Public Health Care Navigator

1 week ago


Ashford, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you passionate about improving sexual health awareness and access to services? Join our dedicated Central Access Team (CAT) as a public health care navigator

**Responsibilities**:

- Support the delivery of sexual health clinics across east Kent and Medway by providing information about services, increasing public awareness, and booking appointments.
- Work remotely for 20 hours per week over 4 days, flexibility within service hours required to ensure team coverage and patient support.

**Qualifications**:

- Excellent communication skills, especially in virtual platforms.
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity, compassion, and a non-judgmental attitude towards patients.
- Experience is beneficial but not mandatory; we value individuals committed to our mission.

**Benefits**:

- Work with an innovative, friendly, and responsive team dedicated to improving sexual health services.
- Opportunity for flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
- Initial training provided at an office or clinic location, followed by remote work setup.

**Contact Us**:
Have questions or want to learn more? Call 0300 790 0245 or text 07401 302946 to chat with a colleague about the role. Contact details for the recruiting manager can be found in the job advert.

Join us in making sexual health services easily accessible and inclusive for everyone in east Kent and Medway

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.



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