Health Advisor in HIV services

Job summary

We are looking for a dedicated professional to support patients through our BBV testing program, ensuring confirmatory testing and partner notification. This role 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 organizations.

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Main duties of the job

• Provide information and health education for clients diagnosed with HIV & sexually transmitted infections, providing support and onward referral as required.
• Support patients with inconclusive HIV results until their HIV results are ascertained.
• Provide effective partner notification (PN) in order to fulfil a public health role by securing the attendance and treatment outcomes of the contacts of patients.
• To liaise with other GUM/HIV clinics nationally to facilitate partner notification.
• To independently manage own caseload, including 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 and Behavioural Change models.
• Provide comprehensive risk assessment of patients in crisis and make onwards referrals to appropriate specialist services e.g. Psychology/Psychiatry & Substance Misuse services

About us

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 servicesfora 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 isworkinghard 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, challengeyourself 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 lookingfor.