Sexual Health Adviser
6 months ago
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Health Advising Team at Sexual Health Hounslow as a Band 6 Sexual Health Adviser. We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work with a diverse range of clients and stakeholders to manage theday to day running of the Chlamydia Screening Programmes (CSP) and C-Card Condom Distribution Scheme (CDS) and contribute to the on-going development of the two schemes as well as being a clinic based Sexual Health Advisor. Flexible working is required across several sites in the borough.
- To support the Senior Sexual Health Adviser in operationally managing the day to day running of the Chlamydia Screening Programmes (CSP) and C-Card Condom Distribution Scheme (CDS) and contribute to the on-going development of the two schemes.
- To participate in the implementation and monitoring of the service user pathway and provider training pathway for the two schemes.
- To participate in the management of positive chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea results through the CSP scheme including seeing individuals to provide health promotion/risk reduction information and advice, partner notification, signposting and administering treatment for uncomplicated asymptomatic chlamydia and LGV.
- To work with the Sexual Health Hounslow Business Manager to ensure data collection and reporting for the two schemes.
- To undertake general Health Advisor duties as required including providing health adviser cover during clinics and supporting the Senior Health Adviser Assistant and Health Adviser Assistant with results management and patient queries.
- To work with the Senior Health Adviser to take on specific outreach projects or development work to address identified needs and target populations.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Clinical Practice
- To participate in the management of positive chlamydia and/or gonorrhoea results through the CSP scheme.
- To facilitate the recall of clients with untreated infections or those in need of follow-up and/or test of cure by telephone, letter or in person.
- Provide information and health education to clients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, providing support and onward referral as required.
- To manage the process of partner notification/management for these clients in order to encourage, with the client’s consent, the attendance of all potentially infected sexual contacts to a Sexual Health clinic
- To provide time limited 1:1 work for clients specifically around risk reduction and behaviour change, using evidenced based tools such as Motivational Interviewing and Behavioural Change models. Assessing all factors which might negatively affect a client’s sexual health and referring to appropriate specialist services e.g. Psychology/Psychiatry & Alcohol & Drug services
- Ensure at all times that the client’s identity and the confidential nature of the information obtained is respected in accordance with the Sexually Transmitted Disease Regulations of 1974 and the NHS VD directive of 1991, within clinic, outreach and off site services
- Provide initial crisis intervention, assessment and appropriate referral for those clients attending the clinic with associated problems, e.g. termination of pregnancy, sexual identity, sexual assault, substance misuse and sexual dysfunction.
- Offer information and support, to deal with enquiries from, both the general public and health professionals about Sexually Transmitted Infections, including H
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