LARC Nurse

Old Town Surgery located in Swindon has a fantastic opportunity for a LARC nurse to join the team on a part-time basis for 7.5 hours per month.

The main purpose of the role will be to deliver LARC services - contraceptive implants, intrauterine device (IUD) and intrauterine system (IUS) insertions or removals on behalf of practice in line with national and local guidance.

Main duties of the job

• Raise awareness of the benefits of LARC by providing high quality advice, support and information on the full range of contraceptive methods.
• Collect and record on the clinical system the following data: patient medical history.
• Counselling including patients consent.
• Results of any STI screening.
• Pelvic examination.
• Insert, monitor, and check IUD/IUSs, insert and remove contraceptive implants for patients as appropriate.
• Provide relevant written and verbal information (e.g. fpa, LARC leaflets), and reinforce after insertion, including information on symptoms that require urgent assessment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A valid letter of competence in intrauterine techniques (LoC IUT) and in subdermal implants (LoC SDI)
• NMC registered
• Up to date with CPD.
• Recent experience of fitting a minimum of 12 IUD/S a year, including at least 2 different types and/or 6 implant fitting procedures per year.

Experience

• Knowledge of primary care.
• Knowledge and experience of working with young people and vulnerable groups including training.

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.