HIV tracker / Senior Support Worker

Job summary

We are looking for a enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Support Worker to work with the HIV team to expand our 'opt-out' testing in A&E departments. The role will consist of facilitating testing in line with national guidelines.

Permanent position based at North Manchester General Hospital. The position will be to track HIV results through out our emergency departments in the Greater Manchester area. There maybe some multi-site working and will include supporting our community outreach services.

This opportunity is open to applicants who ideally have experience or a keen interest in working in HIV, are passionate about delivering excellent care and are confident with IT systems. You would need to be flexible, able to use your own initiative, work with a wide range of health professionals and be sensitive to the needs of patients and families.

Main duties of the job

To facilitate opt out HIV testing at Salford Royal A&E department

Ensure test results are acted upon in a timely manner including ensuring all positive results are communicated to the HIV team and engaging patients in appropriate follow up care.

Maintain testing database and contributing to the MDT team discussions

Venepuncture including complex venepuncture (neck bloods)

Contributing to the senior support work within the HIV team

Participate in our reengagement MDT

Actively be involved in our community outreach services, including home visits, care homes and prisons as well as drug and alcohol services.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.