Job summary
- Main area
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months from start date)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some late nights (twilight hours))
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-6590612
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hatfield Centre
- Town
- Hatfield
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
Are you looking for a new challenge and interested in sexual health, then look no further!
Sexual Health Hertfordshire have a vacancy for a band 6 Health advisor.
Sexual Health Hertfordshire provides and delivers level 3 integrated sexual health and contraception services across Hertfordshire, based within three main hubs and two spoke clinics.
The role of the Health Adviser within the clinic is to provide advice, information, education, treatment, and counselling to patients diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, HIV, syphilis and hepatitis. Health Advisers participate in the management of the results of tests undertaken within the service and carry out partner notification, ensuring the attendance and treatment of contacts. The role also includes safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Health Advisers also play a key role in HIV post- test discussion and the care of people with HIV within the service.
The applicant will be based within the Sexual Health Advising team at Hatfield, although will be required to closely work alongside the other teams in the county and must be prepared to travel to these clinics when required.
Main duties of the job
Sexual health advice and risk reduction:
To provide evidence-based advice and information to patients diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection; how they are acquired, transmitted, and treated.
To provide oral medication STI treatments to patients within the CLCH Patient Group Directions (PGDs) for registered nurses or Patient Specific Directions (PSDs) for non- nurses and/ or to refer onto the doctor or nurse for prescriptions of treatments as necessary.
To provide pre HIV test discussion with patients who may have been at risk or are worried.
Undertake HIV Point of Care Testing with patients.
Counselling/ counselling skills: with patients either face to face or by telephone, including counselling on sexual assaults.
To provide advice and support to young people whilst continually assessing for risks via our texting service Chat health.
HIV prevention:
To identify patients at high risk of HIV acquisition and provide advice and support regarding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Supporting patients who have been identified as being at immediate risk of HIV transmission through the use of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
Safeguarding, assessments and referrals:
Undertaking complex risk assessments of sexual health and wellbeing for most at risk populations accessing services
To provide initial crisis assessment and intervention to clients with related social, emotional, and psychological problems and conduct appropriate onward referrals.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We currently have a vacancy as a sexual health advisor at out Hatfield clinic in Hertfordshire. If you are an experienced Health Advisor or looking for a change in career then look no further.
Main Duties
To provide evidence based advice and support
Promote risk reduction
HIV prevention
Sexual Health Results management
Safeguarding and risk assessing
Treatments
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- RGN/ RMN
- OR Educated to post graduate diploma level in health promotion, psychology, social work, or another similar field.
Desirable criteria
- Accredited counselling qualification
- STIF course
- Evidence of further education in the field of sexual or reproductive health • Evidence of further study/ qualifications in the field of risk reduction or behaviour change of Public Health
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working as a Sexual Health Adviser or in another relevant health care/ HIV specific/therapy setting
- Previous experience of 1:1 work with patients in a sexual health/ health promotion context
Desirable criteria
- As above, Previous experience of working with PGDs/ PSDs
- Experience in teaching/ training
- Experience of outreach work e.g., charities prisons, community centres
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- To have a good clinical knowledge of STIs and HIV
- Good knowledge of the principles and practice around partner notification
- Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Evidence of effective team working within the local team and wider multi-professional working
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to use own transport to work across site and in the community
Desirable criteria
- Car owner
- Current driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorraine Deane
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02081026260
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