Band 3 Health Adviser Support-Sexual Health

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Health Advising Team to recruit to two full-time posts: one permanent position and one 12-month fixed-term position to cover maternity leave., The post holder will support the Health Adviser Team/SAFE Project to work both in a clinical setting and carry out administrative duties. Administrative duties include

• Data entry
• Booking appointments via the computerised system and over the telephone, by letter or text.
• Manage the telephone and online helpline providing advice and information within the boundaries of the role.
• Audit outcomes of relevant policies (such as DNA and Recall) to demonstrate their success making recommendations from findings and supporting their implementation.
• Recognise when situations need to be escalated to a senior colleague eg safeguarding.
• Communicate sensitively maintaining confidentiality.
• Multitask and prioritise workload.
Clinical duties include
• Measure, monitor and record patients' vital signs reporting adverse signs/results immediately to a qualified clinician.
• Venepuncture
• Providing sexual health testing in outreach settings to the sex working client group
• Conducting follow up from partner notification conducted by Health Advisors
• To stress the importance of medical treatment and follow up partner(s) of index patients.
• Authorise negative/positive results and inform patients providing harm reduction advice and information within the boundaries of the role.
• Recall high risk patients who have failed to attend their appointments, encouraging engagement.
• Liaise with Health Advisers in other GUM settings and exchange relevant information to facilitate partner notification.
  
  We are looking for a motivated and conscientious individual who can communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and partner organisations.
You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and work across Umbrella sites throughout Birmingham and Solihull. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a keen interest in sexual health. Previous experience in sexual health is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided. The post holder will support the Health Advising Team and SAFE Project in delivering a high-quality sexual health service. This will include undertaking partner notification and follow-up of sexual partners of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, helping to minimise the spread of infection within the community. The role also involves providing a wide range of administrative and clinical support to the Health Advising Team and SAFE Project, ensuring efficient, effective, and confidential patient pathways, and contributing to the delivery of patient-centred care.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.