Healthcare Assistant - Sexual Health

As a Sexual Health Healthcare Assistant, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Oldham Integrated Care Sexual Health Service. You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £25,500 - £27,098 pro rata, dependent on experience, with access to our group pension.
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you.
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling.
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year.

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Sexual Health Healthcare Assistant to join our team at the Oldham Integrated Care Sexual Health Service. As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of high-quality sexual health services to our diverse patient population. Your responsibilities will include conducting non-invasive clinical tasks, such as taking patient histories, processing samples, and offering valuable information and advice on sexual health matters. You will also be instrumental in maintaining patient confidentiality, ensuring a safe and respectful environment, and helping patients access appropriate care and treatment.

This is a 15-hour post based at Oldham Integrated Care Sexual Health Service. There may be a requirement to provide cover at other service sites. The role involves travelling to various locations across the service, therefore access to transport is essential. You will be expected to work flexibly to cover clinic opening hours, which may range between 8:00am and 7:00pm, with occasional shifts up to 8:00pm at spoke or peripheral clinics.

Main Responsibilities

• Follow all policies and protocols pertaining to the role, reporting any concerns or issues to lead nurses/administration manager.
• Provide first point of contact to patients assessed as requiring asymptomatic screening management.
• Undertake necessary tests including phlebotomy, urinalysis and instruction to patients regarding self-testing for STI’s and long-term conditions such as HIV (where required).
• Be willing to undergo further training that will enhance service delivery and improve outcomes for patients.
• Undertake microscopy following approved training to support the management of clinical symptoms and report findings to the clinician responsible for care.
• Assist with the correct collection and recording of specimens.
• Offer advice and education to patients regarding safe sex practices and offer information regarding further help and advice.
• Perform condom demonstration to clients and understand the importance of education.
• Perform pregnancy testing and urinalysis following instruction from clinical colleagues.
• Assist clinical staff as necessary, including recording of blood pressure, height, weight and BMI.

The Ideal Candidate

Qualifications NVQ Level 2 in Health.