Senior Sexual Health Advisor – Safeguarding Lead | Barts Health NHS Trust

Sites – Ambrose King Centre, Whitechapel and Sir Ludwig Guttman Centre, StratfordBarts Health NHS Trust are seeking a dynamic, skilled, experienced Practitioner to join our Sexual Health Advising team providing Safeguarding sexual health services across the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest.The post holder will act as a site lead for safeguarding, providing consultation, training and supervision in relation to sexually active young people and adults and those identified at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation. This postholder will also provide support for a range other vulnerabilities within our service such as Domestic Abuse, Non-recent Sexual Abuse, Criminal Exploitation and high-risk sexual behaviour. The post holder should be skilled in scope of Health Advisory work within specialist settings and have significant demonstrable experience in supervising, coaching and /or developing staff in provision of sexual health care.The post holder will work closely with MDT clinical and management leads to focus upon quality and service improvement in relation to patient experience, safety and innovation. Applicants should be able to demonstrate objective, measurable improvements in relation to current or previous roles and have the ability to consult, influence and workThe post holder will act as a designated Adult & Young People’s Safeguarding Advisor for Barts Health All East Integrated sexual health services, coordinating, supporting and assuring sexual health safeguarding activities across Borough based services.As part of this role, the post holder will maintain clinical expertise though deliver of direct clinical care (Health Advising) as part of the sexual health multidisciplinary team.The post holder will provide safeguarding adult and young people’s advice and support, safeguarding supervision, multi-disciplinary psychosocial meetings, and both single and inter-agency training to practitioners. The role also includes providing advice and support in relation to children in need including children with disabilities and those children identified as vulnerable in any way.The post holder will improve and facilitate robust communication pathways between Trust staff and professionals in the community, primary care and other agencies.The post holder will work with the named nurses for safeguarding children to undertake audits and support the development and implementation of relevant policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding children.Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.This advert closes on Sunday 10 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr