Job summary
The Integrated Sexual Health and HIV service at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) are excited to announce this opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated support officer to join our sexual health adviser team. The Health Adviser Support Officer provides both administrative and additional clinical support to the health adviser and results management teams, undertaking a wide range of tasks including results management, remote recall and follow-up, as well as partner notification and treatment compliance checks. To work in close partnership with the health adviser team to develop, manage and maintain effective referral and recall pathways to ensure appropriate advice, support and access to Integrated Sexual Health and HIV services as required.
Main duties of the job
Administrative Support: Provide comprehensive administrative support to the health advisory team, contributing to the smooth operation of daily activities. Referral Pathways: Manage and develop referral pathways, working in partnership with internal and external services and organisations to ensure effective and efficient access to service provision. Remote Patient Recall & Follow-Up: Support the health adviser team in remote patient follow-up and recall, undertaking treatment compliance checks and partner notification Results Management & Partner Notification: Ensure patients diagnosed with, or at risk of, sexually transmitted infections and their partners are managed appropriately. Outreach: Support the wider sexual health service in the delivery of promotional activities and targeted community outreach, including the implementation and management of health promotion resources and social media accounts. The Integrated Sexual Health and HIV service operates from a main hub site at Outpatients East, Barking Community Hospital, with additional service provision at Queens Hospital, Romford and Ilford Exchange Health Centre. The post holder is based at Barking Community Hospital and is required to work and travel across sites with minimal supervision to support service provision and community outreach as required.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Igere Okieno, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5938. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
1. Minimum Level 3 Qualification A Level, National Diploma, NVQ or equivalent experience.
Desirable
2. BASHH STIF training or willingness to attend
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
3. Proven experience of working within a sexual health or other healthcare setting.
Desirable
4. Experience in results management and partner notification.
5. Experience of supporting health promotion and community outreach projects
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
6. Organisational skills with ability to manage and prioritise workload with minimum supervision