Blood Borne Virus Prevention and Treatment Coordinator in Manchester

Change Grow Live is a charity that believes we can make a difference to our Service Users’ lives by offering support, respect and safe care, treating each individual with dignity and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. Our core values are Be open, be compassionate and be bold, and our team members apply these daily to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals and live to their full potential.

Location: Manchester | Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week | Contract Type: Permanent | Salary: £27,861.26 – £32,002.35 per annum (pro‑rated for part‑time)

Responsibilities

• Reduce drug‑related harm to individuals and the wider community while keeping harm reduction at the centre of all care models.
• Actively identify service users at risk of contracting Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) and provide harm‑reduction advice and screening.
• Promote workforce development by increasing testing among volunteers, peer mentors and staff, fostering a culture that embraces the service’s Hep C strategy and achieves sustainable micro‑elimination.
• Advocate for service users to engage with local NHS Trust treatment pathways and attend appointments.
• Collaborate with partner agencies such as the NHS Hep C Trust and Terrence Higgins Trust to offer holistic support.
• Assist the NHS Hepatology nurse with face‑to‑face and remote Hep C clinic duties, ensuring accurate recording of treatment interventions.
• Collect and analyze data to support ongoing surveillance of at‑risk populations.
• Develop innovative models of BBV treatment that reflect local diversity.
• Work with service‑user groups to promote prevention, testing and treatment.
• Support peer and service‑user involvement in health education and protection activities.
• Identify and refer individuals with recent BBV diagnoses or those requiring re‑testing for high‑risk practice.
• Be open to training in new skills such as taking wet bloods, liver fibro‑scanning and presenting cases at NHS Trust MDTs.

Key Activities

• Act as the single point of contact for peer mentors, volunteers, staff and other professionals when required.
• Maintain local systems to meet all data requirements and ensure robust processes for BBV testing.
• Implement BBV pathways across the service, from DBS testing to treatment for Hep B & C and HIV.
• Support the development of robust service frameworks and mechanisms to embed the local BBV strategy as a core deliverable.
• Adjust service provision to match local needs and opportunities for testing (e.g., World Hepatitis Day events).

About You

• Work closely with the Change Grow Live Southwark teams, National Hep C Team and other relevant groups.
• Assist workforce development by enhancing staff knowledge, skills and competencies in BBV provision.
• Encourage individuals with positive BBV diagnoses to attend Hepatology and HIV appointments, linking them to additional support.
• Collect and report performance data in collaboration with national analysts.
• Participate in local team meetings and service‑user forums, including external BBV events.
• Apply a harm‑reduction approach to prevention, early intervention, testing and treatment.
• Collaborate with service‑user groups and peer mentors to advance testing, prevention and treatment outcomes.
• Lead events that increase testing, such as World Hepatitis Day.
• Drive sustainable cultural change that aligns with the service’s BBV ambitions and enhances positive outcomes.
• Deliver on‑site or off‑site face‑to‑face BBV testing and interventions.
• Operate in accordance with COVID‑19 and other infection control and safety measures.
• Hold a suitable qualification or relevant life experience.

What We Offer

25 days of annual leave +