Clinical Support Worker - Sexual Health

Provide CIC; Harlow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC is hiring a Clinical Support Worker for the Essex Sexual Health Service. The role covers front-of-house duties (meeting clients, registration), stock management, clinic setup/close, and back-office clinical support including assisting with procedures and serving as a chaperone.

Staff will use electronic records, prepare specimens, and ensure equipment cleaning per health and safety policies. Training and a clinical supervisor will support development; weekend Saturday rotas are

Qualifications

• Experience in sexual health or healthcare setting.
• Health promotion experience/awareness.

Responsibilities

• Front of house duties: meeting, greeting, and client registration.
• Stock organisation, clinic setup and close down.
• Back of house clinical support and assisting with clinical procedures.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Microscopy

Education

NVQ level 3

Sexual health certificate

Job description

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

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
• Sexual health certificate

Knowledge

• Experience of working in a sexual health or healthcare setting
• Health promotion experience / awareness

Skills

• Phlebotomy and or Microscopy

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.

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.

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].

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

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.