Health Care Assistant-sexual Health

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Trust wishes to appoint q permanent Health Care Assistant to work within the sexual health team. You will be required to work across the 3 sites based at Clifden Centre (Homerton), Ivy Centre (Hoxton) and 80 Leadenhall as and when required.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone that has an interest in sexual health and wants to work in this exciting area of healthcare.

**Working hours**: 37.5 per week

**Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK, without the need for sponsorship**

The main duties of the role will consist of
- Competently deliver asymptomatic testing clinics, processing test samples in accordance to local policy and perform venepuncture when required
- Be able to perform microscopy following training
- Work across the HSHS sites as needed and support clinic service development such as evening and weekend and out-reach service provision
- To test identified symptomatic patients for sexually transmitted infections before clinical consultation to the agreed local pathway
- Undertake low risk HIV point of care testing

JMC HCA
- Support phlebotomy, pregnancy testing, urinalysis and vital sign recording for other clinicians
- Obtain accurate sexual histories and perform asymptomatic STI screen as indicated
- Accurately report information gained to the clinician caring for the patient
- Clear accurate documentation of all interventions in the patients' notes
- Maintain a safe and clean environment
- Ensure clinical rooms are stocked according to JMC room checklist
- Delivery actions according to management of missed appointments protocol
- Be responsible for the appropriate delivery of specimens to the correct labs
- Collect medication from pharmacy when requested by JMC team
- Assist patients maintaining access to their medicines
- Order and maintain stock of patient information leaflets
- (Management of HCA paper list when available - TBC aspirational

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page



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