outreach worker
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Brook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham
outreach worker
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Brook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 days ago, 12 Nov | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: c3396c660f464516b382f888c4b12f17
Location ref: Brook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham
Full Job Description
11 To assess individual patient needs and requirements without direct supervision
22 Identify and engage individuals within the sex industry in H&F
3 Provide casework, advocacy, and advice around health, wellbeing, housing, mental health, substance misuse, etc
1. Maintain and update databases to monitor information gathered through the programme to map trends, gaps, and needs
2. Provide outreach services in non-NHS settings in the borough alongside 10HB.
3. Promote the service and create good working relationships with other local agencies.
4. Attend relevant partnership meetings
The post holder must be fluent in Portugueseto engage with the Brazilian community, and will work alongside the sexual health and HIV service team at 10 Hammersmith Broadway.
This is a project to build relationships, understanding, and support for those working within in the local sex industry to better understand their varied support needs and how services can work in partnership to better meet them. The outreach worker will be based in a community setting and work closely in a multi-agency partnership to support those working in the sex industry of all genders.
We are looking for individuals who are motivated, enthusiastic and possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work with a team in an innovative sexual health setting.
In return you will join a team of friendly skilled experienced Health Advisors, Doctors, sexual health / HIV nurses, and admin staff responsible for delivering a high standard of care to patients. We have a full in-house and Multidisciplinary Education programme.
The post holders will be expected to work flexibly within the clinic and Hammersmith and Fulham and this may include evening and weekend work.
To provide outreach, advocacy, and advice to Brazilians within H&F's sex industry who may be at risk of abuse, harm or exploitation, in order to improve their access to health services and improve their overall wellbeing..
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites-Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital-along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.