Senior Health Advisor

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Flexible working

NHS pension

Annual leave

NHS discounts

Health & wellbeing

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. You will provide evidence-based care, health promotion and psychological support, and oversee follow-up for positive results including partner notification.

You will supervise junior staff and contribute to safeguarding while working with a multidisciplinary team to improve community sexual health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the health advising team within the sexual health service to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide psycho-social support and health promotion/education to service users.
• Interpret and manage positive results, ensuring timely follow-up including partner notification.
• Supervise and develop junior staff and students across the Health Advising Team.
• Deliver telephone advice and support to the public and professionals.
• Work within a clinical governance and performance management framework.

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

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 workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS 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 withinourBHT familyimprovespositive 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?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

• 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
• Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)