Overview:
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues' lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”
Responsibilities:
Specialist Outreach Engagement Worker
Sexual Health Services
Wigan and Leigh
Band 5: £29,970- £36,483
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the sexual health outreach, RSE and prevention provision in Wigan and Leigh.
Locala is proud to deliver sexual health services across several districts in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.
We are excited to be expanding our outreach, RSE and prevention provision in Wigan and Leigh and have a new opportunity to recruit a specialist outreach engagement worker to support marginalized and vulnerable population groups to access sexual health services.
Duties/Responsibilities:
* The post holder will have responsibility for engaging with and will understand the needs of vulnerable young people and adults, including those at risk of exploitation, looked after children, those involved in the sex industry, men who have sex with men, victims of domestic abuse, those affected by substance misuse, LGBTQ communities, and those at risk of poor sexual health.
* The post holder will work in collaboration with internal colleagues, schools, key partners, and stakeholders to ensure those groups most at risk can have access to sexual health and health services within a variety of settings.
* The post holder will effectively implement and deliver RSE in secondary schools across the district; experience of RSE and sexual health is required.
* The post holder will have effective advocacy skills and use innovative practice to engage the most vulnerable people into relevant services. The post holder will have excellent knowledge of safeguarding, ability to identify risks, and support clinical teams and managers in developing pathways and protocols to relevant health and safeguarding services.
A full driving licence is required and confidence in driving a hire car.
Person Specification
For more information or to arrange an informal chat please contact Zoe.Charnock@locala.org.uk
Benefits:
* Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
* Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
* Development opportunities – We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.
Here at Locala, we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated “Good” NHS healthcare services, as well as having a “positive social impact in local communities.”
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