Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Health Care Assistant to join the Sexual Health and Contraception team. The successful applicant will be supported to become confident in providing care independently for sexually transmitted infection testing. The post holder will work as part of a friendly and supportive team, providing support to clinicians and patients. The role is a dual administrative and clinical one, and will involve some reception and administrative duties.
All interviews will be held face to face at Barking Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Working in partnership with the clinical line management to support the wider development of the Integrated Sexual Health & HIV team, by providing the duties tabled below in an efficient and effective manner. The post holder will promote and encourage a caring and sympathetic environment for patients ensuring that high standards of service are continually maintained.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Good basic standard of education in literacy and numeracy and able to use IT systems
Desirable criteria
2. Educated to NVQ level3 in health related subject or working towards.
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
3. Good communication skills, written and verbal.
Desirable criteria
4. Phlebotomy Skills
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Evidence of supporting patients to improve health.
Desirable criteria
6. Experience of working in Sexual Health/Contraception or HIV services.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.