Sexual Health Advisor

Job summary

The Integrated Sexual Health and Reproductive Services Department at LNWH NHS Trust is looking to recruit for a Band 6 Health Adviser post on a 37.5-hour per week full-time contract. We are open to receiving applicants from candidates with a non-nursing background; counselling skills and knowledge of health promotion are preferable.

The service is delivered from our established clinics based at Central Middlesex Hospital and community services located in Ealing, Hillingdon, and Harrow. The sexual health service supports over 20,000 sexual health attendances each year and has a cohort of over 700 HIV+ patients.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team and work predominantly from our Central Middlesex Hospital's Patrick Clements Clinic. We are looking for an individual who has excellent knowledge and experience working in sexual health and who is committed to providing excellent service to our patients and maintaining our philosophy of open access to all. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to further develop skills within the fields of integrated sexual reproductive health and HIV. A flexible approach to working patterns and cross-site working is integral to the post.

If you want to contribute to the development and delivery of integrated sexual and reproductive healthcare services within diverse communities, please apply.

Main duties of the job

The role involves working with patients face to face and remotely, you will be a part of the multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for managing results, following up with patients, doing referrals to other agencies, leading on safeguarding and contributing to reports.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.