Health Adviser (Blood Borne Virus Screening) | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,089 - £41,498 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6197699/289-SC-2049-A |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work at John Hunter Clinic as a BBV Health Adviser and Pathway Coordinator for patients with reactive BBV result on testing in the Emergency Department (ED) within CWFT. The majority of these will be unexpected diagnoses so patients may require advice and support to encourage them to enter care.
The post holder will work with the health adviser team and clinical leads to ensure patients are receiving their results efficiently and they will be expected to provide health education, advice and support to patients following their diagnosis along the patient pathway into care.
Job Summary;
This is an exciting opportunity to work at John Hunter Clinic as a BBV Health Adviser and Pathway Coordinator for patients with reactive BBV result on testing in the Emergency Department (ED) within CWFT. The majority of these will be unexpected diagnoses so patients may require advice and support to encourage them to enter care.
The post holder will work with the health adviser team and clinical leads to ensure patients are receiving their results efficiently and they will be expected to provide health education, advice and support to patients following their diagnosis along the patient pathway into care.
Key working relationships;• Health Adviser team
• Lead Consultants
• Nursing and HCA staff
• Heads and Leads of professions
• GP
• Service Users and Carers
• Senior Managers and Directors in the Trust
• Complaints/PALs
• Governance and Legal Teams
• Hepatology department
• Chelsea and Westminster Emergency department
• Any other relevant specialists
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection..
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
• Clinical Practice
• Provide information and health education for clients diagnosed with BBV infections, including HIV providing support and onward referral as required
• To manage the process of partner notification/management for these clients in order to encourage, with the client’s consent, the attendance of all potentially infected sexual contacts to a Sexual Health clinic
• To manage the patient pathway for all patients with reactive blood borne results who were tested in the ED department.
• To develop and maintain supportive and effective relationships with the Hepatology team in the hospital.
• To exchange relevant information about clients and contacts with other Sexual Health clinics as necessary.
• To take sexual histories from clients as appropriate and refer on to relevant individuals in the multi professional team as part of the care pathway.
• Provide HIV post-test discussion/support for those clients who have a reactive or positive HIV test result, ensuring they are linked in to HIV outpatient services and facilitating onward referral where necessary to other appropriate services.
• Where appropriate, supporting partners, significant others, and immediate family of those newly diagnosed with HIV, including facilitating partner notification, testing and disclosure.
• To be able to perform Point of Care HIV testing in accordance with Directorate guidelines.
• To be able to perform phlebotomy as required in accordance with Trust and Departmental guidelines
• Maintain accurate client records, ensuring all entries are dated, signed and designation recorded as in accordance with the Trusts policies and procedures
2.0
Data and Reporting
• Data collection and regular reporting of the linkage into clinics for patients with a positive BBV test.
• To be responsible for tracking monitoring/treatment pathway for BBV patients.
• Collate reports and updates for the clinical leads when requested.
• Disseminate reports relating to activity to the clinical lead, Hepatology team and Senior Health Advisor as necessary.
• Provide up to date and accurate data to complete required monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
3.0
Education and Development
• Initiate and participate in Clinical Audit, service development and appropriate research projects with particular regard to Partner Notification outcomes
• Partake in the teaching of other healthcare professionals, students and new members of staff, e.g. medical students, nurses, doctors, social workers
• Participate in annual appraisals ensuring own personal and professional development is Maintained
• 0 Professional Responsibilities
• To be aware of Clinical Governance and complete mandatory Clinical Governance training
• Attend meetings of academic and clinical relevance held within the Department. To keep abreast of the latest research, procedures and treatments pertaining BBV including HIV
• Participate in clinical and managerial supervision sessions
• To attend the sexual health adviser team meetings
• To develop and maintain effective communication and liaison with other members of the Multi-professional team
4.0
Training and personal development
• To employ a pro-active approach to good team working, including being able to cover the responsibilities of colleagues in similar roles within the health advisor team and across site where needed.
• To collaborate with clinical lead, senior health advisor and Hepatology teams to promote service improvement and development.
• To attend relevant meetings and represent data quality as requested.
• To ensure skills and knowledge are up-to-date and relevant to the role.
• To follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.
• To participate in planned training events and to attend all mandatory training sessions as requested.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024