Clinical Support Worker - Sexual Health

Provide Community; Harlow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC is offering a Clinical Support Worker role within the Essex Sexual Health Service. The post combines front-of-house duties, such as meeting and greeting and client registration, with clinical support tasks including assisting with procedures and acting as a chaperone.

It also covers stock organisation, clinic set-up and break-down, use of the electronic record system, and participation in a Saturday rota as part of contracted hours.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working in a sexual health or healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet, client registration, stock organisation, clinic set up and close down.
• Assist with clinical procedures and act as a chaperone.
• Delivery of health promotion and information sessions across clinical and non-clinical environments.

Skills

Excellent communication

Phlebotomy

Microscopy

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Job description

Main area Integrated Sexual health Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time


• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE3950-C

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site 1, The Stow Town Harlow Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Job Overview

We are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity to welcome applications to apply for a clinical support worker roles within the Essex Sexual Health Service .

This is an exciting time for the service, and we are looking for forward thinking innovative team members. The Integrated Essex Sexual Health Service gives a chance to work in a team environment, delivering a high standard of evidence based integrated sexual health practice. The post holder will demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills with service users and all health care staff.

Main duties of the job

The post combines front of house roles , such as meeting and greeting and client registration , support tasks, such as stock organisation and clinic set up and close down, and back of house clinical support including assisting with clinical procedures and acting as a chaperone. Clinical tasks and delivery of care / health promotion/ information sessions in various clinical and non-clinical environments.

The post involves the use of the electronic record system, assisting with specimen preparation, set up and cleaning of equipment and checking clinical areas and equipment in line with Health and Safety and infection prevention policies.

The post holder will be supported by both a first line manager and an allocated clinical supervisor to ensure the provision of adequate training for additional development and appropriate delegated clinical intervention.

The post holder will be required to participate in a rota to cover the Saturday sessions as part of contracted role.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision:

Transforming Lives

Values:

Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:

An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for the role of Clinical Support Worker within the Essex Sexual Health Service.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Sexual health certificate

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a sexual health or healthcare setting

Desirable criteria

• Health promotion experience / awareness

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Phlebotomy and or Microscopy

Further Information

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.


• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.


• If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via [e-mail]


• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

Checking progress on your application?

To check progress on your application, please log into your TRAC account. We aim to keep you updated on the status of your application as soon as we can.

Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.