Health Advisor Team Lead - Hatfield, United Kingdom - Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

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Hatfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services -CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, motivated Health Advisor Band 7 Team lead.

The post is a 30-hour position based within Hatfield Sexual Health Clinic, although the successful applicant would be expected to work across site to support all the main sexual health hubs (Hatfield, Stevenage, Watford).

Sexual Health Hertfordshire is a progressive service, specialising in integrated sexual health services (Contraception and Genitourinary Medicine), HIV Medicine, National Chlamydia Screening Program, and specialist outreach.

We are looking for someone who has experience in managing staff, possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work with a complex range of clients in an innovative sexual health setting.

You will have a key role in the psychological management of patients and leading on risk reduction interventions.

This is an opportunity to take forward health advising developments across the county.

The health adviser service has senior advisers who will support the role, health advisers and HA assistants across four level 3 hubs.

This post is a key player at the Local and Pan Herts Heads of Department meetings and the monthly Pan Herts HA Meetings.

80% of the post is protected management time to undertake the Professional Team Lead role.

The post is also supported by the lead clinician for GUM, lead clinician for HIV and the lead nurse for sexual health.

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

As an NHS trust,we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.

We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

You will manage and lead a team of health advisers.
You will be able to provide advanced sexual health advice, information, education, and counselling to patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections including HIV, providing effective partner notification for STI's and HIV in order to fulfil a public health role by encouraging the attendance and treatment of the contacts of patients.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner, which involves planning and carrying a caseload, counselling support and behavioral change interventions which include risk assessment and complex case management of patients.

Please refer to the attached job description for full list of responsibilities.