HIV Health Adviser

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an HIV Health Adviser for a part-time role at St George's Hospital. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team, providing essential counselling and support to patients living with HIV, ensuring the highest quality of care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working as a Health Adviser in a HIV/Sexual Health setting.
• Counselling training and/or supervised counselling experience.
• Up to date knowledge of HIV.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling support and health education to patients in HIV care.
• Conduct risk assessments and deliver evidence-based motivational techniques.
• Attend ward rounds and provide psychological support for in-patients.

Skills

Communication

Counselling

Education

RGN/RMN or CQSW/DipSW qualification or relevant degree

Job description

Job Summary

Band 7 HIV Health Adviser

Total Hours: 33.5 hours a week

Location: HIV Service, St Georges Hospital, London

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has significant experience working as a Health Adviser in a HIV/Sexual Health setting. The role involves working with people in the out-patients department and as in-patients on the ward. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate an enthusiasm for improving the lives of people living with HIV and who would enjoy working as part of a small, supportive, and effective team. The successful candidate will have a flexible approach to their work, excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing the best possible care. The Health Adviser role is a highly valued one within the service.

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Main duties of the job

To provide counselling support and health education to patients attending the HIV clinic and to those who are in-patient on the ward in relation to any aspect of their HIV care. This will include attending ward rounds.

To provide crisis intervention and on-going support as appropriate.

To identify patient risk and work with patients in promoting a healthier lifestyles approach, using evidence based motivational and risk reduction techniques.

To work with local services to support patients facing challenges around their alcohol/drug use.

To provide support, where appropriate, to partners, significant others and family members.

To provide psychological support for in-patients under the Infection Care Group.

About Us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

200-NN-7198530-A&C-Z

Job locations

St Georges hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Post: HIV Health Adviser

Base: Courtyard Clinic, St Georges Hospital, and also working

at other service sites within Wandsworth

Grade: Band 7

Hours of Work: 33.5 Hours per week

Reports to: HIV Team Lead

Trust Vision & Values

Our missionis to provide excellent clinical care, education and research to improve the health of the populations we serve.

Our visionis to become an excellent integrated care provider and a comprehensive specialist centre for south west London, Surrey and beyond with thriving programmes of education and research.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust; being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.

Job Summary

The main components of the role of the Health Adviser are counselling, health education, partner notification, advocacy and safeguarding.The post involves working closely as part of the MDT to care for our cohort of people living with HIV. The work will cover both the out-patient based service, the in-patient ward, and other departments within the hospital. The post holder will need to have had significant experience working as a Health Adviser in either a HIV or sexual health setting.

The post will involve working closely with other Health Advisers as part of a small, supportive and effective team and liaising closely with HIV/Sexual Health clinics nationally.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Emotional Support

To provide counselling support and health education to patients attending the HIV clinic and to those who are in-patient on the ward in relation to any aspect of their HIV care. This will include attending ward rounds.

To provide crisis intervention and on-going support as appropriate.

To identify patient risk and work with patients in promoting a healthier lifestyles approach, using evidence based motivational and risk reduction techniques.

To work with local services to support patients facing challenges around their alcohol/drug use.

To provide support, where appropriate, to partners, significant others and family members.

To provide psychological support for in-patients under the Infection Care Group.

Patient Safeguarding

To attend and take a key role in organising and managing the monthly HIV patient MDT meeting and other meetings as needed in the service.

To organise and attend relevant internal and external safeguarding meetings as required.

To complete safeguarding referrals to social services and other organisations as necessary.

To attend relevant safeguarding meetings.

To ensure all potential vertical HIV transmission cases are handled according to national guidelines.

Partner Notification

To identify sexual contacts of patients diagnosed with HIV or sexually transmitted infections and facilitate their attendance at a clinic for testing and treatment. To fully document partner notification outcomes.

To audit PN outcomes on a regular basis.

To liaise with other HIV and sexual health clinics nationally to facilitate partner notification.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The main components of the role of the Health Adviser are counselling, health education, partner notification, advocacy and safeguarding.The post involves working closely as part of the MDT to care for our cohort of people living with HIV. The work will cover both the out-patient based service, the in-patient ward, and other departments within the hospital. The post holder will need to have had significant experience working as a Health Adviser in either a HIV or sexual health setting.

The post will involve working closely with other Health Advisers as part of a small, supportive and effective team and liaising closely with HIV/Sexual Health clinics nationally.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Emotional Support

To provide counselling support and health education to patients attending the HIV clinic and to those who are in-patient on the ward in relation to any aspect of their HIV care. This will include attending ward rounds.

To provide crisis intervention and on-going support as appropriate.

To identify patient risk and work with patients in promoting a healthier lifestyles approach, using evidence based motivational and risk reduction techniques.

To work with local services to support patients facing challenges around their alcohol/drug use.

To provide support, where appropriate, to partners, significant others and family members.

To provide psychological support for in-patients under the Infection Care Group.

Patient Safeguarding

To attend and take a key role in organising and managing the monthly HIV patient MDT meeting and other meetings as needed in the service.

To organise and attend relevant internal and external safeguarding meetings as required.

To complete safeguarding referrals to social services and other organisations as necessary.

To attend relevant safeguarding meetings.

To ensure all potential vertical HIV transmission cases are handled according to national guidelines.

Partner Notification

To identify sexual contacts of patients diagnosed with HIV or sexually transmitted infections and facilitate their attendance at a clinic for testing and treatment. To fully document partner notification outcomes.

To audit PN outcomes on a regular basis.

To liaise with other HIV and sexual health clinics nationally to facilitate partner notification.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• RGN/RMN or CQSW/DipSW qualified or hold a relevant degree or have extensive experience in field
• To have undergone counselling training and/or had supervised counselling experience
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working as a HIV/Sexual Health
• Experience of one-to-one counselling
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate well with people on sensitive subjects in a non-judgmental way
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of HIV
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of HIV
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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