Sexual Health Outreach Officer

We are looking for a part-time Outreach Officer, working 18.75 hours per week. Days/hours to be discussed. Evening work will be required in line with community need as well as occasional weekends.

Sexual Health Outreach will include:

Outreach work with target groups including young people, the LGBTQ+ community, those with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and residents who identify as black and minority ethnic (BME) across the borough

Building partnerships with outlets and distributing condoms for our condom distribution schemes

Delivering training to partners to become registration points and condom distribution outlets

Delivery of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) to young people in community settings and schools

Working with identified at risk groups in the community to offer advice and guidance

Opportunistically offering chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests to under 25s, with a focus on young women, including encouragement to register to the C-Card condom distribution scheme

Promotion of online STI/HIV self-sampling kits with support to access, Provide regular outreach sessions both in person and online, focusing on increasing education, knowledge and skills to facilitate behaviour change

Promote outreach sessions to residents and partners through a variety of channels

Engage with marginalised groups (MSM, Black Africans, SEND, young people) to increase awareness and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health support

Lead on the provision of targeted groups for young LGBTQ+ people

Recruit and maintain a range of quality assured outlets for registration and distribution of C-Cards and condoms

Ensure staff are trained and have the skills to distribute condoms and communicate effectively, sensitively, and inclusively with young people around condom use, safer sex and signposting to sexual and reproductive health services

Offer chlamydia tests to young people in outreach and other settings with a focus on young women

Promote and offer chlamydia screening to those who are classed as vulnerable or high risk, such as those aged under 16 and/or those facing digital exclusion

Provide training to partner organisations and other professionals on sexual and reproductive health

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.