Health Care Support Worker

1 week ago

Stafford, United Kingdom Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services Full time

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.

Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters

“In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change

The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Opportunities for flexible working ( depending on the role )

Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs

Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)

Child Care Vouchers Scheme

Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys

NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

MPFT provides 4 sexual health clinics in South Staffordshire,

The post holder will be required to work in collaboration with members of the sexual health team, contributing to the promotion and provision of high quality care for patients seeking advice, screening and treatment in contraception and sexual health and Genito-Urinary Medicine settings across South Staffordshire. The post holder will support the sexual health team and work autonomously where appropriate, duties to include Phlebotomy, Blood Pressure, Weight, Height and Body Mass Index calculations, pregnancy testing, collecting Mid Stream Urine samples including urinalysis, condom demonstrations, chaperoning, assisting and preparing for the sessions within sexual health.

The Role

The role involves being exposed to sensitive and confidential information it is imperative to ensure that this is dealt with in line with organizational policies and information governance.

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. A summary is below:

- To work as an integral part of the sexual health team under the direction of the Nurse Team Leader to promote contraception and sexual health issues ensuring the wellbeing of patients
- Assist in clinic sessions as directed by the Nurse Team Leader to ensure the smooth running of the clinics.
- To participate in planned procedures and prescribed care for patients under the direction of medical and nursing colleagues, which includes preparing for and assisting clinicians with Intra-uterine device fittings/removals, implant insertion/removal, swab sample taking and Cervical Cytology.
- To act as a chaperone for clinical staff offering intimate examinations to patient’s as and when necessary.
- To undertake any duties as may be required to meet the needs of the service, within the limitations of the post.
- To promote healthy lifestyles in all aspects of delivering the sexual health Service, to ensure holistic care is undertaken.
- To actively support the Chlamydia Screening Programme within clinics, advising and ensuring all paperwork and forms completed accurately, obtaining urine or vulvo-vaginal specimens from patients ensuring process for collection completed.
- Act as an advocate to young people within the sexual health settings and different venues, through the delivery of effective support and information, and thus enabling them to make the appropriate choices and decisions.

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