Job summary
Employer heading
Sexual Health Advisor assistant practitioner
Band 4
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
Oxfordshire Sexual Health Services provide a comprehensive sexual health service, including HIV care, to people attending our outpatient clinics in different locations across Oxford. The health advisor assistant practitioner belong to a small, friendly team and work closely with other disciplines in the department.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out partner notification, to ensure the attendance and treatment of
- Complete and carry out Partner notification audit for data reporting for KPI’s
- Verification and Completion of Partner notification cases.
- Carrying provider referrals
- Recall patients allocated to HA recall lists this including but not exclusive:
- diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections for
- Follow ups and test of cure.
- Syphilis recall follow up bloods.
- Arranging 3/12 reminder for repeating testing following positive Sexually transmitted infections for under 25, and vulnerable patients
- Liaise with other health care professionals both within the department and
- Undertake projects and training as negotiated with the senior health
- Provide basic education to patients regarding Sexually transmitted infections including checking for compliance of treatment.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal specification for information of the job role and main responsibilities required of a health advisor working within the Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service
Applicants should be non-judgemental, enthusiastic and motivated individuals; they should have excellent communication skills and enjoy working independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
We are seeking an individual to join the health advisor team as an health advisor assistant practitioner. If you think that you can contribute towards the work and development of Oxfordshire Integrated Sexual Health Services we would love to hear from you.
Full training available once in post
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Good command of English language Understanding
- Recognized qualification in health care or previous health care experience
- C or above in GCSE or equivalent English and math’s
Desirable criteria
- A level or equivalent higher education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous health care experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous sexual health experience
- Experience in partner notification.
- Experience in documenting and using Patient health record system.
Skills /Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of interest in specialty
- Competent IT skills including experience with using Microsoft office applications.
- Ability to adapt and cope with changing situations.
- Good verbal and written skills
- Work independently and on own initiative in a proactive way
- Work effectively under pressure, recognise and deal with stress appropriately in self and others.
- A keen and dedicated interest in Sexual Health.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of wider issues relating to health care
- Knowledge of the NHS organisation and Government’s agenda for modernisation
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Wargen
- Job title
- Health Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865234520
- Additional information
If you wish to discuss the post further, please contact Rebecca Wargen Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00
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