# Blood Borne Virus Referral Coordinator (BBV) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/blood-borne-virus-referral-coordinator-bbv/6b92246e-27db-4a54-aec2-485405dcdbe3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/blood-borne-virus-referral-coordinator-bbv/6b92246e-27db-4a54-aec2-485405dcdbe3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Coordinator (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 Pro rata per annum plus HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: 22.5 hours per week - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-23T16:00:44.016Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Care_Division/Specialist_Care_Division-v8312842 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8312842?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The BBV Health Adviser and Pathway Coordinator post is to provide clinical support and pathways into care for BBV (HIV, Hepatitis B, and C) positive patients tested under the Emergency Department Opt-Out BBV Testing Project. The vacant post is based at Sexual Health Hounslow (SHH) on the West Middlesex site (outer London weighting). Although the successful candidate will have SHH as their primary base, they will be required to provide cross-site cover at the John Hunter Clinic (JHC) when necessary to ensure service resilience and support results management across both sites. The existing post holder at JHC will similarly provide cover for SHH as required. ### Main duties of the job Provide information for clients diagnosed with BBV infections, including HIV, providing support and onward referral as required To facilitate the process of partner notification/management for these clients in order to encourage, with the client’s consent, the attendance of all potentially infected contacts to a GUM service. To manage the patient pathway for all patients with reactive blood borne results who were tested in the ED departments. Data collection and regular reporting of the links into clinics for patients with a positive BBV test. To be responsible for tracking monitoring/treatment pathway for BBV patients. Collate reports and updates for the clinical leads when requested. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Provide information for clients diagnosed with BBV infections, including HIV, providing support and onward referral as required - To facilitate the process of partner notification/management for these clients in order to encourage, with the client’s consent, the attendance of all potentially infected contacts to a GUM service. - To manage the patient pathway for all patients with reactive blood borne results who were tested in the ED departments. - To develop and maintain supportive and effective relationships with the Hepatology team in the hospital. - To exchange relevant information about clients and contacts with other Sexual Health clinics as necessary. - To take histories from clients as appropriate and refer on to relevant individuals in the multi professional team as part of the care pathway. - Provide initial HIV post-test discussion/support for those clients who have a reactive or positive HIV test result, ensuring they are linked in to HIV outpatient services and facilitating onward referral where necessary to other appropriate services. - Where appropriate, supporting partners, significant others, and immediate family of those newly diagnosed with HIV, including facilitating partner notification, testing and disclosure. - Maintain accurate client records, ensuring all entries are dated, signed and designation recorded as in accordance with Trusts policies and procedures ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Must have the ability to communicate with people on sensitive subjects in a non-judgmental way - To have a good clinical knowledge of BBV including HIV - Evidence of effective team working within the local team and wider multi-professional working ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable previous experience of clinical work with clients in a Sexual Health/HIV context or an equivalent clinical setting (i.e. General Practice) - Minimum of 12 months NHS experience or other public/ third sector organisations - Knowledge of medical terminology and extensive experience within an administrative role within a clinical setting - Competent in using Microsoft Office; including Word, Excel and NHS EPR systems - Experience of undertaking risk reduction, health promotion and partner notification with clients **Desirable** - Ability to extract and analyse data to deliver outcomes - Previous experience of undertaking Clinical Audit/Research ## Documents - [bbv jd (pdf, 672.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10693751) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [functional requirements (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10633479) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.