Outreach Co-ordinator - Bedford, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
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Bedford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Are you looking for a new challenge?

Are you an experienced manager?

Have you got experience in outreach and want to work in sexual health?

If so iCaSH Bedfordshire are looking for a part time (22.5 hours p/w) Sexual Health Outreach Co-Ordinator


This role will involve operational management of the sexual health promotion and HIV prevention service targeted at vulnerable communities and high-risk groups identified in Bedfordshire.


It will also be responsible for ensuring delivery of outreach health promotion, Chlamydia screening, HIV point of care testing (POCT) and condom distribution across the county.

Hours will be flexible to include evenings and weekends

Provide line manager responsibility, supervision, operational management to the outreach staff teams in Bedfordshire


Ensure the effective planning, coordination and delivery of Chlamydia screening, to include dual testing and results management, with young people aged 15-24 years across the county.


Ensure the effective planning, coordination and delivery of targeted HIV POCT across the county, supporting local agencies with training and resources to deliver it within their service if appropriate.

Support the provision of training for the outreach workers to manage an HIV positive diagnosis following a POCT.


Ensure the effective planning, coordination and delivery of condom distribution services targeted at young people, vulnerable and high-risk groups across the county.


Co-ordinate the GP and Pharmacy provision for condoms, NCSP and emergency hormonal contraception ensuring all relevant information, training and supplies, are up to date.

Working with the outreach team, develop and deliver innovative health promotion interventions addressing the needs of the local population.

Working with the Co-production team to actively engage with high risk, vulnerable and underrepresented groups in Bedfordshire.


Network and build relationships with relevant community organisations working with vulnerable and high-risk groups with a view to encouraging them to take part in the countywide provision of our health promotion, NCSP, Condom distribution, HIV POCT schemes.


Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.


There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.


Main Duties and Responsibilities:


Provide line manager responsibility, supervision, operational management and day-to-day guidance and instruction to the outreach staff teams in Bedfordshire, including training and development with regard to trust/ department/specialty policies and procedures, identification of development needs and assist with co-ordinating annual leave and work rotas for this team.


Working to the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NSCP) targets for Bedfordshire, ensure the effective planning, coordination and delivery of Chlamydia screening, to include dual testing, with young people aged 15-24 years across the county.


Responsibility for results management of NCSP ensuring patients are informed of results and treated either within a community setting or within the clinical service in a timely manner.


Working alongside the service and Public Health to ensure the effective planning, coordination and delivery of targeted HIV POCT across the county, supporting local agencies with training and resources to deliver it within their service if appropriate.

This could include the occasional imparting of a HIV diagnosis to patients.


With the HIV specialist nurse, support the provision of training for the outreach workers to manage an HIV positive diagnosis following a POCT.

Ensure the HIV positive care pathways are followed to support direct referral into the iCaSH HIV team.


Ensure the effective planning, coordination and delivery of condom distribution services targeted at young people, vulnerable and high-risk groups across the county.

Supporting local agencies to sign up as 'distribution points' through training and resources.


Co-ordinate the GP and Pharmacy provision for condoms, NCSP and emergency hormonal contraception ensuring all relevant information, training and supplies, are up to date.

Accurately record and report all activity to the Commissioner via the Service Manager using agreed proformas.

Working with the outreach team, develop and deliver innovative health promotion interventions addressing the needs of the local population. This would include addressing health inequalities and designing programmes for vulnerable and high-risk groups.

Working with the Co-production team to actively engage with high risk, vulnerable and underrepresented groups in Bedfordshire to co-produce service development and delivery of all sexual health provision within iCa
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