Sexual Health Adviser

Job overview

To lead on generic health advising within sexual health services, offering specialised advice and support in providing a comprehensive service for investigation, treatment and control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV.

To provide advice, information, education counselling and provide partner notification (PN) to patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, e.g. chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, syphilis and hepatitis B and C. This service aims to impact positively on the experience of patients by providing high standards of care, advice and clinical practice, working across boundaries and in conjunction with primary and secondary care and other agencies.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Main duties of the job

Sexual Health in Bournemouth and Poole is part of a Pan-Dorset service. We are an integrated team, providing people in Dorset support for any sexual health need, including; but not restricted to; contraception, Genito-Urinary issues, termination advice, psycho-sexual counselling and HIV provision.

The Sexual Health Adviser, is an integral part of the team. They work closely with local labs and the results coordinator, to ensure all patients receive their correct results in a timely and efficient way. They have oversight of all positive results in the service. They a point of contact for those who require treatment, including support with their diagnosis, or support with telling partners about their infection by providing a safe and confidential space.

Liaison with all members of the team is important for best practice and evidence-based care, so excellent communication skills are required.

We are a teaching Trust so have many students from many disciplines, including medics, nursing, nurse associates and psychologists. Sexual Health is a popular choice for placements and spoke days, so skills with mentoring and supervision will be helpful.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.