Health Promotion Specialist, West Essex - Terrence Higgins Trust
Description
Hours per week
35 hours (1.0 WTE)
Actual Salary
£25,846
Contract Type
Permanent - Full Time
Location
Essex
DBS/PVG
Required
Closing Date
12/03/2023
Job Reference
1504
Terrence Higgins Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Health Promotion Specialist to join our team in Essex, working as part of the Essex Sexual Health Service.
The post holder will be expected to undertake comprehensive training in order to achieve Assistant Practitioner (AP) competencies, to enable them to be able to offer HIV point of care testing (POCT) for HIV, syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections.
The role will also incorporate delivering sexual health promotion services to young people, through delivery of relationship and sexual health education (RSHE), outreach delivery and supporting young people via the 1-2-1 education and early intervention programme.
The organisation
Terrence Higgins Trust was set up in 1982 following the death of its namesake, Terry Higgins, who was one of the very first people to die of an AIDS-related illness in the UK.
As an organisation we are always aiming to ensure we are always meeting the needs of people affected by HIV and poor sexual health.
A courageous organisation
We were formed in 1982 following the death of Terry Higgins, one of the very first to die from an AIDS-related illness in the UK.
Now as the UK's leading HIV and sexual health charity, we are looking to take new, innovative steps to drive forward our ambition.
An ambitious organisation
We are working to end HIV transmission in the UK by 2030, help people to live with HIV and improve the nation's sexual health.
A people organisation
Terrence Higgins Trust is its people
- our service users are central to our organisation and the services we provide, at the core of our organisation, driving how we work, where we work and what we do. Our talented staff create innovative and engaging programmes, many of whom are also living with HIV. We know that equity, diversity and inclusion are critical to the work we do. We are striving to be an anti-racist, anti -exist organisation and are committed to having a workforce with people from different backgrounds.
Safeguarding
Having a criminal conviction and/or any other information divulged on the DBS/PVG check would not necessarily prevent you from working for the charity, but any recruitment decision will be dependent on the nature of the position sought and the circumstances and background of the offence(s).
EDI Directorate
At Terrence Higgins Trust we know that equity, diversity and inclusion are critical to the work we do.
We are striving to be an anti-racist, anti-sexist organisation and are committed to having a workforce with people from different backgrounds.
It is the responsibility of each one of us in the Charity to create an environment of inclusion and belonging within the organisation.
Our work has to be internal first so that it can impact on all that we do for all the communities who use our services.
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