This vacant post is based at Sexual Health Hounslow on the West Middlesex site of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It offers clinical support and onward referral to people diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis B or C after emergency department testing, and manages their partner notification. Cross-site cover at the John Hunter Clinic is expected to support results management. Candidates need sexual health, HIV or similar clinical experience and at least 12 months in NHS or public or third sector work.
What the job involves
- Provide information and support to clients diagnosed with BBV infections, including HIV, with onward referral as required
- Facilitate partner notification for these clients, with consent, to encourage attendance of potentially infected contacts at a GUM service
- Manage the patient pathway for all patients with reactive blood borne results tested in ED departments
- Track the monitoring and treatment pathway for BBV patients
- Collect data and report regularly on clinic links for patients with a positive BBV test, and collate reports for clinical leads when requested
- Provide initial HIV post-test discussion and support, linking clients into HIV outpatient services
- Support partners, significant others and immediate family of people newly diagnosed with HIV, including partner notification, testing and disclosure
- Develop and maintain relationships with the hospital Hepatology team
- Exchange relevant client and contact information with other sexual health clinics
- Take client histories and refer on to the multi-professional team
- Provide cover at the John Hunter Clinic and Sexual Health Hounslow as required
- Keep accurate, dated and signed client records under Trust policy
What’s required
Experience
- Demonstrable clinical work with clients in a sexual health or HIV context, or an equivalent clinical setting such as general practice
- At least 12 months NHS, or other public or third sector, experience
- Extensive experience in an administrative role within a clinical setting
- Experience of risk reduction, health promotion and partner notification with clients
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and NHS EPR systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to discuss sensitive subjects with people in a non-judgemental way
- Good clinical knowledge of BBV, including HIV
- Evidence of effective team working locally and in multi-professional settings
Nice to have
- Ability to extract and analyse data to deliver outcomes
- Previous experience of clinical audit or research
What’s offered
- High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS)
- Outer London weighting
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
