NURSE Stuart Beddard was told about a “good” job his partner’s mother saw in the Birmingham Mail.
Just over a year later, the 26-year-old, from Tipton, is now in the job she saw and working as a sexual health nurse with Brook Advisory Centre, in the city centre.
It was an area of health Stuart had an interest in while he was training to become a nurse.
Stuart had worked in trauma and orthopaedics and when he joined Brook, as a sexual health nurse in training, he studied for another year with Birmingham City University. The charity of 40 years provides free and confidential sexual health advice and services for people aged under 25.
Stuart said: “I enjoy putting the young person first and making sure they’re empowered to make decisions about their own sexual health.
“They’re given all the best information so they can make choices.”
Advice given includes information about contraception and sexuallytransmitted infections.
A typical day for Stuart is working in clinic with young people who book appointments to see him or drop into the centre, which is in John Bright Street.
“This was an area I always had an interest in while training as a nurse,” he said.
“I always wanted to work with young people and where I work provides services for them.”
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