Health Adviser

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS pension

Annual leave & discounts

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 Health Adviser to lead the Health Advising Team within the sexual health service. The post holder will provide evidence-based sexual health care, promote health and well-being, and support safeguarding with vulnerable individuals for their safety and wellbeing.

The role includes supervising junior staff and developing students, coordinating partner notification, and delivering contraception advice while maintaining clinical

Qualifications

• Experience leading a health advisory or similar team.
• Ability to interpret positive results and ensure follow up including partner notification.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist care management within an integrated sexual health model.
• Develop partner notification / contact tracing processes to reduce STI transmission.
• Manage positive results and provide timely treatment.
• Oversee patient recall system for appropriate follow up.
• Provide contraception advice and care.
• Offer telephone advice and support to the public and professionals.
• Work within a clinical governance and performance management framework.
• Promote integrated working practices across service sites and stakeholders.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication with sensitivity

Public health principles

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Health Adviser to lead our team at the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post holder will lead the health advising team to provide care within the sexual health service, working closely with other staff across the service to facilitate continuity of care. As part of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will work to provide evidence based sexual health care alongside advice to promote health and well-being. As Senior Health Adviser, the post holder will be responsible for interpreting and managing positive results and ensuring appropriate follow up is in place, including partner notification. The Health Adviser is also responsible for providing health promotion advice and psychological support. The role includes working with vulnerable young people and adults, being able to analyse complex facts or situations and exercise professional judgement and as such requires the ability to communicate with sensitivity. There is a strong emphasis on safeguarding and the post holder will be part of the safeguarding team to ensure that all young and/ or vulnerable people are appropriately reviewed and followed up as appropriate to ensure their safety and wellbeing. There will be a requirement to supervise and develop junior staff/students in all aspects of care. The post holder will work as team lead for the Health Advising Team across the level 3 bSHaW service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team

• To deliver specialist care management, within an integrated sexual health model, by providing psycho-social support and health promotion/education to the service users alongside clinical management.
• To participate in the further development of partner notification/ contact tracing processes, applying public health principles, to reduce transmission of STIs/HIV and to improve the sexual health of the community.
• To manage positive results and offer/ provide treatment in a timely manner.
• To work with the Health Advising team to manage the patient recall system to ensure appropriate follow up for patients.
• To participate in the delivering of contraception advice and care to reduce unwanted pregnancies
• To give telephone advice and support to the public and professionals.
• To work within a clinical governance and performance management framework.
• To be proactive in the modernization of the service promoting integrated working practices and cooperation across service sites and stakeholders

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Ourvisionis to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Ourmissionis to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Ourcarevalues are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.