manner, being courteous at all times, with sensitivity towards the needs of the individual patient, recognising their right to dignity and privacy.

To support training and education to professionals, students and other agencies.

To work as a member of our iCaSH service with a willingness to undertake further training in SRH as required to support service development.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality creative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

To independently assess, plan, treat and evaluate complex programmes of care, with the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs), or a non-medical prescribing (NMP), qualification.

To practice as a prescriber,



if the post-holder has a non-medical prescribing qualification.

To communicate, describe and explain clinical, testing and treatment processes, in language to suit the patient group/audience.

To perform SRH examinations and procedures as clinically indicated/required.

To interpret and deliver test results, providing advice, appropriate treatment, signposting, and follow-up as required.

To ensure patients understand the importance on any medical treatment and follow up requirements.

To provide effective partner notification supporting the attendance, testing and treatment of partners at risk, in line with local and national guidance and policy documents.

To record appropriate partner notification data to enable audit, evaluation, and planning of services.

To deliver an effective and appropriate results management process, in line with local guidance.

To perform phlebotomy as required in accordance with Trust and service guidelines.

To administer vaccines and injections when clinically appropriate.

To assess patients and provide appropriate contraceptive advice, consultation, and choice of method in a timely manner, inclusive of people with complex needs.

To provide Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), pre-assessment consultations and appointments in a timely manner.

To fit and remove LARC when appropriately trained, or undertake training where required.

To support patients in identifying and reducing any risks taken within their sexual behaviours.

To provide assessment and a safe, non-judgemental environment, enabling patients to ask questions and discuss any concerns, providing appropriate signposting and/or referral.

To record interventions accurately, con

📌 Clinical Nurse Specialist | East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Town of Cambridge)
🏢 East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust
📍 Town of Cambridge