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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Contact
- Address
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Whinney Heys Road
- Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY3 8NR
Community Education Sexual Health Co-ordinator
Accepting applications until: 12-Nov-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 12-Nov-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Talkwise
- Address
- Urban Exchange, Theatre Street.
- Town
- Preston
- Postcode
- PR1 8BQ
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Sexual Health Education
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
The post holder will work within the Community Education Sexual Health Team (CESH) as part of Blackpool and Lancashire Sexual Health Service.
The post will focus on providing sexual health education to young people in education and non-education settings, providing updates, advice, information and support to professionals and partner agencies who work with young people under 25.
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The Community Education Sexual Health Team is part of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals and is commissioned by Lancashire County Council. We are a small team covering the LCC footprint.
- To support the co-ordination and further develop sexual health services available to young people under 25 across the Lancashire County Council footprint.
- To act as a source of specialist knowledge and provide expert advice, education and training to colleagues, other professionals, the local community, and young people.
- To provide information to young people within a variety of settings around sexual health and signposting to clinical services.
- To offer up to date information and support to partners who work with young people under 25 in relation to unintended teenage pregnancy, sexual health, general health, and well-being.
- To contribute to the development and delivery of training packages relating to sexual health.
- To deliver sessions in a range of educational settings, High Schools, SEND Schools, Grammar Schools, Colleges, Universities etc
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will be predominantly to cover West Lancashire, including Ormskirk, Skelmersdale & surrounding area. You will be expected to cover other areas across Lancashire. It is essential you have a current driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.
- To maintain good communication with partner agencies to ensure Sexual Health continues to be at the forefront of conversations so they know how to access service.
- To ensure the online offer continues to be promoted in all settings, including postal testing options, postal condoms, and E-Contraception
- Effective implementation of the free condom distribution scheme in relevant settings, and ensuring those services stay up to date with the distribution, data collection if required and that the condoms remain in date.
- The distribution of condoms in appropriate situations, including Fraser assessment for any under 16s.
For a breakdown of a full job description, please view the job description and personal spec attached to this advert
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent knowledge in appropriate subject
- Qualification related to health or youth work, social services or education or sexual health outreach experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent work in a community setting
- Knowledge of public health agenda in relation to young people and teenage pregnancy strategy.
- Knowledge and understanding of STIs, HIV, contraception, and access to sexual health services, including digital options.
- An understanding of issues in relation to young people's health and well-being.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with young people in relation to sexual health and teenage pregnancy.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good communication abilities both written and verbal.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Understanding of confidentiality policies in sexual health.
- Ability to communicate and build relationships with young people and different levels of management within voluntary and statutory sector.
- Excellent organizational and prioritising skills.
- Motivated, enthusiastic, adaptable, reliable, and assertive.
Desirable criteria
- Proficient IT skills Microsoft Office, (Word/Excel/Canva)
- Ability to confidently use Sexual health service’s social media platforms.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Non-judgmental attitude
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to travel across the county.
- Awareness of own limitations and boundaries
- Ability to understand and carry out instructions.
- Effective communication with other health professionals
- Car owner/driver
- Flexible working – may include evenings and occasional weekends.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- John Greenwood
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Sexual Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07826903891
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