Regional Sexual Health Outreach Support Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The key purpose of this role is to ensure the quality and content of the axess Outreach service
offer is both equitable and accessible across the whole axess region. Particular focus will be given
to those areas outside of the Liverpool City Centre area, within the axess regional footprint. An
important factor will be to take in to account the variety of needs demonstrated by each regional
demographic. This role will aim to empower vulnerable groups within local communities to make
positive choices regarding sexual health and relationships. Focus on reducing the incidence of;
sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies including teenage pregnancies, the
transmission and late diagnosis of HIV are also core components. The post holder will undertake
asymptomatic screening including assisting patients to take self-taken tests for Chlamydia and
Gonorrhoea, performing venepuncture to collect blood tests for Syphilis, Hepatitis and/or HIV
Ab/Ag screening. The post holder will also need to be competent in assessing patients for HIV
testing and be able to perform HIV testing as appropriate.
The principal target groups that axess Sexual Health outreach provides services to are;
- Homeless Clients
- Drug Users
- BMEA communities
- Students and young people

The post holder will work closely with the Senior Outreach Practitioners and Service managers, to
promote the service and Outreach offer effectively across the axess region.
The post holder will also have skills to research and write content and then deliver training
sessions, develop and coordinate public facing campaigns, facilitate events and provide 1:1
intervention through outreach work to a range of partners including drug and alcohol services,
homeless and social housing providers, agencies working with looked after children, LGBTQ+ and
alternative education providers.
The post holder will work with partner agencies to increase their clients’ engagement with sexual
health services in order to address issues of undiagnosed infections, and contraception needs.
There is a requirement to maintain activity records, data collection systems and report effectively
on progress against targets.
The post holder will also be required to work as an accountable practitioner working on their own in
community settings, making decisions according to policy and protocol, and to deputise for the
Senior Sexual Health Outreach Practitioner in times of absence and annual leave. Hours of work
will be flexible to include evening and weekends across the axess regional footprint as required.

Post holder must uphold the policies and procedures of the Trust, and ensure Trust Values form the basis of their day to day work ethic.
- Develop action plans to support the implementation of sexual health improvement

programmes aimed at vulnerable groups.
- To coordinate the content and delivery of Outreach campaigns, both National and

local, as agreed with the Outreach Team members and Senior Outreach Practitioners
- To work closely with axess Communications Officer, ensuring Outreach events,

campaigns and initiatives are adequately represented within the Trust, the axess
service and on social media platforms
- Undertake asymptomatic screening including assisting patients to take Self taken

tests for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea, performing venepuncture to collect blood tests for
Syphilis, Hepatitis and/or HIV Ab/Ag screening. The post holder will also need to be
competent in assessing patients for HIV testing and be able to perform HIV testing as
appropriate.
- To liase with the results recall team and Senior Clinical Outreach Practitioner and

assist with patient follow up for positive results on Outreach
- To manage care pathways for vulnerable adults and young people with appropriate

liaison and referral into axess clinical services as well as other statutory organisations
such as Social Services and voluntary external organisations.
- To ensure the accessibility of PrEP (Pre Exposure Prophylaxis) is promoted across

the axess service
- Develop, co-ordinate and evaluate targeted health improvement campaigns as

required
- To offer sessional support to Outreach Team members when required, to ensure

equitable delivery of the Outreach offer across the region
- Support the co-ordination of sexual health schemes to primary care, community and

other relevant groups within the population with a particular focus on vulnerable groups
- Provide or develop resources required to support the provision of relevant

information for the delivery of both local and national Outreach campaigns
- Work in an outreach capacity to provide sexual health promotion in a variety of

settings with a range of clients including vulnerable groups
- Utilise IT skills for reports, presentations, data collection and analysis and internet

communication contributing to day to day administration for the smooth running of the
service
- Through the development of local health promotion plans and via networki

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