Sexual Health Advisor | Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	08 Awst 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	07 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	Cambridge, CB1 3DF
Cwmni:	Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Tr
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7316853/448-AMB-7316853

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We are looking to recruit an experienced, motivated, and enthusiastic Band 6 Sexual Health Advisor to join our busy, dynamic team at our iCaSH clinic in Cambridge.

This is a part-time role, Monday to Friday, no evenings or weekends.

We will also consider offering a Band 5 progressive post to the right candidate and encourage applications from those with a passion for sexual health.

Support and training will be provided to achieve a Band 6 role. The band 5 Job Description is attached to the vacancy along with the Band 6 Job Description (Band 5 salary range is £31,049 - £37,796)

"Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 15th August 2025"

To manage a caseload of patients requiring Sexual Health Advisor contact within the service.

To provide advice, support, information, education, treatment, and health promotion to patients diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, syphilis, HIV and hepatitis B & C.

To manage and oversee the results of tests undertaken within the service and carry out robust partner notification, to ensure the attendance and treatment of contacts.

To provide a safe environment where patients, carers and families can access care, discuss their concerns and ask questions. Provide information, advice, treatment, health promotion and education for patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, providing support and onward referral as required.

To provide time limited 1:1 work for patients specifically around risk reduction and behaviour change, using evidenced based tools such as motivational interviewing, promoting good sexual health and minimises risk.

Assess all factors which might negatively affect a patient’s sexual health and refer/signpost to appropriate specialist services for example: psychology/psychiatry and alcohol and drug services as required.

To provide ongoing support, advice and signposting/onward referral for people with associated concerns for example: sexual assault, termination of pregnancy, sexual identity, relationship and psychosexual issues.



Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Facilitate the recall of patients with untreated infections or those in need of follow-up and/or test of cure. To exchange relevant information about patients and contacts with other sexual health clinics as necessary.

To be competent in the management of under 18-year-olds and vulnerable adults working within Fraser Guidelines and Gillick Competencies.

To provide a safe environment whereby patients, carers and families can access care, discuss their concerns and ask questions. Provide information, advice, treatment, health promotion and education for patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, providing support and onward referral as required.

To provide time limited 1:1 work for patients specifically around risk reduction and behaviour change, using evidenced based tools such as motivational interviewing and behavioural change models, which promotes good sexual health and minimises risk.

Assess all factors which might negatively affect a patient’s sexual health and refer/signpost to appropriate specialist services for example: psychology/psychiatry and alcohol and drug services as required.

To provide ongoing support, advice and signposting/onward referral for people with associated concerns for example: sexual assault, termination of pregnancy, sexual identity, relationship and psychosexual issues.

Ensure at all times that the patient’s identity and the confidential nature of the information obtained is in accordance with current legislation, and NHS, BASHH, BHIVA, FSRH and Trust guidelines and polices.

To liaise with multi-disciplinary teams including local safeguarding teams/services where there are concerns regarding Mental Capacity.

If registered, following training and being deemed competent, to perform phlebotomy and Point of Care HIV Testing as required

If registered, following training and being deemed competent to do so, to administer prescribed vaccines in accordance with service guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures, if required by the clinical service.

To lead and participate in sexual health promotion work within the service.

To work within the Society of Sexual Health Advisors (SSHA) guidance.

Develop or contribute to the writing, review and updating of Trust and Service policies, guidance, standard operating procedures and other relevant documents.

Communication

Maintain accurate patient records in accordance with the Trusts policies, procedures and guidelines

To provide pre-HIV test discussion for high-risk patients as appropriate and where required.

To take appropriate patient history, referring/signposting on to relevant individuals within the multi-disciplinary team, as part of the patient’s individual care pathway.

Have an understanding of relevant staff roles both within and external to the service.

Please see attached Job Descriptions for more details.


This advert closes on Monday 25 Aug 2025

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