Senior Health Advisor

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Health Adviser to lead our team at the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

The post holder will lead the health advising team to provide care within the sexual health service, working closely with other staff across the service to facilitate continuity of care. As part of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will work to provide evidence based sexual health care alongside advice to promote health and well-being.

As Senior Health Adviser, the post holder will be responsible for interpreting and managing positive results and ensuring appropriate follow up is in place, including partner notification. The Health Adviser is also responsible for providing health promotion advice and psychological support. The role includes working with vulnerable young people and adults, being able to analyse complex facts or situations and exercise professional judgement and as such requires the ability to communicate with sensitivity.

There is a strong emphasis on safeguarding and the post holder will be part of the safeguarding team to ensure that all young and/ or vulnerable people are appropriately reviewed and followed up as appropriate to ensure their safety and wellbeing.

There will be a requirement to supervise and develop junior staff/students in all aspects of care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as team lead for the Health Advising Team across the level 3 bSHaW service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team

• To deliver specialist care management, within an integrated sexual health model, by providing psycho-social support and health promotion/education to the service users alongside clinical management.
• To participate in the further development of partner notification/ contact tracing processes, applying public health principles, to reduce transmission of STIs/HIV and to improve the sexual health of the community.
• To manage positive results and offer/ provide treatment in a timely manner.
• To work with the Health Advising team to manage the patient recall system to ensure appropriate follow up for patients.
• To participate in the delivering of contraception advice and care to reduce unwanted pregnancies
• To give telephone advice and support to the public and professionals.
• To work within a clinical governance and performance management framework.
• To be proactive in the modernization of the service promoting integrated working practices and cooperation across service sites and stakeholders

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.