Health Adviser - Sexual Health Band 6 Nursing

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Health Adviser within the Sexual Health team. This post is for 37.5 hours per week and will involve cross-site working at 2 clinics covering the East Sussex region.

Eligible candidates would need to be Registered Nurses or Midwives as this role incorporates direct patient care as well as telephone assessments. We are a small, friendly team who provide care for service users with a diverse range of sexual health needs across East Sussex. Health Advising is a challenging, but rewarding role which would suit a compassionate and dynamic individual. Excellent communication skills, record keeping and teamwork skills are essential to the role. The Health Advisers undertake screening, treatment of STIs, PrEP clinics, contact tracing, SXT and management of patients with high risk sexual activities.

Experience in Health Advising, Genitourinary medicine or related fields would be beneficial.

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ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse (1st level) or equivalent

ESSENTIAL PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE/ RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

• To have worked in a healthcare setting

• To have used counselling/ counselling skills with patients either face to face or by telephone

• To have a working knowledge of clinical and psychosocial aspects of Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV or related sexual health issues

• To have knowledge/ experience of sexual health education/ promotion with individuals and within a group setting

• To have experiences of teaching and lecturing

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by  7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.