Health Advisor

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Blyth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Band 5 Sexual Health Advisor to deliver high-quality clinical care and public health interventions. You will support partner notification, educate the public on sexual health, and work within a multi-disciplinary team. A Registered General Nurse qualification is required. This role aims to improve individual and community health, especially for marginalized groups.

Benefits

Disability Confident Employer

Stonewall Diversity Champion

Support for diverse applications

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the NMC as a Registered General Nurse.
• High level of autonomous clinical practice expected.
• Interested in using computer-based technology and telephony.

Responsibilities

• Support partner notification to reduce transmission of STIs/HIV.
• Educate the public and professionals on sexual health issues.
• Contribute to service modernisation and development.

Skills

Clinical care

Public Health interventions

Customer care

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered General Nurse

Job description

An exciting opportunity to recruit a Band 5 Sexual Health Advisor within the Sexual Health Team. This post delivers high quality clinical care and expert Public Health interventions, in line with local and national policy to improve Sexual Health.

The successful candidate will be supported in obtaining the knowledge, skills and competencies required in Sexual Health Advising to deliver excellent patient care.

The post holder must be registered with the NMC as a Registered General Nurse. The post holder will provide clinical and Public Health interventions, treatment of STI's, partner notification and outreach activity to improve community and individual health and well-being.

A high level of autonomous clinical practice is expected from the post holder demonstrating knowledge and skills related to Public Health practice, working with hard to reach and marginalized communities. Team working is expected with a positive approach to multi-discipline/ inter-agency working.

This post includes extended clinical clerical functions; the post holder should be interested in supporting the care and management of patients using computer-based technology and telephony. Excellent customer care is expected and adherence to anti-discriminatory practice is a requisite for working into this area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the process of partner notification, applying public health principles in order to reduce transmission of STIs/HIV to improve sexual health in the community.
• Work within clinical governance and performance management frameworks.
• Educate and inform the public and professionals in sexual health issues.
• Contribute to service modernisation and development; achieving national and local performance targets within quality standards.
• Utilise an electronic patient record.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly holds a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship, you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements.