Job overview

Sexual Health Adviser

Fixed Term - 12 months. Band -6, Part Time - 20.50 hours per week

We are looking for a dedicated Sexual Health Adviser with a focus on supporting patients through our BBV testing program, ensuring confirmatory testing and partner notification. This involves:

• Providing support and education for clients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
• Leading pre- and post-test discussions for HIV.
• Ensuring a smooth transition from GUM to HIV services for newly diagnosed patients.
• Managing specific projects alongside the lead sexual health advisor.
• Delivering targeted prevention, education, and support for young and vulnerable individuals.
• Collaborating with key services, including Sexual Health & HIV teams, Emergency Departments, Primary Care, Safeguarding, and outreach organisations.

 Be part of a team making a real impact. Apply today!

Interview Date - TBC

Main duties of the job

• Provide support, information and health education for clients diagnosed with HIV & sexually transmitted infections, with onward referral as required.
• Support patients with inconclusive HIV results until resolution.
• Provide effective partner notification (PN) in order to fulfil a public health role by securing the attendance and treatment outcomes of contacts.
• To liaise with other GUM/HIV clinics nationally to facilitate partner notification.
• To independently manage own caseload, including safeguarding referrals and more challenging Provider Referral PN in HIV.
  To engage with clients specifically around risk reduction and behaviour change, using evidenced based tools such as Motivational Interviewing.
• Provide comprehensive risk assessment of patients in crisis and make onwards referrals to appropriate specialist services e.g. Psychology/Psychiatry & Substance Misuse services
• Results Management and Recalls in order to secure attendance of patients requiring treatment or other essential follow up

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.